Chapter 1

Question 1

Word Root

Answer 1

Foundation of a medical term and contains its primary meaning

Question 2

Greek Roots:

Answer 2

describe a disease, condition, treatment, or diagnosis

Question 3

Latin Roots

Answer 3

describe anatomical structure

Question 4

Demat/cutane

Answer 4

skin

Question 5

Nephr/ren

Answer 5

kidney

Question 6

Stomat/or

Answer 6

mouth

Question 7

Combining Form

Answer 7

created when a word root is combined with a vowel

Question 8

Combining Vowel

Answer 8

usually an O but is sometimes I

Question 9

Erythr/o

Answer 9

red

Question 10

Gastr/o

Answer 10

stomach

Question 11

Hepat/o

Answer 11

liver

Question 12

Immun/o

Answer 12

immunity, immune

Question 13

Nephr/o

Answer 13

kidney

Question 14

Oste/o

Answer 14

bone

Question 15

Suffix

Answer 15

word element placed at the end of a word that alters its meaning

Question 16

-itis

Answer 16

inflammation

Question 17

-megaly

Answer 17

enlargement

Question 18

-oma

Answer 18

tumor

Question 19

-cyte

Answer 19

cell

Question 20

Prefix

Answer 20

a word element attached to the beginning of a word or word root

Question 21

Prefix indicates

Answer 21

number, time, position, direction, negation

Question 22

An-

Answer 22

without not

Question 23

Hyper-

Answer 23

excessive, above the norm

Question 24

Intra-

Answer 24

in, within

Question 25

Para-

Answer 25

near, beside, beyond

Question 26

Poly-

Answer 26

many, much

Question 27

Pre-

Answer 27

before

Question 28

Esthes

Answer 28

feeling

Question 29

Therm

Answer 29

heat

Question 30

Muscul

Answer 30

muscle

Question 31

Nas

Answer 31

nasal

Question 32

Ur

Answer 32

urine

Question 33

Nat

Answer 33

birth

Question 34

-ia

Answer 34

condition

Question 35

-ar

Answer 35

pertaining to

Question 36

-al

Answer 36

pertaining to

Question 37

Chondr

Answer 37

cartilage

Question 38

Arthr

Answer 38

joint