Chapter One (F.A. Davis Book) (wr/cf)

Question 1

alcohol/ic

Answer 1

root: alcohol
suffix: ic (pertaining to)

Question 2

dent/ist

Answer 2

root: dent (teeth)
suffix: ist (specialist)

Question 3

lump/ectomy

Answer 3

root: lump
suffix: ectomy (excision/removal)

Question 4

insulin/ism

Answer 4

root: insulin
suffix: ism (condition)

Question 5

gastr/itis

Answer 5

root: gastr (stomach)
suffix: itis (inflammation)

Question 6

Root usually indicates body part. Cardi/al, cardi/ac, and cardi/o/gram all pertain to _____?

Answer 6

heart

Question 7

Roots are usually derived from Greek and Latin words. What do these roots refer to?
dent-
pancreat-
dermat-

Answer 7

dent: teeth
pancreat: pancreas
dermat: skin

Question 8

A WR + a vowel (usually an o) forms a new element known as a ______?

Answer 8

Combining form (CF)

Question 9

The CF is gastr/o/scope is _______/_?

Answer 9

gastr/o

Question 10

The CF is nephr/o/patchy is ______/_?

Answer 10

nephr/o

Question 11

Gastr/o is an example of a word element called _____?

Answer 11

Combining form

Question 12

What is the combining vowel of each of the following elements?

1) arthr/o
2) phleb/o
3) lith/o

Answer 12

‘o’ is for each one

Question 13

What are the WR in the following CFs?

1) therm/o
2) abdomin/o
3) nephr/o

Answer 13

1) therm
2) abdomin
3) nephr

Question 14

What is combining form?

Answer 14

Root + vowel

Question 15

Combining vowel in CF is normally what?

Answer 15

‘o’

Question 16

To make a word easier to pronounce, attach a combining ______ to the WR

Answer 16

vowel

Question 17

In the word gastr/o/enter/itis, the roots gastr (stomach) and enter (intestine) are linked together with the combining vowel _______?

Answer 17

‘o’

Question 18

The roots in leuk/o/cyt/o/penia are ________ and _______. The suffix is _______

Answer 18

roots: leuk, cyt
suffix: -penia

Question 19

The element at the end of a word is called the ______?

Answer 19

suffix

Question 20

Changing the suffix modifies the meaning of the word. In the word dent/al, dent is the word _____ and -al is the ______

Answer 20

root, suffix

Question 21

A suffix that stands alone will be preceded by a ______?

Answer 21

hyphen

Question 22

erythr-

Answer 22

redness

Question 23

append

Answer 23

appendix

Question 24

dermat-

Answer 24

skin

Question 25

gastr-

Answer 25

stomach

Question 26

enter-

Answer 26

intestine (usually the small)

Question 27

orth-

Answer 27

straight

Question 28

ped-

Answer 28

foot/child

Question 29

oste-

Answer 29

bone

Question 30

arthr-

Answer 30

joint

Question 31

vagin-

Answer 31

vagina

Question 32

3 rules of Word Building

Answer 32

1) A root links a suffix that begins with a vowel
2) A combining form (root+o) links a suffix that begins with a consonant
3) A combining form (root+o) links a root to another root to form a compound word. (This rule holds true even if the next root begins with a vowel).

Question 33

Would you use a WR or a CF as a link to the following suffixes?
-algia
-edema
-uria

Answer 33

word root (WR)

Question 34

macro-

Answer 34

large

Question 35

micro-

Answer 35

small

Question 36

post- in postnatal means _______?

Answer 36

after, behind

Question 37

a prefix is a word element located at the _________ of a word

Answer 37

beginning

Question 38

hypo-, intra-, super-, and homo- are examples of world elements called _______?

Answer 38

prefixes

Question 39

What does post- mean in postoperative?

Answer 39

after

Question 40

Order of defining medical words

Answer 40

1. define the suffix first
2. define the beginning of the word
3. define the middle of the word