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Understanding Medical Words Tutorial
Question 1 of 3: A word for inflammation of the throat.
The words ends in -itis, select the beginning.
□ ot
□ tonsil
□ encephal
□ rhin
□ neur
□ pharyng
Question 1 answer is pharyng for pharyngitis .
Question 2 of 3: A word for disease of the nerves.
The word begins with neuro-, select the ending.
□ itis
□ scopy
□ logy
□ pathy
□ megaly
□ gram
Question 2 answer is pathy for neuropathy .
Question 3 of 3: The word for a person working with the nerves.
The word ends in -ologist, select the beginning.
□ ophthal
□ neur
□ cardi
□ mamm
□ colon
□ gastr
Question 3 answer is neur for neurologist .
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