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What are the four elements used to form words?
What are the four elements used to form words?
In the words arthritis, arthroma, and arthroscope, which element is the root?
In the words arthritis, arthroma, and arthroscope, which element is the root?
Which statement about combining vowels is correct?
Which statement about combining vowels is correct?
To link a suffix that begins with a consonant, which statement is true?
To link a suffix that begins with a consonant, which statement is true?
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What is the role of a combining form in linking medical terms?
What is the role of a combining form in linking medical terms?
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What is the first component to define when breaking down a medical term?
What is the first component to define when breaking down a medical term?
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In the term intramuscular, what role does 'intra' serve?
In the term intramuscular, what role does 'intra' serve?
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Which of the following medical words includes a root relating to inflammation?
Which of the following medical words includes a root relating to inflammation?
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What is indicated by the combining form 'dermat/o'?
What is indicated by the combining form 'dermat/o'?
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What does the suffix 'ectomy' indicate in medical terminology?
What does the suffix 'ectomy' indicate in medical terminology?
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Study Notes
Word Elements
- Four elements forming words: prefixes, suffixes, word roots, combining forms
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Root: main part or foundation of a word.
- Example: arthr in arthritis, arthroma, and arthroscope
Combining Forms
- Combining vowel: usually "e"
- Combining form: links multiple roots to each other.
- Prefix: usually precedes the root
- Suffix: usually follows the root.
- Prefix is a word part that is added to the beginning of a root word to change its meaning.
- Suffix word part added to the end of a root word to change its meaning.
Roots
- splen/o (spleen)
- hyster/o (uterus)
- enter/o (intestine)
- neur/o (nerve)
- ot /o (ear)
- dermat/o (skin)
- hydr/o (water)
Medical Words and Combining Forms
- nephritis: inflammation of the kidneys
- arthrodesis: fixation of a joint
- dermatitis: inflammation of the skin
- dentist: specialist in teeth
- gastrectomy: excision of the stomach
- chondritis: inflammation of cartilage
- hepatoma: tumor of the liver
- muscular: pertaining to muscles
- gastria: condition of the stomach
- osteoma: tumor of the bone
- nephr: kidney
- hepat/o: liver
- arthr: joint
- oste/o/arthr: bone, joint
- cholangi/o: bile vessel
Incomplete Word Meanings and Combining Forms
- episi/o/t o m y: incision of the perineum
- col: excision (of all or part) of the colon
- arthr/o/: surgical puncture of a joint (to remove fluid)
- splen: excision of the spleen
- col/o/: forming an opening (mouth) into the colon
- oste/o/: instrument to cut bone
- tympan/o/: incision of the tympanic membrane
- trache/o/: forming an opening (mouth) into the trachea
- mast: excision of a breast
- lith/o/: incision to remove a stone or calculus
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Test your knowledge of medical word elements including prefixes, suffixes, roots, and combining forms. This quiz will challenge your understanding of how these components come together to form medical terminology.
