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MED TERM C1 QUESTION
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Word beginnings are called? | Prefixes |
| Word endings are called? | Suffixes |
| The foundation of a word is known as the? | Root |
| A letter linking a suffix and a root, or linking two roots, in a term is the? | Combining Vowel |
| The combination of a root and a combining vowel is known as the? | Combining Form |
| What is the meaning for cardi/o? | Heart |
| What is the meaning for aden/o? | Gland |
| What is the meaning of bi/o? | Life |
| What is the meaning of cerebr/o? | Cerebrum |
| What is the meaning of cephal/o? | Head |
| What is the meaning of arthr/o? | Joint |
| What is the meaning of carcin/o? | Cancerous |
| What is the meaning of cyst/o? | Urinary bladder |
| What is the meaning cyt/o? | Cell |
| What is the meaning for derm/o or dermat/o? | Skin |
| What is the meaning of encephal/o? | Brain |
| What is the meaning of electr/o? | Electricity |
| What is the meaning of -oma? | Tumor, Mass, Swelling |
| What is the meaning of -al? | Pertaining to |
| What is the meaning of -itis? | Inflammation |
| What is the meaning of -logy? | Process of study |
| What is the meaning of -scopy? | Process of visually examination |
| What is the meaning of -ic? | Pertaining to |
| What is the meaning of -gram? | Record |
| What is the meaning of -opsy? | process of viewing |