Review Word Scramble

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

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