Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The combining vowel is always used at the end of a word root to form a combining form.
2. The term musculoskeletal means: “pertaining to muscular and skeletal.”
3. Not every medical term has all three-word parts.
4. Medical terminology is a functional language.
5. The combining form hyster/o means: “uterus.”


1. False
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True

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