HPHY 211: Midterm 1 (With 100% correct answers)

prefix correct answers word part at the beginning of the word word root correct answers foundation of the word (words primary meaning) combing form correct answers word root+ combining vowel suffix correct answers word part at the end of the word rule for reading medical terms correct answers read the meaning of medical terms from the suffix back to the beginning of the term and across word dissection steps correct answers 1. slashes to indicate word parts 2. (on tope) write type of word part 3. (on bottom) write meaning of different word parts 4. give meaning of the whole word General rules for medical terms correct answers 1. order of reading word parts; start at suffix, go back to the beginning and across 2. suffix starting with vowel, drop combining vowel 3. keep combining vowel between 2 roots, even if 2nd root starts with a vowel macron correct answers line above the vowel makes LONG vowel sound (like name) breve correct answers "u" above the vowel makes SHORT vowel sounds CAPITAL LETTER correct answers emphasize the part of the word that is capitalized singular to plural correct answers -a (keep a and add e) ax (drop x and add ces) -en (drop en and add ina) -is (drop is and add es) -ix (drop ix and add ices) -ex (drop ex and add ices) -ma (keep ma and add ta) -on (drop on and add a) -um (drop um and add a) -us (drop us and add i) -y (drop y and add ies) suffixes meaning "pertaining to" correct answers -ac