Root Words Flashcards
(35 cards)
1
Q
Guideline 1
A
When the suffix begins with a vowel, drop the combining vowel from the combining form and add the suffix.
2
Q
Guideline 2
A
When a suffix begins with a consonant, keep the combining vowel and add the suffix to the combining form.
3
Q
Guideline 3
A
When adding one combining form to another, keep the combining vowel between them.
4
Q
Guideline 4
A
When the medical word has two combining forms, drop the combining vowel from the second combining form and add the suffix.
5
Q
Norm
A
rule
6
Q
Adhes
A
stuck to
7
Q
Axill
A
armpit
8
Q
bi/o
A
life
9
Q
Chem/o
A
chemical
10
Q
Chronic
A
pertaining to time
11
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
12
Q
dem
A
people
13
Q
eti/o
A
cause
14
Q
format
A
shaping
15
Q
gen, gene
A
formation, produce
16
Q
infect
A
to infect
17
Q
kil/o
A
a thousand
18
Q
macr/o
A
large
19
Q
malign/o
A
bad kind
20
Q
maxim
A
greatest
21
Q
minim
A
least
22
Q
morbid
A
sick
23
Q
mortal
A
human being
24
Q
necr/o
A
death
25
onc/o
tumor
26
organ/o
organ
27
palm
palm
28
prophylact
guarding
29
pyr/o
heat, fire
30
pyret
fever
31
radi/o
ray, x-ray
32
scop
to examine
33
sept
putrefaction
34
therm/o
hot, heat
35
tuss
cough
