Chapter 1 Test Prep

Prefix

100

Below

sub-

200

peri-

surrounding, around

300

brady-

slow

400

mal-

abnormal, bad

500

Good

eu-

Suffix

100

-itis

inflammation

200

Pain

-algia

300

-ectomy

surgical removal

400

-rrhexis

rupture

500

Surgical opening

-ostomy

Combining Words

100

Joint

Arth/o

200

my/o

muscle

300

arteri/o

artery 

400

Rib

Cost/o

500

Nephr/o

Kidney

Word Surgery

100

cardi/o-ologist

Cardiologist (heart specialist)

200

Pertaining to before birth

Prenatal

300

Nose Job

Rhin/o-plasty (Rhinoplasty)

400

Higher than normal amount of glucose

Hyperglycemia

500

Having a fast heartbeat over 100bpm

Tachycardia (tachy-cardi/o+a)

Misc

100

True or False: A word root ALWAYS ends in an O.

False, the "o" is the combining vowel and is used occasionally. (example, cardi/o-ologist. Cardiologist. No double o).

200

How many chambers does the heart have?

4

300

What is the largest artery in the body?

The aorta

400

What country has the highest life expectancy in the world?

Japan

500

The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. What does it mean?

 A lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica or quartz dust.