These
This is added to the end of a word
suffix
"ab-" means
The 2 most common combining vowels
self
Attached to the beginning of the word
"hypo-" means
underneath, below
This is the basic foundation of a word
word root
"bi-" means
two, double
When word roots combine, you need to separate them with a __________________ regardless of whether or not the second root begins with a vowel
combining vowel
"endo-" means
inner
"retro-" means
backwards
"albin/o" means
white
A prefix is attached _________________ to the word root
directly
Daily Double
Terms that comprise of multiple word roots and a suffix
If a suffix begins with a consonant, how is it attached
with a combining vowel
If "c" is followed by an a, o, u, it is pronounced
"k"
inflammation
The word root and a vowel
Combining form
"tachy-"
rapid
"contra-" means
against
If a suffix begins with a vowel how is it attached?
attached directly to the root
When a medical term identifies body systems or parts, the organs are defined in the order that they are ______________.
studied
In "g" is followed with an e, i, or y, how is it pronounced
"j" sound
Name of a disease or procedure named after a person
Eponym
suffix, prefix, word root