WGU C804 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
diacritical mark that indicates the long vowel sound macron
the foundation of a medical term root
a word element that indicates procedure, condition, suffix
disease, or part of speech
type of marks that aid in the pronunciation of a word diacritical
a combining vowel allows two or more of these to be elements
connected as one word
the second step in defining a medical term considers this first
part of the word
added to some word root combinations to help with vowel
pronunciation
, a combining form links a suffix that begins with this consonant
word created by combining root words together compound
without, not a-, an-, non-, un-
slow brady
around peri, circum
through, across dia, trans
double dip, diplo
bad, painful, difficult dys
in, within endo, intra, en
one half hemi
different hetero
same homo-, homeo-
excessive, above normal hyper
under, below, deficient hypo
large macro
small micro
CORRECT ANSWERS
diacritical mark that indicates the long vowel sound macron
the foundation of a medical term root
a word element that indicates procedure, condition, suffix
disease, or part of speech
type of marks that aid in the pronunciation of a word diacritical
a combining vowel allows two or more of these to be elements
connected as one word
the second step in defining a medical term considers this first
part of the word
added to some word root combinations to help with vowel
pronunciation
, a combining form links a suffix that begins with this consonant
word created by combining root words together compound
without, not a-, an-, non-, un-
slow brady
around peri, circum
through, across dia, trans
double dip, diplo
bad, painful, difficult dys
in, within endo, intra, en
one half hemi
different hetero
same homo-, homeo-
excessive, above normal hyper
under, below, deficient hypo
large macro
small micro
