Chapter 6 Medical terminology

Question 1

Antonym

Answer 1

A root word, prefic, or suffic that has the opposite meaning of another word

Question 2

Combining form

Answer 2

A word root followed by a vowel

Question 3

Combining vowel

Answer 3

A vowel added to a word root before suffix

Question 4

Compound word

Answer 4

A word that contains more than one root

Question 5

Eponym

Answer 5

A word that derives its name from the specific person, place, or thing from whom or what it is named

Question 6

Homonyms

Answer 6

Terms that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings

Question 7

Plural

Answer 7

a noun that refers to more than one person. place or thing

Question 8

Prefix

Answer 8

a sequence of letters that comes before the word root and often describes a variation of the norm

Question 9

Suffix

Answer 9

A sequence of letters that comes at the end of the word root and often describes a condition of or act performed on the word root

Question 10

Synonym

Answer 10

A root word, prefix, or suffix that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word, prefix, or suffix

Question 11

Word root

Answer 11

the foundation of a word; establighes the basic meaning of a word.