Word Parts
Every medical term must contain at least one of these, as it provides the primary meaning of the word.
What is a word root?
MRI
What is an abbreviation?
Most medical terms are derived from these two languages.
What are Greek and Latin?
This is the most commonly used combining vowel.
What is an O?
Bi-
What is two?
This word part is found before the word root(s).
What are prefixes?
MRSA
What is an acronym?
When you begin a definition, you should begin with this word part.
What is the suffix?
This is the purpose of a combining vowel.
What is making the word easier to pronounce?
Intra-
What is within?
This word part is always found at the end of the word, if present.
What is the suffix?
Nuclear Medicine Scanner
This is what we call a word that does not follow the medical language rules.
What is a rebel?
A U-shaped mark above a vowel indicates this vowel sound is made.
What is short?
-ology
What is the study of?
Spell the combining form of the following word: "osteopathy".
What is "osteo".
West Nile Virus
What is an eponym?
These are the two situations/locations when a combining vowel is not needed.
What is between a prefix and a word root, and between a word root and suffix when the suffix begins with a vowel?
A macron above a vowel indicates this vowel sound should be made.
What is long?
Brady-
What is slow?
Spell the word root of the following term: "intravenous"
What is "ven"?
Laser
What is an acronym?
This suffix means "inflammation".
What is -itis?
Pronounce the following term:
PĔR/cūt/ān/ēous
What is percutaneous?
-scope
What is an instrument to view or examine?