Word Root
This is the foundation of a medical term and contains its primary meaning.
What is a word root?
The element that is located at the beginning of a medical word.
What is a Prefix?
Define prefix "an"?
What is without, not?
Word root is combined with a vowel.
What is combining form?
These are the languages that most word roots are derived from.
What is Latin and Greek?
Suffix that means inflammation.
What is -itis?
Define suffix -megaly
What is Enlargment
It is usually an o but sometimes an i
What are the combining vowels?
Greek word dermatos and the Latin word cutis both refer to this?
What is skin?
A word root links this if it begins with a vowel.
What is suffix?
Define prefix -"poly".
What is many, much?
Arthr/o is an example of this.
What is a combining form?
This is the word root for mouth.
What is stoma?
This means excessive, above normal.
What is hyper?
Define word root "enter".
What is intestine?
A doctor who is a specialist of the heart.
What is a Cardiologist?
Hepat is the word root for what organ?
What is the liver?
The meaning of -oma.
What is tumor?
Define the combining form "erythr/o ".
What is red?