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Root Words
Historic Developement
Suffix
Prefix
Misc.
100
This is the root word for joint
What is Arthr/o
100
Current medical vocabulary includes terms built from what 2 languages?
What is Greek and Latin
100
In the word hepatic which is the suffix
What is 'ic'
100
What prefix has the meaning two?
What is bi-
100
What vowel i most used as a combining vowel?
What is O
200
This si the root word for stiffness
What is Ankyl/o
200
What are the two ways you can learn medical terminology
What is Memorizing and learning word parts and how they fit together
200
The suffix -scopy means
What is visual examination
200
The prefix Sub- means what?
What is under
200
Which of the two ways to learn medical terminology can be monotonous
What is memorization
300
This is the root word for arm
What is Brachi/o
300
What two greek philosophers used this language more than 2400 years ago?
What is Hippocrates and Aristotle
300
A word part attached to the end of the word root to modify its meaning is known as what?
What is suffix
300
in the medical word intramuscular what is the prefix?
What is intra-
300
Is the root word for bone
What is osteo
400
This is the root word for neck
What is cervic/
400
During Greece's Classical period Hippocrates was traditionally regarded as what?
What is the father of medicine
400
The suffix -itis means
What is inflammation
400
The word part attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is called what
What is prefix
400
What is the word part that is used to ease pronunciation called?
What is the combining vowel
500
This is the root word for spine
What is Rachi/o
500
Most medical terms built from word parts consists of some or all of the following components
What is Word Roots, Suffixes, Prefixes and combining vowels
500
The suffix -tomy means
What is surgical incision
500
the prefix for the meaning slow is what?
What is brady-
500
What is a word formed from the first letter of the words in a set phrase called?
What is an Acronym