Chapter 4

Question 1

Combining Form

Answer 1

A word root combined with a vowel

Question 2

Combining Vowel

Answer 2

A vowel (“o” is the most common, followed by “i”) that is added between two word roots or a word root and a suffix to make pronunciation easier.

Question 3

“Do Not Use” list

Answer 3

TJC created a list of dangerous abbreviations, symbols, and acronyms to help reduce the number of medical errors related to incorrect interpretation of Terminology.

Question 4

Prefix

Answer 4

A word element that comes before a word root (pre means “before”, fix means “to fasten”); modifying the meaning of the word root by adding information such as presence, absence, location, number, or size making the word more specific.

Question 5

Suffix

Answer 5

A word ending (suf means “beneath,” or in this case “behind”; fix means to “fasten”); following a word root and either changes or adds to the meaning of the word root.

Question 6

Unique Plural Endings

Answer 6

Plural forms of medical terms that follow the rules of the Greek or Latin languages from which they originated.

Question 7

Word Root

Answer 7

(Sometimes called a word stem) is the subject of a medical term and the foundation upon which the term is built.