Unit 1- The Word Building System

Question 1

Word roots

Answer 1

Foundation of a word
Come from language of origin
Most commonly Greek and Latin for medical terms

Question 2

Combining form

Answer 2

Word root plus a vowel
Ex: therm/o
Adding a vowel allows 2 or more roots to be joined and makes term easier to pronounce
“O” is most common combining vowel
Never used as a suffix
Use a CF when adding a word root to another word root or suffix that begins with a CONSONANT
No CF if the second root begins with a VOWEL

Question 3

Compound words

Answer 3

Formed when 2 or more word roots are used to build the word (brainstem)
Can also be formed from a combining form and a word (thermometer)

Question 4

Micr/o

Answer 4

Small

Question 5

Hydr/o

Answer 5

Water

Question 6

Suffix

Answer 6

Usually described first in a definition
Ex: Electric= pertaining to electricity
Cystitis= inflammation of the bladder

Question 7

-er

Answer 7

Who or one which

Question 8

Port

Answer 8

To carry

Question 9

Adjectives

Answer 9

Describe or modify the meaning of a noun

Question 10

Cyanosis/ cyanotic

Answer 10

Condition of blueness

Question 11

Condyle/ condyler

Answer 11

Rounded bony process

Question 12

Anemia/ anemic

Answer 12

Lack of blood

Question 13

-ism, -osis

Answer 13

Condition or state, theory

Question 14

-tion

Answer 14

Condition

Question 15

-ist

Answer 15

Specialist

Question 16

-ity

Answer 16

Quality

Question 17

-ous

Answer 17

Possessing, having, full of

Question 18

-able, -ible

Answer 18

Ability

Question 19

Past tense

Answer 19

-ed

Question 20

Present particible

Answer 20

-ing

Question 21

Helping verbs

Answer 21

Will, is, was

Question 22

ex-

Answer 22

From or out from

Question 23

Acr/o

Answer 23

Extremitites

Question 24

Megal/o

Answer 24

Enlarged, large

Question 25

Dermat/o

Answer 25

Skin

Question 26

-logos

Answer 26

Study

Question 27

-itis

Answer 27

Inflammation

Question 28

Paralysis

Answer 28

Loss of movement

Question 29

singular -on

Answer 29

plural -a

Question 30

sin. -ma

Answer 30

pl. -mata

Question 31

sin. -sis

Answer 31

pl. -es

Question 32

sin. -nx

Answer 32

pl. -ges

Question 33

sin. -a

Answer 33

pl. -ae

Question 34

sin. -us

Answer 34

pl. -i

Question 35

sin. -um

Answer 35

pl. -a

Question 36

sin. -is

Answer 36

pl. -es

Question 37

sin. -ex

Answer 37

pl. -ices

Question 38

sin. -ix

Answer 38

pl. -ices

Question 39

sin. -ax

Answer 39

pl. -aces

Question 40

dermatitis

Answer 40

inflammation of the skin

Question 41

-y makes a word a ___

Answer 41

noun

Question 42

Inflammation of the skin on the extremities

Answer 42

acrodermatitis

Question 43

surgery using a microscope

Answer 43

microsurgery

Question 44

instrument used to measure (count) cells

Answer 44

cytometer

Question 45

plural of carcinoma

Answer 45

carcinomata

Question 46

plural of phalanx

Answer 46

phalanges

Question 47

acromegaly

Answer 47

enlarged extremities

Question 48

acroparalysis

Answer 48

paralysis of the extremities

Question 49

appendix/appendices

Answer 49

glandular structure below cecum

Question 50

bacillus/bacilli

Answer 50

rod-shaped bacteria

Question 51

bacterium/bacteria

Answer 51

microorganism group

Question 52

brainstem

Answer 52

brain structure that includes midbrain, pons, medulla oblongtata

Question 53

carcinoma/carcinomata

Answer 53

cancerous tumor (epithelial origin)

Question 54

carpus, carpal, carpi

Answer 54

wrist bone(s)

Question 55

chickenpox

Answer 55

viral infection with Varicella zoster

Question 56

contraction

Answer 56

condition of shortening body part, tension, muscle function

Question 57

crisis/crises

Answer 57

acute (severe) situation

Question 58

dermatitis

Answer 58

inflammation of the skin

Question 59

dermatology

Answer 59

study of the skin, medical specialty

Question 60

disease

Answer 60

abnormal function or condition

Question 61

extension

Answer 61

stretching or elongation

Question 62

gastrectomy

Answer 62

excision of the stomach

Question 63

gastric

Answer 63

stomach (adjective form)

Question 64

gastritis

Answer 64

inflammation of the stomach

Question 65

gastroduodenoscopy

Answer 65

examination by looking into the stomach and the duodenum with a scope

Question 66

hydrocele

Answer 66

herniation or sac containing water/fluid

Question 67

hydrophobia

Answer 67

abnormal fear of water

Question 68

hydrotherapy

Answer 68

therapy using water

Question 69

hyperthyroidism

Answer 69

overactive thyroid condition

Question 70

ilium/iliac

Answer 70

upper pelvic bone

Question 71

inflammation

Answer 71

condition defined by redness, swelling, pain, and warmth

Question 72

inject, injected, injecting

Answer 72

put in using a needle

Question 73

larynx/larynges

Answer 73

voice box

Question 74

lymphadenopathy

Answer 74

disease of a lymph gland

Question 75

microbe

Answer 75

very small organism

Question 76

microfilm

Answer 76

image reduced to small size on film

Question 77

micrometer

Answer 77

one millionth of a meter

Question 78

mucus/mucous

Answer 78

watery substance produced by a membrane

Question 79

neurospasm

Answer 79

nerve spasm (twitching)

Question 80

practioner

Answer 80

one who practices

Question 81

psychiatrist

Answer 81

specialist in treating mental disorders

Question 82

radiographer

Answer 82

one who makes x-ray images

Question 83

sensitivity

Answer 83

quality of being sensitive

Question 84

spermatozoon

Answer 84

sperm (sin.)

Question 85

thermometer

Answer 85

instrument that measures temperature

Question 86

transport

Answer 86

carry across

Question 87

vertebra/vertebrae

Answer 87

spinal bones

Question 88

vomit, vomited, vomiting

Answer 88

evacuate stomach contents