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MEDICAL TERMS
SUFFIX
WORD ROOT
PREFIX
COMBINING FORM
100
Terms derived from the name of a person who was the first to identify a technique or condition
What is Eponyms
100
a suffix that means disease
What is -pathy
100
when connecting a _____ and a word root, a combing vowel is not used.
what is prefix
100
within
What is intra-
100
T or F A combining form is a word part
What is FALSE a combining form is a word root with a combining vowel
200
Terms formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase that can be spoken as a whole word and usually contains a vowel.
What are Acronyms
200
a suffix that means inflammation
What is -itis
200
This is the core of the word
What is word root
200
slow
What is brady-
200
somatoplasm
What is somat/o
300
Terms derived from the English language such as nuclear medicine scanner
What is modern language
300
Suffix
What is a word part attached to the END of the word root
300
arthr
What is joint
300
T or F There are always prefixes at the beginning of medical terms
What is FALSE The word may begin with a word root and have no prefix
300
oste/o/arthr/o/pathy
What is disease of the bone and joint
400
Terms built from ______ and ______ word parts. Example: arthritis
What is Greek and Latin
400
a suffix that means pertaining to
What is -ic, -al, -ous
400
intravenous
What is ven
400
bone
What is oste-
400
adenocarcinoma
What is aden/o
500
DAILY DOUBLE! favorite class
What is medical terminology
500
a suffix that means enlargement
What is -megaly
500
liver
What is hepat
500
under
What is sub-
500
fibrosarcoma
What is fibr/o