Chapter 1

Question 1

Word part at the beginning of a medical term that changes the meaning of the word root.

Answer 1

prefix

Question 2

A word part added to the end of a word that changes the meaning of the word root

Answer 2

suffix

Question 3

The foundational meaning of a word.

Answer 3

word root

Question 4

A word root with a combining form vowel

Answer 4

combining form

Question 5

Word parts that do not fit within the language rules

Answer 5

rebels

Question 6

The combining form vowel is used to join word parts and to ease pronunciation. The most common combining form vowel is an “o,” but sometimes it is an “i” or an “e”.

Answer 6

combining form vowel

Question 7

Inflammation of bone and joint

Answer 7

Osteoarthritis

Question 8

stomach

Answer 8

gastr/o

Question 9

intestines

Answer 9

enter/o

Question 10

the study of

Answer 10

-logy

Question 11

the study of the stomach and the intestines

Answer 11

gastroenterology

Question 12

pertaining to within the vein

Answer 12

intravenous

Question 13

bone

Answer 13

oste/o

Question 14

joint

Answer 14

arthr/o

Question 15

vein

Answer 15

ven/o

Question 16

inflammation

Answer 16

-itis

Question 17

pertaining to

Answer 17

-ous

Question 18

follows the rules exactly

Answer 18

literally

Question 19

a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y

Answer 19

short vowels

Question 20

A, E, I, O, U

Answer 20

long vowels

Question 21

b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, and z.

Answer 21

consonants

Question 22

within

Answer 22

intra-

Question 23

additional words that make the definition complete

Answer 23

filler words