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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 The four elements used to form words are? | root combining form suffix prefix |
| A root is the main part or foundation of a word, In the words, arthritis, arthroma, & arthroscope, the root is? | arthr |
| A combining vowel is usually and e | False - A combining vowel is usually an "o" |
| A word root links a suffix that begins with a consonant | False - A word root links a suffix that begins with a vowel |
| A combining form links multiple roots to each other | True |
| A combining form links a suffix that begins with a consonant | True |
| To define a medical word, first define the prefix | False - To define a medical word, fist define the suffix or the end of the work. Second define the first part of th word. Third, define the middle of the word. |
| In the term intramuscular, intra is the prefix | True |
| splen/o | Spleen |
| hyster/o | Uterus |
| enter/o | intestine |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ot/o | ear |
| dermat/o | skin |
| hydro/o | water |
| What is the word root of Nephritis | nephr |
| What is the word root of arthrodesis | arthr |
| What is the word root of dermatitis | dermat |
| What is the word root of dentist | dent |
| What is the word root of gastrectomy | gastr |
| What is the word root of chondritis | chondr |
| What is the word root of hepatoma | hepat |
| What is the word root of muscular | muscu |
| What is the word root of gastria | gastr |
| What is the word root of osteoma | oste |
| What is the combining form of nephr | nephr |
| What is the combining form of hepat/o | hepat/o |
| What is the combining form of arthr | arthr |
| What is the combining form of oste/o/arthr | asteo/o |
| What is the combining form of cholangi/o | cholangi/o |
| Rule 1 for building medical words | A word root links a suffix that begins with a vowel hepat + itis =hepatitis |
| Rule 2 for building medical words | A combining form (root +o) links a suffix that begins with a consonant. hepat/o + cyte = hepatocyte |
| Rule 3 for building medical words | A combining form links a root to another root to form a compound word. oste/o + chondr + itis = osteochondritis |
| -itis | inflammation |
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