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