Basic Elements Chapter 1

Question 1

Greek Roots

Answer 1

Used to build words that describe a disease, condition, treatment, or diagnosis

Question 2

Latin Roots

Answer 2

Used to build words that describe anatomical structures

Question 3

Word Root

Answer 3

foundation of a medical term and contains primary meaning

Question 4

Combining Form

Answer 4

word root combined with a vowel. “o” or “i”

Question 5

Suffix

Answer 5

placed at end of word that changes the meaning. Describes pathology (disease or abnormality), symptom, surgical or diagnostic procedure, or part of speech

Question 6

Prefix

Answer 6

attached to beginning of word/word root. Indicated a number, time, position, direction, or negation.

Question 7

Define Medical Words (3 steps)

Answer 7

Step 1. Define Suffix- last part of word
Step 2. Define first part of word
Step 3. Define middle parts of word

Question 8

Building medical Word Rule #1

Answer 8

A word root links a suffix that begins with a vowel

Question 9

Building medical Word Rule #2

Answer 9

A combining form (root + o) links a suffix that begins with a consonant

Question 10

Building medical Word Rule #3

Answer 10

A combining form links one root to another root to form a compound word. This hold true even if the second root begins with a vowel.