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Most medical word roots are delivered from   Latin and Greek  
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Which is an element of a word root linking suffix that begins with a vowel?   Scler/osis  
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The word root in the medical term usually indicates   Anatomical structure  
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Which element is the word root   Nephr  
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Arthr/o is an example of a:   Combining form  
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The term stomat/itis means   Inflammation of the mouth  
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A combining form is a word root plus a:   Vowel  
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The CF for joint is   Arthr/o  
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A CF is used to link a suffix that begins with a:   Consonant  
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In cardi/o/centesis,cardi/o is a   Combining form  
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In the word pelvimetry, the combining vowel is:   i  
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In mast/o/pexy, the o is a   Combining vowel  
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Which element is commonly used for ease of pronunciation   Combining vowel  
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Which vowel is most commonly attached to a world root to create a CF?   O  
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In the word thermometer, meter is a   Suffix  
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Word endings are called   Suffixes  
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In medical terminology a suffix usually indicates   Procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech  
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A medical word consisting of more than one word root join together with an o is a   Compound word  
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Oste/o/chondr/itis is an example of:   Compound word  
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Which is an example of a CF linked to a word root?   Gastr/o/esophag/itis  
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When building a compound word the first element is usually a   Combining form  
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Define a medical word by first defining the   Suffix  
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Which word means inflammation of the joints?   Arthr/itis  
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Which prefix means before or in front of?   Pre-  
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Which element is located at the beginning of a medical word?   Prefix  
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Which element is a prefix?   Hyper  
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In macroglossia (large tongue), macro- is a:   Prefix  
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Which term consist of prefix?   Monocyte  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-itis   Inflammation  
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Gastr/o   Stomach  
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Intra-   In,within  
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Nephr/o   Kidney  
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-oma   Tumor  
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Arthr/o   Joint  
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Dermant/o   Skin  
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-cyte   Cell  
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Poly-   Many,much  
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Muscul/o   Muscle  
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Nas/o   Nose  
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Stomat/o   Mouth  
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An-   Without, not  
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-ia   Condition  
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Retro-   Backward, Behind  
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Post-   After  
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Sub-   Under , below  
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