Chapter One Medical Terminology Q&A

Chapter One Medical Terminology Q&A rrhagia - Correct Ans-S, to burst forth, bursting forth Prefix - Correct Ans-P, to fix before or to fix to the beginning of a word Root - Correct Ans-R, word or word element from which other words are formed. Foundation of the word Combining Form - Correct Ans-CF, word root to which a vowel has been added Suffix - Correct Ans-S, means to fasten on, beneath, or under Which one represents the central meaning of a word? - Correct Ans-word root A prefix - Correct Ans-comes at the beginning of a term The word part -oma is - Correct Ans-a suffix the plural term of crisis is? - Correct Ans-crises The most common combining form is the letter: - Correct Ans-o intra means? - Correct Ans-within When adding a suffix to a word root to build a medical term, when is the combining vowel dropped? - Correct Ans-when the suffix begins with a vowel