Ch.1 Medical Terminology

Question 1

What is a word root?

Answer 1

the core or main part of the word

Question 2

What are pre-fixes?

Answer 2

something that comes before the word root in a medical term
* prefixes contribute to the meaning of the term
* always spelled with a hyphen at the end indicating that it is a word part to be attached to another word coming after it

Question 3

What is a combining vowel?

Answer 3

a vowel that is added to the word root to make the term easier to pronounce
* used when attaching a suffix that begins with a consonant and ends with a consonant

Question 4

What is a combining form?

Answer 4

describes the word root with its associating combining vowel

Question 5

Cardi

Answer 5

heart

Question 6

Cerebr

Answer 6

brain, cerebrum

Question 7

Colo, Colon

Answer 7

colon ( section of large intestine )

Question 8

Crani

Answer 8

cranium, skull

Question 9

Dermat

Answer 9

skin

Question 10

Gastr

Answer 10

stomach

Question 11

Nephr, Ren

Answer 11

kidney

Question 12

Neuron

Answer 12

nerve

Question 13

Ost

Answer 13

bone

Question 14

Pulmon

Answer 14

lung

Question 15

Vas

Answer 15

vessel

Question 16

Prefix: a-, an-

Answer 16

without, not

Question 17

Prefix: poly-

Answer 17

many, much ( ex. polyculture )

Question 18

Prefix: post-

Answer 18

after, behind (ex. postmortem, posterior, post-op )

Question 19

Prefix: dys-

Answer 19

painful, difficult, abnormal ( ex. dysfunctional )

Question 20

Prefix: pre-

Answer 20

before ( ex. prevent, predict )

Question 21

Prefix: peri-

Answer 21

around, surrounding (ex. perimeter )

Question 22

Prefix: sub-, infra-

Answer 22

below, beneath ( ex. infrastructure, subway )

Question 23

Prefix: intra-

Answer 23

inside, within

Question 24

Prefix: inter-

Answer 24

between, among ( ex. interfere )

Question 25

Prefix: supra-, super-

Answer 25

above ( ex. supraspinatus , superior )

Question 26

Suffix: -tomy

Answer 26

incision ( ex. craniotomy )

Question 27

Suffix: -algia

Answer 27

pain ( ex. arthralgia )

Question 28

Suffix: -ism, -ia

Answer 28

condition of ( ex. acute alcoholism, tachycardia )

Question 29

Suffix: -ium

Answer 29

pertaining to the body region, structure

Question 30

Suffix: -itis

Answer 30

inflammation (ex. conjunctivitis )

Question 31

Suffix: -oma

Answer 31

tumor ( ex. glaucoma )

Question 32

Suffix: -logy

Answer 32

study of ( ex. technology, ontology )

Question 33

Suffix: -ac, -al, -ary, -ic, -ous

Answer 33

pertaining to ( ex. cardiac, pulmonary, abdominal, hydrophilic, nervous )

Question 34

Suffix: -ectomy

Answer 34

excision, surgical removal ( ex. appendectomy )

Question 35

Suffix: -gram

Answer 35

record, recording ( ex. mammogram )

Question 36

Combining form: neprh/o,ren/o

Answer 36

kidney

Question 37

Combining form: cardi/o

Answer 37

heart

Question 38

Combining form: cerebr/o

Answer 38

brain, cerebrum

Question 39

Combining form: crani/o

Answer 39

cranium, skull

Question 40

Combining form: dermat/o

Answer 40

skin

Question 41

Combining form: colo/o, colon/o

Answer 41

colon ( section of large intestine )

Question 42

Combining form: oste/o

Answer 42

bone

Question 43

Combining form: neur/o

Answer 43

nerve, nerve tissue

Question 44

Gastotomy

Answer 44

surgical incision of the stomach

Question 45

Gastritis

Answer 45

inflammation of the stomach

Question 46

Gastroesophageal

Answer 46

pertaining to the stomach and the esophagus

Question 47

Acute

Answer 47

symptoms or signs that begin and worsen quickly; not chronic

Question 48

Plural ending: vertebra

Answer 48

vertebra ➡️ vertebrae * rule: keep -a and add -ae

Question 49

Plural ending: foramen

Answer 49

foramen ➡️ foramina *rule: drop -en and add -ina

Question 50

Plural ending: pollex

Answer 50

pollex ➡️ pollices * rule: drop -ex & add -ices

Question 51

Plural ending: ganglion

Answer 51

ganglion ➡️ ganglia * rule: drop -ion & add -ia

Question 52

Plural ending: appendix

Answer 52

appendix ➡️ appendices rule: drop -ix & add -ices

Question 53

Plural ending: ankylosis & testis

Answer 53

ankylosis ➡️ ankyloses testis ➡️ testes *rule: drop -is & add -es

Question 54

Plural ending: phenomenon & spermatozoon

Answer 54

phenomenon ➡️ phenomena spermatozoon ➡️ spermatozoa *rule: drop -on & add -a

Question 55

Plural ending: epithelium

Answer 55

epithelium ➡️ epithelia *rule: drop -ium & add -ia

Question 56

Plural ending: diverticulum & atrium

Answer 56

diverticulum ➡️ diverticula atrium ➡️ atria *rule: drop -um & add -ia

Question 57

Plural ending: nucleus & embolus

Answer 57

nucleus ➡️ nuclei embolus ➡️ emboli *rule: drop -us & add -i

Question 58

Plural ending: phalanx

Answer 58

phalanx ➡️ phalanges *rule: drop -x & add -ges

Question 59

Plural ending: biopsy

Answer 59

biopsy ➡️ biopsies *rule: drop -y & add -ies

Question 60

What are stress marks?

Answer 60

a guide to which syllable to say more forcefully when the word is pronounced

Question 61

Term meaning " a recording of blood vessels "

Answer 61

angiogram

Question 62

Term meaning " surgical removal of disk "

Answer 62

diskectomy

Question 63

Medical term meaning " frequent urination "

Answer 63

polyuria

Question 64

Terms that means " pertaining to the kidney "

Answer 64

renal

Question 65

Term meaning " not pertaining of bacteria "

Answer 65

abacterial