Q1-Complete the following sentences:
1. A letter linking a suffix and a root, or linking two roots, in a medical term is called the
______ combining vowel ________
2. The syllable added to the end of the root is called______suffix______
3. The combination of a root and a combining vowel is known as the_ combining form__
4. The main part of the word is known as__root___
5. The syllable added to the beginning of the root is called______prefix______
Q2-how do you pronounce each of the following letter(s)?
c (before e, i) = s
g (before e, i) = j
pt = t
pn = n
rh = r
c (before a, o, u) = k
ch =k
g (before a, o, u) =g
ph =f
ps =s
Q3- Choose the correct meaning for each of the following combining forms:
 vessel
 head
 skin
 liver
 hearing
 neck
 intestines
 iris
 arm
 skull
 sugar
 stomach
glyco
sugar
iro
iris
gastro
stomach
entero
intestines
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dermo
skin
hepato
liver
cranio
skull
audio
hearing
Cephalo
head
Angio
vessel
Cervico
neck
Brachio
arm
Q4-Write the root inside the parenthesis (----) and Choose the appropriate meaning for
the following terms
- inflammation of the artery
- inflammation of the skin
- cancerous tumor
- inflammation of the tongue
- pertaining to the armpit
- the study of causes of diseases
- study of the heart
- study of no feelings
- specialist in tooth diseases
- inflammation of the appendix
- inflammation of the glans penis
- inflammation of the liver
- inflammation in a joint
- study of life
- study of the hearing
- pertaining to the brain : cerebrum
- instrument to view the ear
- pertaining to the neck
dentist:
cerebral:
(dent) specialist in tooth diseases
(cerebr)
pertaining to the brain : cerebrum
anesthesiology: (esthesi) study of no feelings
biology:
(bi) study of life
etiology:
(etio) the study of causes of diseases
balanitis:
(balan) inflammation of the glans penis
cervical:
(cervic) pertaining to the neck
carcinoma: (carcin) cancerous tumor
hepatitis:
(hepat) inflammation of the liver
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Dermatitis
(
Dermat
glottitis
(
glott
axillary
(
): - inflammation in a joint
arter
appendicitis (
auriscope (
): - pertaining to the armpit
arthr
audiology (
cardiology (
): inflammation of the tongue
axill
arthritis (
arteritis (
): inflammation of the skin
): inflammation of the artery
audi
appendic
cardi
auri
): study of the hearing
): - inflammation of the appendix
): - study of the heart
): - instrument to view the ear
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