Exam 1: Introduction to Word Parts and Word Construction

In the constructed term rhin/o/plasty, the combining form is ________.

Medical terms are created from building blocks called word parts, and include word roots, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms.

The definition of encephalogram is "a recording of the ________."

What does the prefix micro- mean?

A(n) ________ is a word part attached to the beginning of a word.

Which of the following types of word parts is attached to the end of a word?

What is the meaning of the prefix anti-?

Choose the suffix that means "study of."

The most common combining vowel is the letter ________.

The medical term hepatic means "pertaining to disease of the ________."

Which of the following prefixes means to come before?

Choose the suffix that means pertaining to.

Identify the combining form in the term mammogram.

Choose the prefix that means "small."

Identify the combining form in the term psychology.

The ________ spelling of a word indicates the way the word sounds and facilitates correct pronunciation.

In the constructed term ment/al, the suffix is ________.

You are building a medical term using the root hepat. Which of the following suffixes would require to the use of a combining vowel?

In the constructed term laryng/itis, the suffix is ________.

Medical terminology is a language that is built on mostly Greek and Latin word parts.