Medical Term

Oste

word root-bone

arthr

word root-joint

hepat

word root-liver

ven

word root-vein

-itis

inflammation

-ic/ous

pertaining to

-pathy

disease

-megaly

enlargment

intra-

within

sub-

under

two word roots

o usually used

prefix and word root

o not used

suffix and prefix

o usually not when vowels present

there are always prefixes at the beginning of medical terms

false

a combining vowel is always used when connecting a word woot and a suffix that begins with the letter o

false

a prefix modifies the meaning of the word

true

a combining vowel is used to ease pronunciation

false

the word root is the core of a medical term

true

a combining vowel is used between a prefix and a word root

false

a combing form is a word part

false

bi-

two

brady-

time-slow

a-

without-no