Week I

Question 0

What is a combining form?

Answer 0

This is created when a word root is combined with a vowel. The vowel (combining vowel) is usually an ‘o’ or an ‘i’.

Word root + Vowel

Question 1

What is a word root?

Answer 1

The basic foundation of a word, to which component parts are added. The stem or base of a word. All medical words have at least ONE word root.

Question 2

What is a suffix?

Answer 2

A word element attached at the end of the word root. All medical words have a suffix.

Question 3

What is a prefix?

Answer 3

A word element added at the beginning of the word. Not always a part of medical words!

Question 4

What is an eponym?

Answer 4

A name for a disease, organ, procedure or body function that is derived from the name of a person.

Question 5

Cardi-

Answer 5

Root word, means heart.

Question 6

Dermat-

Answer 6

Root word, means skin.

Question 7

-logist

Answer 7

Suffix, means one who specializes.

Question 8

-logy

Answer 8

Suffix, means the study of.

Question 9

-itis

Answer 9

Suffix, means inflammation.

Question 10

-ac

Answer 10

Suffix, means pertaining to.

Question 11

-osis

Answer 11

Suffix, means condition.

Question 12

-acr

Answer 12

Root word, means extremities.

Question 13

-ic

Answer 13

Suffix, means pertaining to.

Question 14

Hypo-

Answer 14

Prefix, means under.

Question 15

-algia

Answer 15

Suffix, means pain.

Question 16

-centesis

Answer 16

Suffix, means surgical puncture.

Question 17

-megaly

Answer 17

Suffix, means enlargement.

Question 18

-um

Answer 18

Suffix, means structure, tissue or thing.

Question 19

Endo-

Answer 19

Prefix, means within.

Question 20

Peri-

Answer 20

Prefix, means around.

Question 21

-al

Answer 21

Suffix, means pertaining to.

Question 22

An-

Answer 22

Prefix, means without or absence of.

Question 23

-ia

Answer 23

Suffix, means condition.

Question 24

Dys-

Answer 24

Prefix, means difficult or painful.

Question 25

Poly-

Answer 25

Prefix, means excessive or more than normal.

Question 26

What is a compound word?

Answer 26

Combining form + word root + suffix