Chapter 1 Test Flashcards
1
Q
ultima
A
last syllable
2
Q
penult
A
next to last syllable
3
Q
antepenult
A
third to last syllable
4
Q
Which syllable usually has the emphasis in pronunciation
A
antepenult
5
Q
Root
A
first if no prefix
6
Q
Prefix
A
first
7
Q
Suffix
A
last
8
Q
Rules for combining vowels
A
1) “o” is the most common combining vowel
2) do NOT use a combining vowel when suffix begins with a vowel
3) join a root to any suffix beginning with a consonant
4) can also be used to join 2 roots together
9
Q
hepato
A
liver
10
Q
cutaneo
A
skin
11
Q
hemato
A
blood
12
Q
patho
A
suffering/disease
13
Q
phag/o
A
eat
14
Q
gastro
A
stomach
15
Q
pneumon/o
A
lung
16
Q
scler/o
A
hard
17
Q
xen/o
A
foreign
18
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
19
Q
gen/o
A
creation/cause
20
Q
hemo
A
blood
21
Q
angio
A
vessel
22
Q
myo
A
muscle
23
Q
musculo
A
muscle
24
Q
arthro
A
joint
25
morph/o
change
26
vaso
vessel
27
plas/o
formation
28
neuro
nerve
29
entero
small intestine
30
py/o
pus
31
pneumo
lung
32
dermato
skin
33
vasculo
vessel
34
hydr/o
water
35
necr/o
death
36
sten/o
narrowing
37
orth/o
straight
38
troph/o
nourishment/development
39
dermo
skin
40
myc/o
fungus
41
cardio
heart
42
hemi-
half
43
con-
with, together
44
bi-
two
45
circum-
around
46
uni-
one
47
ec-
out
48
inter-
between
49
endo-
in, inside
50
exo-
outside
51
macro-
large
52
eu-
good
53
ecto-
outside
54
en-
in, inside
55
pro-
before, on behalf of
56
micro-
small
57
sub-
beneath
58
multi-
many
59
ad-
toward
60
syn-
with, together
61
ex-
out
62
a-
not
63
dys-
bad
64
dia-
through
65
oligo-
few
66
de-
down, away from
67
ante-
before
68
peri-
around
69
semi-
half
70
pre-
before
71
extra-
outside
72
intra-
in, inside
73
hypo-
under
74
sym-
with, together
75
pan-
all
76
poly-
many
77
post-
after
78
brady-
slow
79
epi-
upon
80
trans-
through
81
contra-
against
82
hyper-
over
83
re-
again
84
tachy-
fast
85
anti-
against
86
e-
out
87
mono-
one
88
an-
not
89
ab-
away
90
-ism
condition
91
-ptosis
drooping
92
-iatrics
medical science
93
-logy
study of
94
-scopy
process of looking
95
-algia
pain
96
-rrhagia
excessive flow
97
-gram
written record
98
-megaly
enlargement
99
-icle
small
100
-ium
tissue/structure
101
-emia
blood condition
102
-iatry
medical science
103
-ar
pertaining to
104
-ary
pertaining to
105
-rrhexis
rupture
106
-ole
small
107
-plasty
reconstruction
108
-desis
binding/fixation
109
-stomy
creation of an opening
110
-tic
pertaining to
111
-meter
instrument used to measure
112
-logist
specialist in the study of
113
-al
pertaining to
114
-ic
pertaining to
115
-metry
process of measuring
116
-penia
deficiency
117
-rrhage
excessive flow
118
-cele
hernia
119
-spasm
involuntary contraction
120
-malacia
abnormal softening
121
-ist
specialist
122
-scope
instrument used to look
123
-lysis
loosen/break down
124
-oid
resembling
125
-graph
instrument used to produce a record
126
-y
condition/procedure
127
-tomy
incision
128
-ous
pertaining to
129
-ula
small
130
-itis
inflammation
131
-ectomy
removal
132
-ule
small
133
-osis
condition
134
-dynia
pain
135
-iasis
presence of
136
-ia
condition
137
-centesis
puncture
138
-pexy
surgical fixation
139
-oma
tumor
140
-eal
pertaining to
141
-ac
pertaining to
142
-rrhea
flow
143
-iatrist
specialist in the medicine of
144
-pathy
disease
145
-graphy
writing procedure
146
-rrhaphy
suture
