Chapter 1 Intro to Med Term

Question 1

Word Root

Answer 1

the base of the word and holds its fundamental meaning and can have more than one root typically describes the involved body part

Question 2

the base of the word and holds its fundamental meaning and can have more than one root typically describes the involved body part

Answer 2

Word Root

Question 3

combining form

Answer 3

a word root with a combining vowel added at the end when two word roots are combined or when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added

Question 4

a word root with a combining vowel added at the end when two word roots are combined or when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added

Answer 4

combining form

Question 5

suffix

Answer 5

at the end of the word and typically describes the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease. hyphen comes before word (-itis)

Question 6

at the end of the word and typically describes the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease. hyphen comes before word (-itis)

Answer 6

suffix

Question 7

prefix

Answer 7

at the begining of the word and typically describes the location, time, or number. hyphen comes after word (hyper-)

Question 8

at the begining of the word and typically describes the location, time, or number. hyphen comes after word (hyper-)

Answer 8

prefix