Med Terms Exam

attached to the front of a root word

• suffix

• prefix

• combining form

• root word

attached to the end of a word root

• suffix

• prefix

• combining form

• root word

a word root with a combining vowel at the end

• suffix

• prefix

• combining form

• root word

contains the basic meaning of the term

• suffix

• prefix

• combining form

• word root

away from, negative, absent

• ab-

• ad-

• -algia

• ant-

toward, to, in the direction of

• ab-

• ad-

• -algia

• ant-

pain, painful condition

• brady-

• cardi/o

• -algia

• ant-

against

• brady-

• cardi/o

• -algia

• anti-

heart

• brady-

• cardi/o

• -centesis

• cyan/o

slow

• brady-

• cardi/o

• -centesis

• cyan/o