Intro to Programmed Learning and Medical Word Building

Question 1

A Word Root + a vowel (usually an O)

Answer 1

combining form

Question 2

The parts that form medical words

Answer 2

word elements

Question 3

word root that means heart

Answer 3

cardi

Question 4

word root that means tooth

Answer 4

dent

Question 5

Word root that means pancreases

Answer 5

pancreat

Question 6

Word root that means skin

Answer 6

dermat/

Question 7

word element added to a word root when combining to another element

Answer 7

Combining vowel

Question 8

Word root that means stomach

Answer 8

gastr/0

Question 9

C/F used to mean kidney

Answer 9

nephr/o

Question 10

C/F that means joint

Answer 10

arthr/o

Question 11

Medical Term with 2 or more word roots

Answer 11

compond word

Question 12

C/F that means vein

Answer 12

Phleb/o

Question 13

Word root that means stone

Answer 13

lith

Question 14

C/F that means temperature

Answer 14

Therm/o

Question 15

C/F that means abdomin

Answer 15

Abdomen

Question 16

C/F that means cell

Answer 16

Cyst/o

Question 17

C/F that means white

Answer 17

Leuk/o

Question 18

Medical Term that means the study of skin conditions

Answer 18

Dermatology

Question 19

Medical Term that means recording brain activity

Answer 19

encephalography

Question 20

Medical Term meaning specialist in teeth

Answer 20

Dentist

Question 21

Medical term that means removal of the stomach

Answer 21

Gastrectomy

Question 22

Medical Term that inflammation of the tonsils

Answer 22

tonsillitis

Question 23

word element at the end of the word that changes the meaning

Answer 23

suffix

Question 24

Word element at the beginning of the work that changes the meaning

Answer 24

Prefix