Medical Terminology

Lecture Notes 7

The singular version of appendices is

Appendix

The root of the medical term endocardium means ______.

Heart

Why is correct pronunciation important for health care professionals?

High-quality patient care

Patient safety

Which of the following is the definition for the term diagnoses?

Pertaining to or a diagnosis

Select types of errors that can occur when incorrect oral or written orders are given.

Surgical errors

Billing errors

Medication errors

The root of endocarditis means ______.

Heart

In the term hypotension the suffix is ______.

Ion

In the medical term "pyrexia," the combining form "pyrex" means

Blank 1: fire, heat, or fever

The medical term abdominal means ______ the abdomen.

Pertaining to

The plural version of lumen is ______.

Lumina

The art of being able to speak to your patients using correct medical terms clearly and precisely

is considered correct ______.

Pronunciation

The medical record is considered a(n) _____ document.

Legal

The medical terms ureter and urethra are both simple words with no ______, ______, or ______.

Prefix; combining vowel, suffix

Medical Terminology-Lecture Notes 7

Medical Terminology (MRIS 103)