Phlebotomy Essentials Chapter 4 Review

A prefix

Comes before the root word and modifies the meaning

Which part of gastr/o/enter/o/logy is the suffix?

-logy

Which on of the following organizations writes guidelines for laboratory practices?

CLSI

What does the suffix -algia mean?

pain

the plural form of atrium is

atria

the medical term for red blood cell is

erthrocyte

Cystitis means

inflammation of the bladder

The "e" is pronounced separately in

diastole, syncope, systole

The abbreviation "NOP"

nothing by mouth

Which of the following abbreviations is on The Joint Commission's "Do Not Use" list?

IU

The "r" in a term is doubled when

a suffix begins with "rh"

Which word root means the same thing as the word root "ren"?

Nephr

Which of the following terms has two word roots?

osteorthritis

the prefix "brady" means

slow

the abbreviation that means "after a meal" is

pp