Question 1

To change a singular Latin noun that ends in -a into its plural form, you change the -a to -ae.

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This is true for many feminine singular Latin nouns, such as "puella" (girl) becoming "puellae" (girls).

Question 2

The prefix hyper- means below; deficient.

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The prefix hyper- actually means excessive or over. For example, hyperactive means excessively active and hypertension means high blood pressure.

Question 3

The prefix brady- means fast.

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The prefix brady- actually means slow or delayed. The prefix tachy- means fast.

Question 4

To change a singular Latin noun that ends in -us into its plural form, you change the -us to -is.

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You change the -us to -i.

Question 5

The prefix poly- means five.

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The prefix poly- means "many" or "several."

Question 6

To define a medical word that contains a prefix, combining form, and suffix; you put the word part meanings in this order: the meaning of the prefix, the meaning of the suffix, the meaning of the combining form.

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The correct order for defining a medical word with a prefix, combining form, and suffix is combining form, prefix, suffix.

Question 7

To change a singular Greek noun that ends in -nx into its plural form, you change the -nx to -a.

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You change the -nx to -nges.

Question 8

When you combine word parts to build medical words, if the suffix begins with a vowel, delete the combining vowel on the combining form.

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When the suffix begins with a vowel, the combining vowel on the combining form is deleted to avoid vowel collision.

Question 9

The prefix hypo- means above; more than normal.

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The prefix hypo- means below; less than normal. The prefix hyper- means above; more than normal.

Question 10

The prefix sub- means below; underneath; less than.

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The prefix sub- does mean below, underneath, or less than.

Question 11

The prefix post- means before; in front of.

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The prefix post- actually means after; behind.

Question 12

To change a singular Latin noun that ends in -is into its plural form, you change the -is to -es.

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Correct, to form the plural of a singular Latin noun that ends in -is you change the -is to -es. For example, the singular "crisis" becomes "crises" in plural.

Question 13

The prefix tachy- means slow.

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The prefix tachy- actually means fast or rapid, as in tachycardia (fast heartbeat) or tachypnea (fast breathing).

Question 14

To change a singular Latin noun that ends in -um into its plural form, you change the -um to -us.

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To change a singular Latin noun that ends in -um into its plural form, you change the -um to -a.

Question 15

Etymology is the study of word origins.

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Etymology is indeed the study of the origins and history of words.

Question 16

If a prefix ends in a vowel, delete the vowel when combining it to the combining form.

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Question 17

To define a medical word that contains a combining form and a suffix, you put the meaning of the suffix first, followed by the meaning of the combining form.

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Question 18

The prefix pre- means after; behind.

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The prefix pre- actually means before; prior to.

Question 19

The prefix peri- means around.

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The prefix peri- does indeed mean around, as in pericardium (the membrane around the heart) or perimeter (the boundary around a shape).

Question 20

The prefix intra- means between.

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The prefix intra- actually means within or inside, not between.

Quiz 1: The Structure of Medical Language