Exam 1: Introduction to Medical Language

A combining form is made up of a

Medical language includes terms built from the following languages:

The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the

All medical terms have at least one

The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is the

A combining vowel is used to

The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the

In the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?

A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be spoken as a whole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is

The most common combining vowel is

When defining a medical term, one usually begins the definition with the

Terms built from the name of a person, often a physician or scientist who was the first to identify a condition or technique, such as Alzheimer disease, is

The o in arthr/o/pathy is the

In the term oste/o/arthr/o/pathy, which part is the suffix?

In the term arthr/itis, itis is the