Chapter 1 - Combining Forms

Question 1

What is the root?

Answer 1

Foundation of the word

Question 2

What is the suffix?

Answer 2

Ending piece of the word

Question 3

What is the combining vowel?

Answer 3

Usually ‘O’.

Links the root to the suffix or the root to another root

Question 4

What is the prefix?

Answer 4

Small part attached to beginning of the term

Question 5

How do you read a term?

Answer 5

Starting from the suffix, then going back to beginning of the term.
Drop combining vowel before a suffix beginning with a vowel, but keep it between two roots even if the second root starts with a vowel

Question 6

Combing Form

Answer 6

Combination of root and combining vowel

Question 7

Aden/o

Answer 7

Gland

Question 8

Arthr/o

Answer 8

Joint

Question 9

Bi/o

Answer 9

Life

Question 10

Carcin/o

Answer 10

Cancerous

Question 11

Cardi/o

Answer 11

Heart

Question 12

Cephal/o

Answer 12

Head

Question 13

Cerebr/o

Answer 13

Cerebrum

Question 14

Cis/o

Answer 14

To cut

Question 15

Crin/o

Answer 15

To secrete

Question 16

Cyst/o

Answer 16

Bladder

Question 17

Cyt/o

Answer 17

Cell

Question 18

Derm/o

Answer 18

Skin

Question 19

Dermat/o

Answer 19

Skin

Question 20

Electr/o

Answer 20

Electricity

Question 21

Encephal/o

Answer 21

Brain

Question 22

Enter/o

Answer 22

Intestines

Question 23

Erythr/o

Answer 23

????

Question 24

Glyc/o

Answer 24

Sugar

Question 25

Gnos/o

Answer 25

Knowledge

Question 26

Gynec/o

Answer 26

Female

Question 27

Hemat/o

Answer 27

Blood

Question 28

Hem/o

Answer 28

Blood

Question 29

Hepat/o

Answer 29

Liver

Question 30

Iatr/o

Answer 30

Treatment, physician

Question 31

Leuk/o

Answer 31

White

Question 32

Log/o

Answer 32

Study of

Question 33

Nephr/o

Answer 33

Kidney

Question 34

Neur/o

Answer 34

Nerve

Question 35

Onc/o

Answer 35

Tumour

Question 36

Opthalm/o

Answer 36

Eye

Question 37

Oste/o

Answer 37

Bone

Question 38

Path/o

Answer 38

Disease

Question 39

Ped/o

Answer 39

Child

Question 40

Psych/o

Answer 40

Mind

Question 41

Radi/o

Answer 41

X-rays

Question 42

Ren/o

Answer 42

Kidney

Question 43

Rhin/o

Answer 43

Nose

Question 44

Sarc/o

Answer 44

Flesh

Question 45

Sect/o

Answer 45

To cut

Question 46

Thromb/o

Answer 46

Clot, clotting

Question 47

Ur/o

Answer 47

Urinary tract

Question 48

Gastr/o

Answer 48

Stomach