Exam 1: Introduction to Word Parts and Word Construction

What does the prefix micro- mean?

What is the medical term that means "pertaining to the brain"?

In the constructed term tonsill/ectomy,the word root is ________.

Identify the suffix in the term cardiology.

In most cases,the combining vowel is the letter:

The combining vowel is used between a prefix and a word root to ease pronunciation.

Identify the combining vowel in the term hepatology.

An acronym is a term that is an abbreviation for a word or words.

In the medical term cardiologist,the first o sound is pronounced as "all."

What is the meaning of the prefix anti-?

Cardiology is made up of three word parts: a word root,a combining vowel,and a suffix.The combining form is cardi/a,and the suffix is -logy.

What is the definition of the suffix -scope?

When a medical term is constructed from word parts,its definition usually starts with the definition of the suffix.

In the medical term laryngectomy,what is the word root?

a- is a prefix that means "without or presence of."

The combining form cardi/o means "pertaining to the ________."

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

Choose the prefix that means "small."

Choose the suffix that means "surgical repair."

Choose the combining form that means "white."