HIMA 100 PRACTICE SOLUTION
COMPLETE QANDA STUDY REVIEW PACK
●● Learn the word parts
Answer: 1. breaking the word up (analyze)
2.study the parts (define the word parts)
3. put the word back together (build)
a. memorize the word after learing the parts
●● eponym
Answer: a word based on names of people ie:
Parkinson's-James; (British) nervous disease
Hodgkin's-Thomas; (British) lymphatic disease
Alzheimer's - Alois; German neurologist
●● Acronym
Answer: A word formed from the first letter of the words in a phrase
●● Laser
Answer: light
amplified by
stimulated
,emission of
radiation
●● Radar
Answer: radio
detecting
and
ranging
●● Scuba
Answer: self
contained
underwater
breathing
apparatus
●● Sonar
Answer: sound
navigating
and
ranging
,●● SWAT
Answer: Special
Weapons
And
Tactics
●● Four Word Parts
Answer: 1. Word root
2. Suffix
3. Prefix
4. Combining vowel
●● Most common arrangements
Answer: Prefix + Root + Suffix
Prefix + Root
Root + Suffix
●● Root Word
Answer: The core of the word
Arthr / itis
"arthr" is the root of the word
, ●● Suffix
Answer: Word part attached to the end of the word root to modify its
meaning.
Hepat / itis
Hepat - root word
itis- suffix
●● Prefix
Answer: Word part attached to the beginning of a word root to modify
its meaning.
Intra / ven / ous
Intra- within (prefix)
Ven-vein (root)
Ous-pertaining to (suffix)
●● Combining Form
Answer: A word root with the combining vowel attached separated with
a slash.
Arthr / o
Oste / o
Ven / o
●● Cn
COMPLETE QANDA STUDY REVIEW PACK
●● Learn the word parts
Answer: 1. breaking the word up (analyze)
2.study the parts (define the word parts)
3. put the word back together (build)
a. memorize the word after learing the parts
●● eponym
Answer: a word based on names of people ie:
Parkinson's-James; (British) nervous disease
Hodgkin's-Thomas; (British) lymphatic disease
Alzheimer's - Alois; German neurologist
●● Acronym
Answer: A word formed from the first letter of the words in a phrase
●● Laser
Answer: light
amplified by
stimulated
,emission of
radiation
●● Radar
Answer: radio
detecting
and
ranging
●● Scuba
Answer: self
contained
underwater
breathing
apparatus
●● Sonar
Answer: sound
navigating
and
ranging
,●● SWAT
Answer: Special
Weapons
And
Tactics
●● Four Word Parts
Answer: 1. Word root
2. Suffix
3. Prefix
4. Combining vowel
●● Most common arrangements
Answer: Prefix + Root + Suffix
Prefix + Root
Root + Suffix
●● Root Word
Answer: The core of the word
Arthr / itis
"arthr" is the root of the word
, ●● Suffix
Answer: Word part attached to the end of the word root to modify its
meaning.
Hepat / itis
Hepat - root word
itis- suffix
●● Prefix
Answer: Word part attached to the beginning of a word root to modify
its meaning.
Intra / ven / ous
Intra- within (prefix)
Ven-vein (root)
Ous-pertaining to (suffix)
●● Combining Form
Answer: A word root with the combining vowel attached separated with
a slash.
Arthr / o
Oste / o
Ven / o
●● Cn