Medical terminology root words

What is a word or word part that can form the basis of new words through the addition of prefixes and suffixes?

• Tree words

• Branch words

• Root words

• Flower words

Word roots:

• Usually indicate a number, time, position, color or sense of negation.
• Usually indicates a procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech.
• Frequently indicates a body part.

Basic rule one states a word root is used __________ a suffix that begins with a vowel.

• after
• before
• in the middle of 

Cost/o

• Heart

• Body

• Ribs

• Head

Enter/o

• Heart

• Stomach

• Small Intestines

• Liver

What is the meaning of the root word: Arthr/o

• Joint

• Straight

• Middle

• Front

What is the meaning of the root word: chondr/o

• Movement

• Middle

• Rib

• Cartilage

What is the meaning of the root word: cost/o

• Cartilage

• Rib

• Side

• Joint

What is the meaning of the root word: crani/o

• skull

• side

• Joint

• Front

What is the meaning of the root word: dors/o

• Movement

• skull

• Front

• backside

  of the body closest to the spine