Paramedic Medical Terminology Practice Test

Which combining form means 'bone'?

os ot(o) oste(o) ov

Correct Answer:

oste(o)

Explanation:

Bone in medical terms is built with the combining form oste/o. This form is used to connect with suffixes to create terms about bone, such as osteoarthritis, osteopathy, or osteogenesis, and it provides a smooth "oste-" + "o" linkage for pronunciation and spelling. The other options refer to different things: ot(o) pertains to the ear, ov relates to egg or ovum, and os is a Latin root that appears in some bone-related words but is not the standard combining form used to form most bone terms.

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