Word Roots
The foundation of a medical term, it contains the primary meaning.
What is Word Root?
a root is the main part or foundation of a word. In the words arthritis, arthrectomy, and arthroscope, the root is?
The suffix most commonly used for inflammation.
What is itis?
This word element usually indicates a number, time, position, direction, or negation.
What is the prefix?
The three steps for defining medical words are:
What is:
1. Define the suffix
2. Define the prefix
3. Define the middle of the word
Most word roots are derived from what two languages?
What is Greek and Latin?
This is a word element attached to the beginning of a word or word root.
What is a prefix?
The suffix most commonly used for enlargement?
What is megaly?
The prefix for without or not.
What is an?
The medical word for excision of the spleen.
What is splenectomy?
______ roots describe a disease, condition, treatment, or diagnosis.
What is Greek?
This is a word element placed at the end of a word that alters its meaning.
What is a suffix?
The suffix most commonly used for tumor.
What is oma?
The prefix for excessive or above normal.
What is hyper?
The medical word for inflammation of the pancreas.
What is pancreatitis?
_____ roots describe anatomical structures.
What is Latin?
The vowel, known as _____________, is usually an o but is sometimes an i.
What is cyte?
The prefix for many or much.
What is poly?
The medical word for enlargement of the liver.
What is hepatomegaly?
A __________ is created when a word root is combined with a vowel.
What is combining form?
What are Word Root, Combining Form, Suffix, and Prefix?
When defining a medical term, this element should be defined first.
What is suffix.
The prefix for in or within.
What is intra?
The medical word for excision of the colon.
What is colectomy?