AH103 Chapter 1 – Questions With Verified
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the element that provides the core meaning of the
what is a root?
word
when a root is joined to other
elements in a medical term by
adding a combining vowel
what is a combining form?
ex. a,e,i,o,u
ex. pulmon + o = pulmon/o
ex. respir + a = respir/a
1) a root is the constant foundation and core of a
medical term
2) roots are usually of Greek or Latin origin
what are the 5 root rules? 3) all medical terms have one or more roots
4) a root can appear anywhere in the term
5) more than one root can have the same meeting
ex. Neuro & Nerv = refer to nerves
1) a root + a combining vowel creates a combining form
2) can be attached to another root or combining form
what are the 4 rules of
combining forms?
3) can precede a suffix
4) can follow a prefix
, its an element added to the end of a root OR combining
form to give it a new meaning
- you can add different suffixes to the same root to
what is a suffix?
build new words, all with different meanings
ex. pulmonary & pulmonology
"ary" = pertaining to
"logy" = study of
1) a suffix is a group of letters attached to the end of a
root or combining form
2) a suffix changes the meaning of the word
3) if the suffix begins with a consonant, it must follow a
combining vowel
what are the 7 rules of
suffixes? 4) if the suffix begins with a vowel, no combining vowel
is needed
5) a few medical terms can have 2 suffixes
6) a suffix always appears at the end of a term
7) suffixes that are different can have the same meaning
ac / al / ale / alis / ar / aris / ary / atic / ative
eal / ent / etic
ial / ic / ica / ical / ine / ior / iosum / ious / istic / ius
nic
what are the 28 suffixes that
mean "pertaining to" ous
tic / tiz / tous
us
really just need to think if you have an "ous, ic, ative ..
etc"
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Terms in this set (64)
the element that provides the core meaning of the
what is a root?
word
when a root is joined to other
elements in a medical term by
adding a combining vowel
what is a combining form?
ex. a,e,i,o,u
ex. pulmon + o = pulmon/o
ex. respir + a = respir/a
1) a root is the constant foundation and core of a
medical term
2) roots are usually of Greek or Latin origin
what are the 5 root rules? 3) all medical terms have one or more roots
4) a root can appear anywhere in the term
5) more than one root can have the same meeting
ex. Neuro & Nerv = refer to nerves
1) a root + a combining vowel creates a combining form
2) can be attached to another root or combining form
what are the 4 rules of
combining forms?
3) can precede a suffix
4) can follow a prefix
, its an element added to the end of a root OR combining
form to give it a new meaning
- you can add different suffixes to the same root to
what is a suffix?
build new words, all with different meanings
ex. pulmonary & pulmonology
"ary" = pertaining to
"logy" = study of
1) a suffix is a group of letters attached to the end of a
root or combining form
2) a suffix changes the meaning of the word
3) if the suffix begins with a consonant, it must follow a
combining vowel
what are the 7 rules of
suffixes? 4) if the suffix begins with a vowel, no combining vowel
is needed
5) a few medical terms can have 2 suffixes
6) a suffix always appears at the end of a term
7) suffixes that are different can have the same meaning
ac / al / ale / alis / ar / aris / ary / atic / ative
eal / ent / etic
ial / ic / ica / ical / ine / ior / iosum / ious / istic / ius
nic
what are the 28 suffixes that
mean "pertaining to" ous
tic / tiz / tous
us
really just need to think if you have an "ous, ic, ative ..
etc"
