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If cardi/o means heart, what is a cardiomegaly?
 
  A) an enlarged heart
  B) a diseased heart
  C) a failing heart
  D) a heart attack

QUESTION 2

If hemi- means half, then hemiplegia means:
 
  A) half expanded.
  B) separated in half.
  C) half removed.
  D) half paralyzed.

QUESTION 3

Integument means a covering. The term integumentary (integument + -ary) means:
 
  A) to make a covering.
  B) pertaining to a covering.
  C) the process of covering.
  D) to resemble a covering.

QUESTION 4

If the suffix -scopy is added to the combining form cyst/o (bladder), what does cystoscopy mean?
 
  A) To separate the bladder
  B) To remove the bladder
  C) To repair the bladder
  D) To view the bladder

QUESTION 5

In the terms homicide and spermicide, the suffix -cide means:
 
  A) to separate.
  B) to kill.
  C) action.
  D) having a particular quality.

QUESTION 6

When adding a suffix that begins with a vowel to a root:
 
  A) the combining vowel of the root is dropped.
  B) the combining vowel is kept.
  C) the beginning vowel of the suffix is dropped.
  D) a combining consonant is added to the combining vowel.

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