intro to med term

Question 1

prefix

Answer 1

word part at the beginning of a word

Question 2

word root

Answer 2

foundation of the word (gives primary meaning of the word)

Question 3

combining form

Answer 3

word root + combining vowel usually O

Question 4

suffix

Answer 4

word part at the end of a word

Question 5

macron

Answer 5

line above the vowel - long vowel sound - a as in ape

Question 6

breve

Answer 6

u above vowel - short vowel sound - a as in apple

Question 7

capital letters

Answer 7

accented syllable (emphasis) REcord reCORD

Question 8

plural -a

Answer 8

retain a and add e - pleura - pleurae

Question 9

plural -ax

Answer 9

drop x and add ces - thorax - thoraces

Question 10

plural -en

Answer 10

drop en and add ina - lumen - lumina

Question 11

plural -is

Answer 11

drop is and add es - diagnosis - diagnoses

Question 12

plural -ix

Answer 12

drop ix and add ices - appendix - appendices

Question 13

plural -ex

Answer 13

drop ex and add ices - apex - apices

Question 14

plural -ma

Answer 14

retain ma and add ta - carcinoma - carcinomata

Question 15

plural -on

Answer 15

drop on and add a - ganglion - ganglia

Question 16

plural -um

Answer 16

drop um and add a - bacterium - bacteria

Question 17

plural -us

Answer 17

drop us and add i - bronchus -bronchi

Question 18

plural -y

Answer 18

drop y and add ies - deformity - deformities