Chapter 1

Question 1

root word

Answer 1

fundamental unit of each medical word

Question 2

suffix

Answer 2

short word part added to the end of a root to modify its meaning

Question 3

prefix

Answer 3

short word part added before a root to modify its meaning

Question 4

compound word

Answer 4

word that contains more than one root

Question 5

combining form

Answer 5

roots shown with a combining vowel (root + o)

Question 6

g or c

Answer 6

what is x changed to if you add a suffix to the end of the word

Question 7

x -> g (consonant or vowel?)

Answer 7

if a consonant is before the x you change it to a

Question 8

x -> c (consonant or vowel?)

Answer 8

if a vowel comes before the x you change it to a

Question 9

acronym

Answer 9

an abbreviation formed from the first letter of each word

Question 10

noun

Answer 10

person, place, or thing

Question 11

adjective

Answer 11

words that modify nouns

Question 12

-ian, -ist

Answer 12

specialist

Question 13

-iatrics, -iatry, -ics

Answer 13

medical specialty

Question 14

-logy

Answer 14

study of

Question 15

word ending: a

Answer 15

plural ending: ae

Question 16

word ending: en

Answer 16

plural ending: ina

Question 17

word ending: ex, ix, yx

Answer 17

plural ending: ices

Question 18

word ending: is

Answer 18

plural ending: es

Question 19

word ending: ma

Answer 19

plural ending: mata

Question 20

word ending: nx (anx, inx, ynx)

Answer 20

plural ending: nges

Question 21

word ending: on

Answer 21

plural ending: a

Question 22

word ending: um

Answer 22

plural ending: a

Question 23

word ending: us

Answer 23

plural ending: i

Question 24

prim/i

Answer 24

first

Question 25

mon/o-

Answer 25

one

Question 26

uni-

Answer 26

one

Question 27

hemi-

Answer 27

half. one side

Question 28

semi-

Answer 28

half, partial

Question 29

bi-, di-

Answer 29

two, twice

Question 30

dipl/o

Answer 30

double

Question 31

tri-

Answer 31

three

Question 32

quadr/i-, tetra-

Answer 32

four

Question 33

multi-

Answer 33

many

Question 34

poly-

Answer 34

many, much

Question 35

cyan/o

Answer 35

blue

Question 36

erythr/o

Answer 36

red

Question 37

leuk/o

Answer 37

white, colorless

Question 38

melan/o

Answer 38

black, dark

Question 39

xanth/o

Answer 39

yellow

Question 40

a-, an-

Answer 40

not, without, lack of, absence

Question 41

anti-

Answer 41

against

Question 42

contra-

Answer 42

against, opposite, opposed

Question 43

de-

Answer 43

down, without, removal, loss

Question 44

dis-

Answer 44

absence, removal, separation

Question 45

in-, im- (used before b, m, p), non-, un-

Answer 45

not

Question 46

ab-

Answer 46

away froma

Question 47

ad-

Answer 47

toward, near

Question 48

dia-, per-, trans-

Answer 48

through

Question 49

hyper-

Answer 49

over, excess, abnormally high, increasedh

Question 50

hypo-

Answer 50

under, below, abnormally low, decreased

Question 51

olig/o

Answer 51

few, scanty

Question 52

pan-

Answer 52

all

Question 53

super-

Answer 53

above, excess

Question 54

equi-

Answer 54

equal, same

Question 55

eu-

Answer 55

true, good, easy, normal

Question 56

hetero-

Answer 56

other, different, unequal

Question 57

homo-, homeo-

Answer 57

same, unchanging

Question 58

iso-

Answer 58

equal, same

Question 59

macro-, mega-, megal/o

Answer 59

large, abnormally large

Question 60

micro-

Answer 60

small

Question 61

neo-

Answer 61

new

Question 61

normo-

Answer 61

normal

Question 62

ortho-

Answer 62

straight, correct, upright

Question 62

pseudo-

Answer 62

false

Question 63

poikilo-

Answer 63

varied, irregular

Question 64

re-

Answer 64

again, back

Question 65

again, back