WORD BUILDING
REVIEW
Joining two combining forms
requires:
• That the combining vowel be kept on the
first combining form
• That the combining vowel be dropped from
the first combining form
• That the combining vowel be doubled on
the first combining form
• All of the above
Joining two combining forms
requires:
• That the combining vowel be kept on
the first combining form
• That the combining vowel be dropped from
the first combining form
• That the combining vowel be doubled on
the first combining form
• All of the above
The parts of medical words can
include:
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Combining forms
Suffixes
Prefixes
All of the above
The parts of medical words can
include:
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Combining forms
Suffixes
Prefixes
All of the above
A suffix is found at the beginning of
the medical word.
• True
• False
A suffix is found at the beginning of
the medical word.
• True
• False
A prefix:
• Is always at the end of a medical word
• Is always at the beginning of a medical
word
• Never ends in a vowel
• Never attaches to the beginning of a
combining form
A prefix:
• Is always at the end of a medical word
• Is always at the beginning of a medical
word
• Never ends in a vowel
• Never attaches to the beginning of a
combining form
The parts of a combining form
include:
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A root and a suffix
A root and a prefix
A root and a combining vowel
A combining vowel and a prefix
The parts of a combining form
include:
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A root and a suffix
A root and a prefix
A root and a combining vowel
A combining vowel and a prefix
Is the combining form found at the
end of a medical word?
• Yes
• No
Is the combining form found at the
end of a medical word?
• Yes
• No
The combining vowel gives
meaning to the medical word.
• True
• False
The combining vowel gives
meaning to the medical word.
• True
• False
In the medical word psychology,
which part is the combining form?
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Psych
-logy
-o
Psych/o
In the medical word psychology,
which part is the combining form?
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Psych
-logy
-o
Psych/o
The most common combining
vowel is:
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A
O
E
I
The most common combining
vowel is:
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A
O
E
I
A suffix, by itself, cannot be the
foundation of a medical word.
• True
• False
A suffix, by itself, cannot be the
foundation of a medical word.
• True
• False
The suffixes -ac, -al, -ar, -ary,
and -ous all mean:
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A process; being or having
Pertaining to
Diagnosis
Action; condition
The suffixes -ac, -al, -ar, -ary,
and -ous all mean:
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A process; being or having
Pertaining to
Diagnosis
Action; condition
Suffixes such as -iatry, -ist, and
-logy describe:
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Medical specialties or specialists
Procedures or instruments
Diseases
Colors
Suffixes such as -iatry, -ist, and
-logy describe:
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Medical specialties or specialists
Procedures or instruments
Diseases
Colors
Suffixes beginning with a consonant
can be joined to the combining form by:
• Adding an o to the beginning of the suffix
before adding it to the combining form
• Keeping the combining form’s combining
vowel
• Adding an i to the beginning of the suffix
before adding it to the combining form
• Dropping all vowels
Suffixes beginning with a consonant
can be joined to the combining form by:
• Adding an o to the beginning of the suffix
before adding it to the combining form
• Keeping the combining form’s
combining vowel
• Adding an i to the beginning of the suffix
before adding it to the combining form
• Dropping all vowels
Prefixes such as hyper- and
poly- indicate:
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Time or speed
A characteristic
Amount or number
Weight
Prefixes such as hyper- and
poly- indicate:
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Time or speed
A characteristic
Amount or number
Weight
In the medical word
hypothyroidism, the suffix -ism
means:
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Condition, state, or thing
Pertaining to
Disease from a specific cause
Medical treatment
In the medical word
hypothyroidism, the suffix -ism
means:
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Condition; state; thing
Pertaining to
Disease from a specific cause
Medical treatment
Which suffix means process of
recording?
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-pathy
-graphy
-ation
-iatry
Which suffix means process of
recording?
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-pathy
-graphy
-ation
-iatry
Medical words must be defined by
analyzing them, beginning with the:
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Prefix
Combining form
Suffix
Latin part of the word
Medical words must be defined by
analyzing them, beginning with the:
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Prefix
Combining form
Suffix
Latin part of the word
Which of the following is an
example of a suffix?
• -ia
• post• dys• nas/o-
Which of the following is an
example of a suffix?
• -ia
• post• dys• nas/o-
Which of the following is an example of
a combining form?
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Intra-ectomy
Ven/o
Poly-
Which of the following is an example of
a combining form?
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Intra-ectomy
Ven/o
Poly-
The medical word diverticulum is a Latin noun.
You would make the plural form by changing the
word
ending -um to:
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-a
-ices
-us
-ae
The medical word diverticulum is a Latin noun. You would
make the plural form by changing the word ending
-um to:
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-a
-ices
-us
-ae