Pronunciation
Plurals
Miscellaneous
Prefixes/Suffixes
Combining Forms
100
"g" before a, o, or u sounds like
What is "g"?
100
A word ending in -ax when singular ends in ______ when plural.
What is -aces?
100
Type of suffix that describes evidence of illness
What is a symptomatic suffix?
100
pertaining to
What is -ic or -al?
100
vessel
What is angi/o, vas/o, or vascul/o?
200
"c" before a, o, or u sounds like
What is "k"?
200
A word ending in -ex or -ix when singular ends in ______ when plural.
What is -ices?
200
Type of suffix that identifies a medical condition
What is a diagnostic suffix?
200
excision or removal
What is -ectomy?
200
small intestine
What is enter/o?
300
"c" before e or i sounds like
What is "s"?
300
A word ending in -us when singular ends in ______ when plural.
What is -i?
300
Type of suffix that describes a surgical treatment
What is a surgical or operative suffix?
300
study of
What is -logy?
300
blood
What is hem/o or hemat/o?
400
"g" before e or i sounds like
What is "j"?
400
A word ending in -on or -um when singular ends in ______ when plural.
What is -a?
400
Type of suffix that has general application, such as to form an adjective or noun
What is a general suffix?
400
creation of an opening
What is -stomy?
400
esophagus
What is esophag/o?
500
"x" as the first letter of a word sounds like
What is "z"?
500
A word ending in -ma when singular ends in ______ when plural.
What is -mata?
500
This links two roots and makes words easier to pronounce
What is a combining vowel?
500
incision
What is -tomy?
500
stomach
What is gastr/o?