Combining Forms
Pulmon/o means?
What is lung
hyper- means?
What is excessive
What is the prefix for small?
what is the prefix for under?
The most common combining vowel used in a medical term?
What is 'o'
Hemat/o means?
What is blood
retro- means?
extra- means?
hypo- means?
What word part is the foundation of a medical term?
What is a word root
Enter/o means?
What is small intestine
What is the prefix for fast?
What is tachy-
Auto- means?
What is self
What is the prefix for beyond?
What is ultra-
A combining form is a word root and its ________
What is combining vowel
What is ear
de- means?
Pseudo- means?
What is false
Poly- means?
What is many
A _______ is used at the beginning of a word and may indicate location, number, or time (frequency).
What is a prefix
What is the combining form for cancer?
What is carcin/o
per- means?
What is through
What 2 prefixes mean before?
What is pre- and pro-
What is the number prefix for none?
What is nulli-
What are the 4 components of a medical term?
What are word root, prefix, suffix, and combining vowel.