Ch. 1: Understanding Medical Word Elements: Learning Activity 1-1

dermat/o

skin

splen/o

spleen

word root or root, combining form, suffix, and prefix

the 4 elements used to form words are

hyster/o

uterus

True

a combining form links a suffix that begins with a consonant

True

a combining form links multiple roots to each other

ot/o

ear

False - A combining vowel is usually an "o"

a combining vowel is usually an e

arthr

a root is the main part or foundation of a word. In the words arthritis, arthrectomy, and arthroscope, the root is

Fasle - A word root links a suffix that begins with a vowel

a word root links a suffix that begins with a consonant

True

in the term intramuscular, intro is the prefix

enter/o

intestine

neur/o

nerve

False - To define a medical word, first define the suffix or the end of the word. Second, define the first part of the word. Third, define the middle of the word.

to define a medical word, first define the prefix

hydr/o

water