Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure Flashcards
1
Q
What is a root?
A
foundation of the word
2
Q
What is a suffix?
A
word ending
3
Q
What is a combining vowel?
A
links root to suffix or root to another root
4
Q
What is the combining form?
A
root + combining vowel
5
Q
What is a prefix?
A
small part attached to beginning of term
6
Q
Anden/o
A
gland
7
Q
oma
A
tumor or mass
8
Q
itis
A
inflammation
9
Q
Arthr/o
A
joint
10
Q
Bi/o
A
life
11
Q
log
A
study
12
Q
y
A
process or condition
13
Q
opsy
A
process of viewing
14
Q
Carcin/o
A
cancerous/, cancer
15
Q
Cephal/o
A
head
16
Q
ic, al, ac
A
pertaining to
17
Q
Cerebr/o
A
cerebrum (largest part of brain)
18
Q
Cis/o or sect/o
A
to cut
19
Q
ion
A
process
20
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete
21
Q
endo
A
within
22
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst
23
Q
What is a complex suffix?
A
root + final suffix
24
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
25
gram
record
26
encephal/o
brain
27
enter/o
intestines
28
eryhtr/o
red
29
ectomy
the process of the removal or excision of
30
tomy
the process of cutting
31
glyc/o
sugar
32
emia
blood condition
33
gnos/o
knowledge
34
dia
complete
35
sis
condition of
36
pro
before/forward
37
hemat/o
blood
38
globin
protein
39
hepat/o
liver
40
iatr/o
treatment, physician
41
leuk/o
white
42
nephr/o
kidney
43
neur/o
nerve
44
onc/o
cancerous tumor
45
ist
one who specializes in a field of medicine
46
scope
instrument for visual examination
47
rhin/o
nose
48
sarc/o
flesh
49
algia
pain
50
genic
pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
51
pathy
disease condition
52
a, an
no, not, without
53
um
a structure
54
stands
state
55
retro
behind
56
trans
across/through
57
What does a bar above a letter represent in terms of pronunciation?
the sound is long; ex. e in even and u in unit
58
What does a swoop above a letter represent in terms of pronunciation?
the sound is short; ex. a in apple and o in pot
59
ophthalm/o
eye
60
osis
abnormal condition
61
re
back
