Chapter 1 Basic Word Structure
whihc suffix means to "cut out" or remove? a. -ectomy b. -scopy c. -itis d. -opsy
a. -ectomy
sub-
below, under
dia-
complete, through
electr
electricity
ophthalm/o
eye
-itis
inflammation
arthr/o
joint
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-ion
process
-tomy
process of cutting, incision
-logy
process of study
-opsy
process of viewing
-scopy
process of visually examining
-y
process, condition
leuk/o
white
radi/o
xrays
epi-
above, upon
trans-
across, through
when a term contains two or more roots related to parts of the body, what often determines which root is listed first?
anatomical position
which term means inflammation of the gland? a) arthritis b) adenitis c) adenoma d) cephalic
b) adenitis
Which element appears at the beginning of a medical term? a) suffix b) prefix c) combining vowel d) combining form
b) prefix
re-
back, backward, again
pro-
before, forward
retro-
behind
hemat
blood
-emia
blood condition
oste/o
bone
encephal/o
brain
all medical terms have: a) a combining vowel b) two roots c) a suffix d) a prefix
c) a suffix
which term means study of cells? a) cystoscopy b) cystitis c) cytology d) hematology
c) cytology
carcin/o
cancerous, cancer
-cyte
cell
cyt/o
cell
cerebr/o
cerebrum
ped/o
child
thromb/o
clot, clotting
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
hypo-
deficient, below, under, less than normal
path/o
disease
-pathy
disease condition
hyper-
excessive, above, more than normal
-ectomy
excision, removal
sarc/o
flesh
root
foundation of the word
aden/o
gland
cephal/o
head
cardi
heart
cardi/o
heart
-scope
instrument to visually examine
enter
intestines
in-
into, in
keep the combining vowel when...
it is between two roots
nephr/o
kidney
ren/o
kidney
gnos/o
knowledge
bi/o
life
hepat/o
liver
psych/o
mind
neur/o
nerve
a-, an-
no, not, without
rhin/o
nose
ex-, exo-
out, outside of, outward
-algia
pain
-ic
pertaining to
-ic, ical
pertaining to
-genic
produced by or in
-globin
protein
-gram
record
erythr/o
red
combining form
root + combining vowel
aut-, auto
self, own
derm/o or dermat/o
skin
prefix
small part attached to the beginning of a term
-ist
specialist
-sis
state of; condition
gastr-
stomach
log/o
study of
glyc/o
sugar
peri-
surrounding, around
drop the combining vowel when...
the suffix begins with a vowel
cis/o
to cut
sect/o
to cut
crin/o
to secrete
iatr/o
treatment, physician
onc/o
tumor
-oma
tumor, mass, swelling
cyst/o
urinary bladder
ur/o
urinary tract, urine
combining vowel
vowel (usually o) that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root
end-, endo-
within
gynec/o
women, female
suffix
word ending
