Word Building Rules
Q: What is the rule for combining vowels?
A: Use 'o' between roots and suffixes unless suffix begins with a vowel
Q: Prefix meaning 'without' or 'not'?
| A: a-, an-
Q: Suffix meaning 'pain'?
A: -algia
Q: Term for front of body?
Anterior
Q: What does 'cyan-' mean?
Blue
Q: What does a combining form include?
A: Root + combining vowel.
Q: Prefix meaning 'slow'?
A: brady-
Q: Suffix meaning 'inflammation'?
A: -itis
Q: Term for back of body?
Posterior
Q: What does 'poly-' mean?
Many
Q: What is the purpose of a suffix?
A: To modify the meaning of the root.
Q: Prefix meaning 'fast'?
A: tachy-
Q: Suffix meaning 'surgical removal'?
A: -ectomy
Q: Term for toward head?
Cephalic
Q: What does '-rrhea' mean?
Flow, discharge
Q: What is the purpose of a prefix?
A: To modify the meaning of the root.
Q: Prefix meaning 'within'?
A: intra-
Q: Suffix meaning 'study of'?
A: -logy
Q: Term for toward feet?
Caudal
Q: What does '-phobia' mean?
A: Fear
Q: What is the basic word structure?
A: Prefix + root + suffix.
A: Prefix + root + suffix.
Q: Prefix meaning 'around'?
A: circum-, peri-
Q: Suffix meaning 'enlargement'?
A: -megaly
Q: Term for middle?
Medial
Q: What does 'neo-' mean?
New