Chapter 1-Basic Elements of A Medical Word

Question 1

Prefix

Answer 1

Attached to the beginning of a word or word root.

-Changes word meaning

an- + esthes + -ia
(without) + (feeling) + (condition)

Question 3

Word Root

Answer 3

Foundation of a medical term and contains its primary meaning.

Question 4

Suffix

Answer 4

Placed at the end of a word

-changes the meaning of the word

Question 5

Combining Form

Answer 5

Created when a word root is combined with a vowel usually “O”but sometimes an “I”.

-Allows 2 Word Elements to be linked
/o/ or /i/

Gastr + /o/ + itis