week 1: combining forms, suffixes, prefixes

Question 1

root

Answer 1

the essential meaning of the term

Question 2

suffix

Answer 2

word ending

Question 3

prefix

Answer 3

small part added to the beginning of the term

Question 4

combining vowel

Answer 4

connects roots to suffixes and root to other roots

Question 5

combining form

Answer 5

the combination of the root and the combining vowel

Question 6

COMBINING FORM

aden/o

Answer 6

gland

Question 7

COMBINING FORM

arthr/o

Answer 7

joint

Question 8

COMBINING FORM

bi/o

Answer 8

life

Question 9

COMBINING FORM

carcin/o

Answer 9

cancer
cancerous

Question 10

COMBINING FORM

cardi/o

Answer 10

heart

Question 11

COMBINING FORM

cephal/o

Answer 11

gland
head

Question 12

COMBINING FORM

cerebr/o

Answer 12

gland

Question 13

COMBINING FORM

cyst/o

Answer 13

cell

Question 14

COMBINING FORM

derm/o

Answer 14

skin

Question 15

COMBINING FORM

dermat/o

Answer 15

skin

Question 16

COMBINING FORM

electr/o

Answer 16

electricity

Question 17

COMBINING FORM

encephal/o

Answer 17

brain

Question 18

COMBINING FORM

enter/o

Answer 18

intestine
(often the small intestines)

Question 19

COMBINING FORM

erythr/o

Answer 19

red

Question 20

COMBINING FORM

gastr/o

Answer 20

stomach

Question 21

COMBINING FORM

gnos/o

Answer 21

knowledge

Question 22

COMBINING FORM

gynec/o

Answer 22

woman
female

Question 23

COMBINING FORM

hem/o

Answer 23

blood

Question 24

COMBINING FORM

hemat/o

Answer 24

blood

Question 25

COMBINING FORM hepat/o

Answer 25

liver

Question 26

COMBINING FORM lapar/o

Answer 26

abdomen

Question 27

COMBINING FORM leuk/o

Answer 27

white

Question 28

COMBINING FORM nephr/o

Answer 28

kidney

Question 29

COMBINING FORM neur/o

Answer 29

nerve

Question 30

COMBINING FORM onc/o

Answer 30

tumor

Question 31

COMBINING FORM ophthalm/o

Answer 31

eye

Question 32

COMBINING FORM oste/o

Answer 32

bone

Question 33

COMBINING FORM path/o

Answer 33

disease

Question 34

COMBINING FORM psych/o

Answer 34

mind

Question 35

COMBINING FORM ren/o

Answer 35

kidney

Question 36

COMBINING FORM rhin/o

Answer 36

nose

Question 37

COMBINING FORM sarc/o

Answer 37

flesh

Question 38

COMBINING FORM thromb/o

Answer 38

clotting

Question 39

SUFFIXES -al

Answer 39

pertaining to

Question 40

SUFFIXES -algia

Answer 40

pain

Question 41

SUFFIXES -cyte

Answer 41

cell

Question 42

SUFFIXES -ectomy

Answer 42

cutting out removal excision

Question 43

SUFFIXES -emia

Answer 43

blood condition

Question 44

SUFFIXES -globin

Answer 44

protein

Question 45

SUFFIXES -gram

Answer 45

record

Question 46

SUFFIXES -ia

Answer 46

condition

Question 47

SUFFIXES -ic

Answer 47

pertaining to

Question 48

SUFFIXES -ism

Answer 48

condition process

Question 49

SUFFIXES -itis

Answer 49

inflammation

Question 50

SUFFIXES -logist

Answer 50

specialist in the study of

Question 51

SUFFIXES -logy

Answer 51

study of

Question 52

SUFFIXES -oma

Answer 52

tumor mass

Question 53

SUFFIXES -opsy

Answer 53

process of viewing

Question 54

SUFFIXES -osis

Answer 54

abnormal condition

Question 55

SUFFIXES -scope

Answer 55

instrument to visually examine

Question 56

SUFFIXES -scopy

Answer 56

process of visual examination

Question 57

SUFFIXES -sis

Answer 57

study of

Question 58

SUFFIXES -tomy

Answer 58

process of cutting into (incision)

Question 59

PREFIXES a- an-

Answer 59

no not

Question 60

PREFIXES aut-

Answer 60

self

Question 61

PREFIXES dia-

Answer 61

complete through

Question 62

PREFIXES dys-

Answer 62

bad painful difficult abnormal

Question 63

PREFIXES endo-

Answer 63

within

Question 64

PREFIXES exo-

Answer 64

outside

Question 65

PREFIXES hyper-

Answer 65

excessive more than normal too much

Question 66

PREFIXES hypo-

Answer 66

below less than normal under

Question 67

PREFIXES peri-

Answer 67

surrounding

Question 68

PREFIXES pro-

Answer 68

before forward

Question 69

PREFIXES re-

Answer 69

back

Question 70

PREFIXES retro-

Answer 70

behind

Question 71

PREFIXES sub-

Answer 71

below under

Question 72

PREFIXES trans-

Answer 72

across through

Question 73

MEDICAL SCRAMBLE 1. pertaining to the heart daccira

Answer 73

cardiac

Question 74

MEDICAL SCRAMBLE 2. nerve pain ugarenlai

Answer 74

neuralgia

Question 75

MEDICAL SCRAMBLE 3. deficiency of hemoglobin causes this condition imeana

Answer 75

anemia

Question 76

MEDICAL SCRAMBLE 4. study of cells glycotoy

Answer 76

cytology

Question 77

MEDICAL SCRAMBLE 5. infants are often born in this position..head pclahiec

Answer 77

cephalic

Question 78

MEDICAL SCRAMBLE 8. inflammation of a gland nidieast

Answer 78

adenitis