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Building medical words
CFs
Prefixes
Suffixes
Medical terminology rules
100
The originating languages of medical terminology today
What is latin and greek?
100
The CF for joint is
Arthr/o
100
means before or in front of
Pre-
100
means inflammation
-itis
100
A CF is used to link a suffix that begins with a ___
consonant
200
The anatomical structure in a medical term is usually indicated by 
What is the word root (WR)?
200
The CF meaning stomach is
gastr/o
200
means many
multi
200
means cell
-cyte
200
In the word pelvimetry, the combining vowel is which letter
i
300

when considering the terms below which would be a word root? 

nephr           nephros

nephro         nephrotomy


What is nephr?
300
The CF meaning head is
cephal/o
300
means high
hyper
300
means larg
-megaly
300
In mastopexy the o is a ____
combining vowel
400
a combining form (CF) is a word root (WR) plus a __
what is a vowel?
400
The CF meaning ear is
ot/o
400
means low
hypo
400
means tumor
-oma
400
A combining form (CF) is a word root (WR) plus what
a combining vowel 



500
A CF is used to link a suffix that begins with a
consonant
500
In the word cardi/o/centesis the CF is
cardi/o
500
means large
macro
500
means an outpouching, protrusion from the body, or hernia
-cele
500
If a suffix begins with a vowel how is the combining form added
The combining vowel is eliminated and only the word root is added Example: scler/osis, dermat/itis