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Medical Terminology: Essentials of Medical Language Exam, Exams of Nursing

An overview of key medical terminology concepts, including the meaning of common prefixes, roots, and suffixes used in medical language. It covers topics such as the definitions of terms like 'pneumonia', 'pulmonologist', and 'hemopneumothorax', as well as the rules for combining roots, combining vowels, and suffixes to form medical terms. The document also includes a series of questions and correct answers to test the reader's understanding of these medical terminology essentials. This resource could be valuable for students studying healthcare-related fields, medical professionals, or anyone seeking to improve their knowledge of medical language and terminology.

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2024/2025

Available from 09/26/2024

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Download Medical Terminology: Essentials of Medical Language Exam and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! Medical Terminology Chapter 1 Essentials of Medical Language Exam with correct answers pneum- - correct answer-lung or air Pneumonia - correct answer-An infection of the lung tissue. pulmon- - correct answer-lung Pulmonologist - correct answer-A specialist who treats lung diseases. pneum- + -o- = ? - correct answer-pneum/o- combining form pulmon- + -o- = ? - correct answer-pulmon/o- combining form respir- + -a- = ? - correct answer-respir/a- respir- - correct answer- bronch- + -o- = ? - correct answer-bronch/o hem- - correct answer-blood hem- (ROOT)+ -o- (COMBINING VOWEL) + pneum- (ROOT) + -o- (COMBINING VOWEL) + -thorax (SUFFIX) = ? - correct answer-Hemopneumothorax