MT Short Course Ch 1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Root word | Primary term gives the essential meaning |
Suffix | Word part at end |
Prefix | Word part at beginning |
Combining vowel | 'O' is frequently shown as the combining vowel at the end of the root word. This is dropped when the suffix also begins with a vowel. |
Word analysis process | Begin at the end of the word then move to the beginning and across eg. gastr/o enter/o logy = study of stomach and intestines |
aden/o | gland |
arthr/o | joint |
bi/o | life |
carcin/o | cancer |
cardi/o | heart |
cephal/o | head |
cerebr/o | cerebrum (largest part of the brain) |
cyst/o | urinary bladder |
cyt/o | cell |
derm/o dermat/o | skin |
electr/o | electricity |
encephal/o | brain |
enter/o | intestines (often referring to the small intestine) |
erythr/o | red |
gastr/o | stomach |
gnos/o | knowledge |
gynec/o | woman, female |
hem/o hemat/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
singular to pleural 'a' changes to | Pleural 'ae' |
singular to pleural 'is' changes to | Pleural 'es' |
singular to pleural 'ex' or 'ix' changes to | Pleural 'ces' or 'ices' |
singular to pleural 'on' changes to | Pleural 'ia' |
singular to pleural 'um' changes to | Pleural 'a' |
singular to pleural 'us' changes to | Pleural 'i' |
lapar/o | abdomen |
leuk/o | white |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
onc/o | tumor |
ophthalm/o | eye |
oste/o | bone |
path/o | disease |
psych/o | mind |
ren/o | kidney |
rhin/o | nose |
sarc/o | flesh |
thromb/o | clotting |
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