Answer the Following Compound (linguistics) Terms Flashcards

Medical terminology for MJC 

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Which of the following words means diferent from the normal shape?
Heteromorphous
Which of the following prefixes means against?
Ante-
Prefixes are word elements placed at the beginning of words to alter their meaning
True
Extracranial means
Outside the cranium
Which of the following statements about compound words is false?
They have only one word element and a sufix
Which of the following terms means 1st pregnancy
Primigravida
In the word systole, the final le is pronounced as a separate syllable
False
Which term means pertaining to above the kidney
Suprarenal
Pseudocyesis means false pregnancy
False
An ectopic pregnancy is one that is in its correct position
False
Word elements used to form medical words are
Suffixes, prefixes, combining forms
Which of the following prefixes means in, within
Endo-
Epigastric means behind the stomach
False
Which of the following vowels is most commonly attatched to word roots to createcombining forms?
Letter o
When defining the term gastr/algia, define the suffix first
True