Word Elements

________ is a word part used to form a medical term.

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Element

• Root Word

________ is an element which changes in some manner the meaning of the medical term or makes it more specific.

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Element

• Root Word

________ is an element which frequently describes a condition of a body part or an action to a body part.

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Element

• Root Word

________ is the main element within a medical term .

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Element

• Root Word

Hyper- is an example of a _______.

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Element

• Root Word

Gastr- is an example of a _______.

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Element

• Root Word

________ always describes the subject or main topic of the medical term and is frequently a body part.

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Element

• Root Word

________ usually comes at the beginning of a medical term.

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Element

• Root Word

_____ usually comes at the end of a medical term.

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Element

• Root Word

If we remove one element from a word, it completely changes the meaning of the word.

• True

• False