Chapter 1: Introduction to Programmed Learning and Medical Word Building Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Which suffix means decrease, deficiency? A. -rrhea B. -rrhage C. -rrhexis D. -penia E. -iasis ____ 2. What is the meaning of gastr/o? A. mouth B. intestine C. stomach D. liver E. bladder ____ 3. To build a medical word, use a combining form (CF) to link a suffix that begins with a(n): A. “a.” B. “o.” C. vowel. D. consonant. E. “e.” ____ 4. Which word element is a word root? A. hepatB. hepatoC. hepatomD. -megaly E. hepatomegaly ____ 5. A CF is a word root plus a: A. prefix. B. vowel. C. suffix. D. word root. E. consonant. ____ 6. Which word element is an adjective suffix? A. -oma