| Question | Answer |
| The word root for liver is
hepat
mast
oste
my | hepat
That's right! Hepat is the word root for liver. |
| Oste/o/chondr/itis is an example of a
compound word
a simple word
a suffix that begins with a consonant
a medical word containing a prefix | compound word
That's right! A compound word is a medical word consisting of more than one word root joined together with an o. |
| Which is an example of a word root linking a suffix that begins with a vowel?
Scler/osis
Cardi/o/megaly
Enter/o/lysis
Therm/o/meter | Scler/osis
That's right. When the suffix begins with a vowel you will not |
| Compound words may consist of two or more word roots.
True
False | True
That's right! |
| A word root + o results in a combining form (CF).
True
False | True
That's right! |
| In the word syncope, the final e is pronounced as a separate syllable.
True
False | True
That's right! Syncope is the medical word for fainting. |
| When defining a medical word, first define the suffix.
True
False | True
That's right. Start with the suffix, then go back to the beginning to define the word. |
| Arthr/o is an example of a
combining form
suffix
prefix
word root | combining form
That's right. Arthr is the word root and 'o' is the combining vowel; together that is a combining form. |
| A medical word consisting of more than one word root joined together with an o is a(n)
compound word
prefix
suffix
disease | compound word
That's right! Can you think of examples? |
| Which element is located at the beginning of a medical word when needed?
prefix
suffix
word root
precambrian | prefix
That's right! |
| Which element is a word root?
nephr
nephr/o
nephro/s
nephrostomy | nephr
That's right! |
| Define a medical term by first defining the
suffix
prefix
middle part of the word
combining form | suffix
That's right! You start at the end then go back to the beginning. |
| The word root in a medical term usually indicates a(n)
anatomical structure
procedure
condition
position | anatomical structure
That's right! |
| Most medical word roots are derived from
Latin and Greek
Latin and French
German and Latin
Spanish and French | Latin and Greek
That's right! |
| There are 10 (ten) basic rules for building or decoding medical words.
True
False | False
That's right, there are only 3 (three) basic rules for building or decoding medical words. |
| The four elements used to form medical words are word roots, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms.
True .
False | True
That's right! The combining form is the word root + the combining vowel. |
| The combining form (CF) for joint is
arthr/o
chondr/o
oste/o
-osis | arthr/o
That's right! |
| In the term psychiatric, the p is pronounced as a hard p.
True
False | False
That's right! In this word the p is silent. |
| Medical words composed of word
elements, also known as word parts, and
consisting of some or all of the following
elements: | Word root (WR)
• Combining form (CF)
• Suffix
• Prefix |
| Three steps for defining medical words | 1.Define the suffix first.
2.Define the first part of the word (WR, CF, or
prefix).
3.Define the middle part of the word (WR or
CF). |
| Three rules for building medical words | 1: A WR links a suffix that begins with a
vowel.
2: A CF links a suffix that begins with a
consonant.
3: A CF links a root to another root to form
a compound word
* holds true even if the next root begins with a
vowel, as in gastr/o/intestin/al. |
| Build med word. (Rule)
1. arthr/itis - Build med word.
2. gastr/o/intestin/al:
3. hepat/o/cyte: | 1. Rule 1: A WR links a suffix that
begins with a vowel.
2. Rule 3: A CF links a
root to another root to form a compound
word; a root links a suffix that begins with
a vowel.
3. Rule 2: A CF links a suffix
that begins with a consonant |
