Unit 1 - Introduction

Question 1

word root

Answer 1

main idea of the word, there’s at least one in each word, usually refers to a body part

Question 2

arthr

Answer 2

joint

Question 3

cardi

Answer 3

heart

Question 4

dermat

Answer 4

skin

Question 5

hemat

Answer 5

blood

Question 6

suffix

Answer 6

word part that clarifies, all medical terms have one, comes at the end of the word

Question 7

-itis

Answer 7

inflammation

Question 8

-ectomy

Answer 8

surgical removal

Question 9

-uria

Answer 9

in the urine; about the urine

Question 10

combining vowel

Answer 10

connector between word parts

Question 11

if a suffix beings with a consonant…

Answer 11

use a combining vowel

Question 12

if a suffix begins with a vowel…

Answer 12

do NOT use a combining vowel

Question 13

-ous, -ic, -ac

Answer 13

pertaining to, about

Question 14

-oma

Answer 14

tumor

Question 15

-plegia

Answer 15

paralysis, stroke

Question 16

-emia

Answer 16

in the blood, about the blood

Question 17

prefix

Answer 17

word part in the beginning of the word, comes before the word root, can change the meaning of the word

Question 18

hyper-

Answer 18

too much (excessive)

Question 19

hypo-

Answer 19

not enough (deficient)

Question 20

pre-

Answer 20

before, preceding

Question 21

a-

Answer 21

without, absent

Question 22

tachy-

Answer 22

rapid (faster thatn normal limits)

Question 23

brady-

Answer 23

slow (slower than normal limits)