Match the Combining Forms with Their Meanings

question 24

Multiple Choice

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
-male

• A)andr/o
• B)balan/o
• C)crypt/o
• D)epididym/o
• E)gon/o
• F)gonad/o
• G)olig/o
• H)orchi/o
• I)perine/o
• J)prostat/o
• K)sperm/o
• L)varic/o
• M)vas/o
• N)vesicul/o

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Definitions:

Bloodletting

An ancient medical treatment that involved withdrawing blood from a patient to cure or prevent illness and disease, based on an outdated theory of balancing bodily fluids.

Exorcism

A religious or spiritual practice of evicting demons or other spiritual entities from a person or place believed to be possessed.

Electroconvulsive Therapy

A psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in patients to provide relief from mental disorders.

Severe Depression

A more intense form of depression characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and worthlessness that don’t go away on their own.