Word Parts
Prefixes
Root Words
Suffixes
Medical Terms in Action
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5 basic parts of medical words

What are Prefix, Root, Suffix, Combining Vowel, Combining Form 

100

The prefix “hyper-” means

What is Above or Excess 

100

“cardi” refers to

What is Heart 

100

the suffix “-itis” means

What is Inflammation

100

“gastroenteritis” mean

What is Inflammation of stomach and intestines 

200

The part of a word gives the main meaning

What is a Root 

200

 “hypo-” mean 

What is Below or Less 

200

“gastr” refers to

What is Stomach

200

“-ectomy” means

What is Surgical Removal 

200

“tonsillectomy” means

Removal of tonsils

300

The part that links word parts together and helps with pronunciation 

What is a Combining Vowel

300

“intra-” mean

What is Within

300

“cyt” refers to

What is Cell

300

“-algia” mean

What is Pain 

300

“cardiology” means

What is the Study of the heart

400

A combining form is made of

What is Root + Combining Vowel

400

“an-” in “anemia" means

What is Without 

400

“myo” refers to

What is Muscle

400

“-logy” means

What is the Study Of 

400

“hypogastric” means

What is Below the stomach

500

The first step when breaking down a medical term

What is starting with the suffix

500

True or False: All medical terms have prefixes

What is False

500

“path” in the word “pathology means

What is Disease

500

“-emia” means

What is a Blood Condition

500

“epigastric” means

 What is Above the stomach