WORDS
Arthr/o is an example of a...
Combining Form
Suffixes are found where in a word?
Ending
A combining form is a word root plus...
a Vowel
What vowel is most commonly used in a combining form?
O or I
Vowels marked with a macron (-) indicate a
Long Sound
In the word Oste/o/chondr/itis, it's means...?
Inflammation
Define medical terms by first defining the...
Suffix
A word element located at the beginning of a word is a...
Prefix
In medical word building, a combining form is used to link a suffix that begins with a...
Consonant
The suffix -dynia means pain. What is another suffix for pain?
-algia
Make a medical term using the word root gastr/
An example would be gastritis.
The suffix -malacia means...
Softening
Hepat/ is an example of a....
Word Root
surgical removal
-ectomy
Make a medical term that means enlargement of the stomach.
Gastromegaly
Your patient had his tonsils (tonsill/) removed. What procedure did he have?
Tonsillectomy
Arteriole refers to an artery that is...?
Arthr/o/centesis means doing this to a joint.
Surgical Puncture
You don't use a combining form vowel on the word root when the suffix starts with a...
Vowel
Your patient is complaining of pain in a nerve (neur/). What 2 terms could you chart to describe this?
Neuralgia
Neurodynia