Root Words

Question 1

Guideline 1

Answer 1

When the suffix begins with a vowel, drop the combining vowel from the combining form and add the suffix.

Question 2

Guideline 2

Answer 2

When a suffix begins with a consonant, keep the combining vowel and add the suffix to the combining form.

Question 3

Guideline 3

Answer 3

When adding one combining form to another, keep the combining vowel between them.

Question 4

Guideline 4

Answer 4

When the medical word has two combining forms, drop the combining vowel from the second combining form and add the suffix.

Question 5

Norm

Answer 5

rule

Question 6

Adhes

Answer 6

stuck to

Question 7

Axill

Answer 7

armpit

Question 8

bi/o

Answer 8

life

Question 9

Chem/o

Answer 9

chemical

Question 10

Chronic

Answer 10

pertaining to time

Question 11

cis/o

Answer 11

to cut

Question 12

dem

Answer 12

people

Question 13

eti/o

Answer 13

cause

Question 14

format

Answer 14

shaping

Question 15

gen, gene

Answer 15

formation, produce

Question 16

infect

Answer 16

to infect

Question 17

kil/o

Answer 17

a thousand

Question 18

macr/o

Answer 18

large

Question 19

malign/o

Answer 19

bad kind

Question 20

maxim

Answer 20

greatest

Question 21

minim

Answer 21

least

Question 22

morbid

Answer 22

sick

Question 23

mortal

Answer 23

human being

Question 24

necr/o

Answer 24

death

Question 25

onc/o

Answer 25

tumor

Question 26

organ/o

Answer 26

organ

Question 27

palm

Answer 27

palm

Question 28

prophylact

Answer 28

guarding

Question 29

pyr/o

Answer 29

heat, fire

Question 30

pyret

Answer 30

fever

Question 31

radi/o

Answer 31

ray, x-ray

Question 32

scop

Answer 32

to examine

Question 33

sept

Answer 33

putrefaction

Question 34

therm/o

Answer 34

hot, heat

Question 35

tuss

Answer 35

cough