Root Words
Historic Development
Suffix
Prefix
Misc.
100
This is the root word for joint
What is Arthr/o
100
Current medical vocabulary includes terms built from what 2 languages?
What is Greek and Latin
100
In the word hepatic which is the suffix
What is 'ic'
100
What prefix has the meaning two?
What is bi-
100
What is the Greek definition for the word "below"
What is sub'
200
This is the root word for siffness
What is Ankyl/o
200
What two ancient greek philosophers used this language more that 2400 years ago?
What is Hippocrates and Aristotle
200
The suffix -scopy means
What is visual examination
200
in the medical word intramuscular what is the prefix?
What is intra-
200
Which of the two ways to learn medical terminology can be monotonous?
What is memorization
300
This is the root word for arm
What is Brachi/o
300
what are the two ways you can learn medical terminology?
What is memorizing and learning word parts and how they fit together.
300
A word part attached to the end of the word root to modify its meaning is known as what?
What is the suffix
300
The suffix Sub- means what?
What is under
300
Is the root word for bone
What is oste
400
This is the root word for neck
What is cervic/
400
During Greece's Classical period Hippocrates was traditionally regarded as what?
What is the father of medicine
400
The suffix -itis means
What is inflammation or disease
400
The word part attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is called what?
What is the prefix
400
What is the word part that is used to ease pronunciation called?
What is the combining vowel
500
This is the root word for spine
What is Rachi/o
500
Most Medical terms built from word parts consists of some or all of the following components.
What is Word Roots, Suffixes, Prefixes, Combining words
500
The suffix -tomy means
What is surgical incision
500
the prefix for the meaning slow is what?
What is brady-
500
What is a word formed from the first letter of the words in a set phrase called?
What is an Acronym
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