MT Chapter 1 Combining Forms

Enter/ o

• Thrachea

• Thalamus

• Vein

• Intestine

Hemat/ o

• Blood

• Nourishment

• Lung

• Head

Word roots or combining forms.

BASIC MEANING of the term.

Usually indicate

• position

• body part involved

• location

• condition

Roots shown with a combining vowel are called

example: Cardi/o

• word root

• combining form

• prefix

• suffix

The combining vowel is omitted if the suffix begins with a vowel.

• True

• False

Aden/o

• skin

• gland

• heart

• stomach

Cardi/o

• gland

• heart

• skin

• stomach

Gastr/o

• stomach

• skin

• heart

• gland

Dermat/o

• heart

• small intestine

• skin

• lung

Which letter is often used as a combining vowel at the end of most words?

• "a"

• "e"

• "y"

• "o"