C804 Comprehensive Exam Study Guide With Complete Solutions

C804 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM STUDY
GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

●● the foundation of a medical term
Answer: root


●● a word element that indicates procedure, condition, disease, or part
of speech
Answer: suffix


●● type of marks that aid in the pronunciation of a word
Answer: diacritical


●● a combining vowel allows two or more of these to be connected as
one word
Answer: elements


●● the second step in defining a medical term considers this part of the
word
Answer: first


●● added to some word root combinations to help with pronunciation

,Answer: vowel


●● a combining form links a suffix that begins with this
Answer: consonant


●● word created by combining root words together
Answer: compound


●● without, not
Answer: a-, an-, non-, un-


●● slow
Answer: brady


●● around
Answer: peri, circum


●● through, across
Answer: dia, trans


●● double
Answer: dip, diplo

,●● bad, painful, difficult
Answer: dys


●● in, within
Answer: endo, intra, en


●● one half
Answer: hemi


●● different
Answer: hetero


●● same
Answer: homo-, homeo-


●● excessive, above normal
Answer: hyper


●● under, below, deficient
Answer: hypo

, ●● large
Answer: macro


●● small
Answer: micro


●● one
Answer: mono, uni


●● many, much
Answer: multi, poly


●● after, behind
Answer: post


●● before, in front of
Answer: pre, pro


●● first
Answer: primi


●● four