Medical Terminology

The most common combining vowel is

usually indicates a specialty, test, procedure, function, condition/disorder, or status. For example, “itis” means inflammation and “ectomy” means removal

• root

• prefix

• suffix

Medical terms are built from word parts. Those word parts are

• suffix

• root

• prefix

• noun

in the term laryngectomy the root word is

Cranial means pertaining to the skull

• True

• False

a reconstruction or repair of the bronchus to restore the integrity of the lumen

Hemato/o is a root word for

What does the word root ENCEPHAL refer to?

• Mouth

• Brain

• Nerve

• Spinal Cord

Which of these word roots indicates lungs?

• sinus

• laryng

• pneum

• pharyng

Which of these word roots indicates bone?

• oste

• ligament

• chondr

• arthr