Chapter 1

Question 1

Medical words are composed of word elements, or word parts. What 4 elements do they consist of?

Answer 1

1. Word Root WR
2. Combining Form CF
3. Suffix
4. Prefix

Question 2

Word Root- language, foundation, means what type of thing?

Answer 2

Latin or Greek, foundation of word which is the main meaning, body part

Question 3

Word Root example

Answer 3

GASTR/oma, gastr meaning stomach

Question 4

Combining Form- common letter, significance, created when…

Answer 4

Usually an o sometimes an i or e, no meaning, word root is combined with a vowel- combining vowel

Question 5

Combining Form example

Answer 5

mammOgram

Question 6

Suffix- placement, indication

Answer 6

End of word, pathology, condition, symptom, diagnosis….

Question 7

Suffix example

Answer 7

appendECTOMY (meaning to surgically remove)

Question 8

Itis

Answer 8

IT IS INFLAMED

Question 9

Megaly

Answer 9

MEGA Big , Enlargement

Question 10

Oma

Answer 10

Tumor

Question 11

Cyte

Answer 11

Cell

Question 12

When making a word, if the suffix begins with a vowel, you use ______. If it does not, you use a ______.

Answer 12

word root & combining form.

• –> itis… gastritis; WR
• –> megaly… cardiOmegaly; CF

Question 13

Prefix- placement, indication

Answer 13

Beginning of word, time, position, direction…

Question 14

Prefix example

Answer 14

PREnatal, period before birth

Question 15

Hyper

Answer 15

Above normal, excessive

Question 16

Hypo

Answer 16

Below, less than

Question 17

To define a medical word, what order do you define?

Answer 17

LAST, FIRST, MIDDLE

Suffix, prefix, word root (or combining form)

Question 18

Break down gastroenteritis in the 3 steps

Answer 18

1. Last- itis inflammation
2. First- gastr stomach
3. Middle- o no meaning and enter meaning intestines
   Inflammation of the stomach and intestines

Question 19

Break down cardiomegaly in the 3 steps

Answer 19

1. Last- megaly enlargement
2. First- cardi heart
3. Middle- o meaning nothing
   Enlargement of the heart