Word Root
This is the foundation of a medical term and contains it's primary meaning
What is a word root?
Element that is located at the beginning of a medical word.
What is Prefix?
Prefix an?
What is without, not?
Word root is combined with a vowel.
What is combining form?
This is the language the most word roots are derived from
What is Latin?
Suffix that means inflammation.
What is itis?
Suffix - Megaly
What is Enlargment
It is usually an o but sometimes an i
What are the combining vowels?
Greek word dermatos and the latin word cutis both refer to this?
What is skin?
A word root links this if it begins with a vowel
What is suffix?
Prefix - poly
What is many, much?
Arthryo is an example of this
What is a combining form?
This is the word root for mouth.
What is stoma?
This means excessive, above normal.
What is hyper?
define word root "enter".
What is intestine?
A doctor who is a specialist of the heart.
What is a Cardiologist?
Hepat is the word root for what organ?
What is liver?
The meaning of oma.
What is tumor?
Define combining form erythr/o.
What is red?
A combining forms links one root to another root to form a compound word.
What is rule 3 for building medical words?