Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure

Question 1

Root

Answer 1

Gives the essential meaning of the term

Question 2

Suffix

Answer 2

Gives the word ending

Question 3

Prefix

Answer 3

A small part added to the beginning of a term

Question 4

Combining vowel

Answer 4

Connects roots to suffixes or other roots. Has no meaning in itself

Question 5

Combining form

Answer 5

The combination of the root and combining vowel

Question 6

How should you start reading a medical word?

Answer 6

At the end of the word, the suffix, then go to the beginning and read left to right

Question 7

How do you write:
Relating to the stomach?

Answer 7

Gastric
Gastr/ic

Note how you drop the combining vowel as the suffix already starts with a vowel

Question 8

How do you write:
The study of the stomach and intestines?

Answer 8

Gastroenterology
Gastr/o/enter/o/logy

Note how you keep the combining vowel in between word roots, even when the second one starts with a vowel.

Question 9

Gland

Answer 9

Aden/o-

Question 10

Joint

Answer 10

Arthr/o-

Question 11

Life

Answer 11

Bi/o-

Question 12

Cancer, cancerous

Answer 12

Carcin/o-

Question 13

Heart

Answer 13

Cardi/o-

Question 14

Head

Answer 14

Cephal/o-

Question 15

Cerebrum, largest part of the brain

Answer 15

Cerebr/o-

Question 16

Urinary bladder

Answer 16

Cyst/o-

Question 17

Cell

Answer 17

Cyt/o-

Question 18

Skin

Answer 18

Derm/o-
Dermat/o-

Question 19

Electricity

Answer 19

Electr/o-

Question 20

Brain

Answer 20

Encephal/o-

Question 21

Intestines (often the small intestine)

Answer 21

Enter/o-

Question 22

Red

Answer 22

Erythr/o-

Question 23

Stomach

Answer 23

Gastr/o-

Question 24

Knowledge

Answer 24

Gnos/o-

Question 25

Woman, female

Answer 25

Gynec/o-

Question 26

Blood

Answer 26

Hem/o-
Hemat/o-

Question 27

Liver

Answer 27

Hepat/o-

Question 28

Abdomen

Answer 28

Lapar/o-

Question 29

White

Answer 29

Leuk/o-

Question 30

Kidney

Answer 30

Nephr/o-
Ren/o-

Question 31

Nerve

Answer 31

Neur/o-

Question 32

Tumor (cancerous)

Answer 32

Onc/o-

Question 33

Eye

Answer 33

Opthalm/o-

Question 34

Bone

Answer 34

Oste/o-

Question 35

Disease

Answer 35

Path/o-

Question 36

Mind

Answer 36

Psych/o-

Question 37

Nose

Answer 37

Rhin/o-

Question 38

Flesh

Answer 38

Sarc/o-

Question 39

Clotting

Answer 39

Thromb/o-

Question 40

Pertaining to

Answer 40

-al
-ic

Question 41

Condition of pain

Answer 41

-algia

Question 42

Cell

Answer 42

-cyte

Question 43

Cutting out; Removal, excision

Answer 43

-ectomy

Question 44

Blood condition

Answer 44

-emia

Question 45

Protein

Answer 45

-globin

Question 46

Record

Answer 46

-gram

Question 47

Condition

Answer 47

-ia

Question 48

Condition, process

Answer 48

-ism

Question 49

Inflammation

Answer 49

-itis

Question 50

Specialist in the study of

Answer 50

-logist

Question 51

Study of

Answer 51

-logy

Question 52

Tumor, mass

Answer 52

-oma

Question 53

To view

Answer 53

-opsy

Question 54

Abnormal condition

Answer 54

-osis

Question 55

Instrument used to visually examine

Answer 55

-scope

Question 56

Process of visual examination

Answer 56

-scopy

Question 57

State of

Answer 57

-sis

Question 58

Process of cutting into; incision

Answer 58

-tomy

Question 59

No, not

Answer 59

A-
An-

Question 60

Self

Answer 60

Aut-

Question 61

Complete, through

Answer 61

Dia-

Question 62

Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

Answer 62

Dys-

Question 63

Within

Answer 63

Endo-

Question 64

Above, upon, on

Answer 64

Epi-

Question 65

Outside

Answer 65

Exo-

Question 66

Excessive, more than normal, too much

Answer 66

Hyper-

Question 67

Below, less than normal, under

Answer 67

Hypo-

Question 68

All

Answer 68

Pan-

Question 69

Surrounding

Answer 69

Peri-

Question 70

Before, forward

Answer 70

Pro-

Question 71

Back

Answer 71

Retro-

Question 72

Below, under

Answer 72

Sub-

Question 73

Across, through

Answer 73

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