CH 1 - Basic Word Structure

Question 1

1. All medical terms have:
A.   a combining vowel
B.   two roots
C.   a suffix
D.   a prefix

Answer 1

C. a suffix

Suffix is the word part attached to the end of the word root to modify its meaning. All medical terms must have a suffix.

Question 2

HEMAT/O/LOGY
↓ ↓ ↓
root ↓ suffix
combining vowel

Answer 2

hemat means blood

-logy means process of study

Question 3

ELECTR/O/CARDI/O/GRAM
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
root ↓ root ↓ suffix
combining vowels

Answer 3

electr means electricity
cardi means heart
-gram means record

Question 4

GASTR/ITIS
↓ ↓
root suffix

Answer 4

gastr means stomach
-itis means inflammation

Note: Drop the combining vowel when the suffix starts with a vowel (as in “itis”).

Question 5

GASTR/O/ENTER/O/LOGY
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
root ↓ root ↓ suffix
combining vowels

Answer 5

gastr means stomach
enter means intestines
-logy means process of study

Question 6

HYPO/GASTR/IC
↓ ↓ ↓
prefix root suffix

Answer 6

hypo- means below
gastr means stomach
-ic means pertaining to

Question 7

EPI/GASTR/IC
↓ ↓ ↓
prefix root suffix

Answer 7

epi- means above
gastr means stomach
-ic means pertaining to

Question 8

aden/o

Answer 8

gland

Question 9

arthr/o

Answer 9

joint

Question 10

bi/o

Answer 10

life

Question 11

carcin/o

Answer 11

cancerous, cancer

Question 12

cardi/o

Answer 12

heart

Question 13

Which term means inflammation of the gland?
A. Arthritis
B. Adenitis
C. Adenoma
D. Cephalic

Answer 13

B. Adenitis

Question 14

cephal/o

Answer 14

head

Question 15

cerebr/o

Answer 15

cerebrum

Question 16

cis/o

Answer 16

to cut

Question 17

crin/o

Answer 17

to secrete

Question 18

cyst/o

Answer 18

urinary bladder

Question 19

cyt/o

Answer 19

cell

Question 20

derm/o or dermat/o

Answer 20

skin

Question 21

electr/o

Answer 21

electricity

Question 22

encephal/o

Answer 22

brain

Question 23

enter/o

Answer 23

intestines