Pronunciation
Plurals
Miscellaneous
Prefixes/Suffixes
Combining Forms
100
"g" before a, o, or u sounds like
What is "g"?
100
A word ending in -ax when singular ends in ______ when plural.
What is -aces?
100

Type of suffix that describes evidence of illness

What is a symptomatic suffix?

100

pertaining to

What is -ic or -al?

100

vessel

What is angi/o, vas/o, or vascul/o?

200
"c" before a, o, or u sounds like
What is "k"?
200
A word ending in -ex or -ix when singular ends in ______ when plural.
What is -ices?
200
Type of suffix that identifies a medical condition
What is a diagnostic suffix?
200
excision or removal
What is -ectomy?
200

small intestine

What is enter/o?

300
"c" before e or i sounds like
What is "s"?
300

A word ending in -us when singular ends in ______ when plural.

What is -i?

300
Type of suffix that describes a surgical treatment
What is a surgical or operative suffix?
300
study of
What is -logy?
300

blood

What is hem/o or hemat/o?

400

"g" before e or i sounds like

What is "j"?

400
A word ending in -on or -um when singular ends in ______ when plural.
What is -a?
400
Type of suffix that has general application, such as to form an adjective or noun
What is a general suffix?
400

creation of an opening

What is -stomy?

400

esophagus

What is esophag/o?

500
"x" as the first letter of a word sounds like
What is "z"?
500
A word ending in -ma when singular ends in ______ when plural.
What is -mata?
500

This links two roots and makes words easier to pronounce

What is a combining vowel?

500

incision

What is -tomy?

500

stomach

What is gastr/o?

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