Medical Terminology - Combining Forms

Question 1

Root

Answer 1

The essential meaning of the term

Question 2

Suffix

Answer 2

the ending of a word

Question 3

Prefix

Answer 3

Small part added to the beginning of the 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

Gland

Question 7

arthr/o

Answer 7

joint

Question 8

bi/o

Answer 8

life

Question 9

carcin/o

Answer 9

cancer, cancerous

Question 10

cephal/o

Answer 10

head

Question 11

cardi/o

Answer 11

heart

Question 12

cerebr/o

Answer 12

cerebrum, largest part of the brain

Question 13

cyst/o

Answer 13

urinary bladder

Question 14

cyt/o

Answer 14

cell

Question 15

derm/o

Answer 15

skin

Question 16

dermat/o

Answer 16

skin

Question 17

electr/o

Answer 17

electricity

Question 18

encephal/o

Answer 18

brain

Question 19

enter/o

Answer 19

intestines, usually the small

Question 20

erythr/o

Answer 20

red

Question 21

gastr/o

Answer 21

stomach

Question 22

gnos/o

Answer 22

knowledge

Question 23

gynec/o

Answer 23

woman, female

Question 24

hem/o

Answer 24

blood

Question 25

hemat/o

Answer 25

blood

Question 26

hepat/o

Answer 26

liver

Question 27

lapar/o

Answer 27

abdomen (area between chest and hip

Question 28

leuk/o

Answer 28

white

Question 29

neuphr/o

Answer 29

kidney

Question 30

neur/o

Answer 30

nerve

Question 31

onc/o

Answer 31

tumor (cancerous)

Question 32

path/o

Answer 32

disease

Question 33

oste/o

Answer 33

bone

Question 34

psych/o

Answer 34

mind

Question 35

ophthalm/o

Answer 35

eye

Question 36

ren/o

Answer 36

kidney

Question 37

rhin/o

Answer 37

nose

Question 38

sarc/o

Answer 38

flesh

Question 39

thromb/o

Answer 39

clotting