Medical Term

Question 1

The root is…

Answer 1

The essential meaning of a term

Question 2

The suffix is…

Answer 2

A word ending

Question 3

The prefix is…

Answer 3

Small part added to the beginning of a term

Question 4

Combining vowel

Answer 4

Connects roots to suffixes and roots to other roots

Question 5

Combining form

Answer 5

The combination of the root and the combining vowel

Question 6

aden/o

Answer 6

combining form/meaning/gland

Question 7

bi/o

Answer 7

combining form/meaning/life

Question 8

carcin/o

Answer 8

combining form/meaning/cancer

Question 9

cyst/o

Answer 9

combining form/meaning/bladder

Question 10

cyt/o

Answer 10

combining form/meaning/cell

Question 11

encephal/o

Answer 11

combining form/meaning/brain

Question 12

enter/o

Answer 12

combining form/meaning/small intestines

Question 13

gnos/o

Answer 13

combining form/meaning/knowledge

Question 14

hepat/o

Answer 14

combining form/liver

Question 15

lapar/o

Answer 15

combining form/abdomen

Question 16

onc/o

Answer 16

combining form/tumor

Question 17

ren/o

Answer 17

combining form/kidney

Question 18

sarc/o

Answer 18

combining form/flesh

Question 19

thromb/o

Answer 19

combining form/clotting

Question 20

a-, an-

Answer 20

prefixes/no,not,without

Question 21

ad-

Answer 21

prefixes/toward,near

Question 22

ab-

Answer 22

prefixes/away from

Question 23

ana-

Answer 23

prefixes/up, apart

Question 24

brady

Answer 24

prefixes/slow

Question 25

con-

Answer 25

prefixes/with, together

Question 26

dia-

Answer 26

prefixes/complete, through

Question 27

dys-

Answer 27

prefixes/bad, painful

Question 28

ec-

Answer 28

prefixes/out, outside

Question 29

endo-

Answer 29

prefixes/within, in, inner

Question 30

epi-

Answer 30

prefixes/above, upon

Question 31

ex-

Answer 31

prefixes/out

Question 32

extra-

Answer 32

prefixes/outside of

Question 33

hemi-

Answer 33

prefixes/half

Question 34

meta-

Answer 34

prefixes/change, beyond

Question 35

neo-

Answer 35

prefixes/new

Question 36

para-

Answer 36

prefixes/beside, near

Question 37

poly-

Answer 37

prefixes/many

Question 38

post-

Answer 38

prefixes/after, behind

Question 39

pre-

Answer 39

prefixes/before

Question 40

pro-

Answer 40

prefixes/before, forward

Question 41

re-

Answer 41

prefixes/back, behind

Question 42

sub-

Answer 42

prefixes/under, less

Question 43

tachy-

Answer 43

prefixes/fast

Question 44

trans-

Answer 44

prefixes/across, through

Question 45

diagnostic suffixes describe, while procedural suffixes describe

Answer 45

A) describe disease conditions or their symptoms B) describe procedures used in patient care.

Question 46

algia

Answer 46

Dsuffixes/pain

Question 47

-emia

Answer 47

Dsuffixes/blood condition

Question 48

-ia

Answer 48

Dsuffixes/condition

Question 49

itis

Answer 49

Dsuffixes/inflammation

Question 50

-oma

Answer 50

Dsuffixes/tumor, mass

Question 51

-osis

Answer 51

Dsuffixes/abnormal condition

Question 52

-rrhea

Answer 52

Dsuffixes/flow, discharge

Question 53

-rrhage

Answer 53

Dsuffixes/excessive

Question 54

-rrhagia

Answer 54

Dsuffixes/discharge of blood

Question 55

-sclerosis

Answer 55

Dsuffixes/hardening

Question 56

-uria

Answer 56

Dsuffixes/condition of urine

Question 57

-centesis

Answer 57

Psuffixes/procedure to remove fluid

Question 58

-ectomy

Answer 58

Psuffixes/removal, excision

Question 59

-gram

Answer 59

Psuffixes/record

Question 60

-graphy

Answer 60

Psuffixes/process of reading

Question 61

-lysis

Answer 61

Psuffixes/breakdown, destruction

Question 62

scopy

Answer 62

Psuffixes/process of visual exam

Question 63

-stomy

Answer 63

Psuffixes/opening

Question 64

-tomy

Answer 64

Psuffixes/incision to cut into