Med Term Ch 1&2 Review 2021

Medical words generally come from what 2 language origins?

• english and spanish
• greek and latin
• english and latin

Act as the foundation of most medical terms.  

• prefix
• suffix
• word root

typically describe the part of the body invovled

• word root
• prefix
• suffix

gastr
cardi
rhyn
crani
are all examples of?

• word roots
• combining forms
• prefixes 

Medical terms can have more than one root word

• true
• false

Word ending; typically indicate a procedure, condition, disorder, or disease.

• prefix
• suffix
• word root

What does the suffix -itis mean?

• inflammation or infection
• bad
• condition or disorder

Word beginning; typically indicate location, time, or number

• prefix
• suffix
• word root

Medical words need a prefix

• true
• false

links two word parts together; has no meaning on its own.

• combining form
• combining vowel