Exam 1: Introduction to Medical Language and Evolve Student Resources

MATCHING Match each item with the correct description below. -Use of English language to form a term

WORD ROOTS SUFFIXES PREFIXES arth joint -itis inflammation intra- within hepat liver- -ic pertaining to sub- under, below ven ven -ous pertaining to oste bone -pathy disease -megaly enlargement COMBINING VOWEL o Disease of a joint Using the word parts in the above box,select the correct definition of the following medical terms.

The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the

The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is the

WORD ROOTS SUFFIXES PREFIXES arth joint -itis inflammation intra- within hepat liver- -ic pertaining to sub- under, below ven ven -ous pertaining to oste bone -pathy disease -megaly enlargement COMBINING VOWEL o Pertaining to below the liver Using the word parts in the above box,select the correct definition of the following medical terms.

WORD ROOTS SUFFIXES PREFIXES arth joint -itis inflammation intra- within hepat liver -ic pertaining to sub- under, below ven vein -ous pertaining to oste bone -pathy disease -megaly enlargement COMBINING VOWEL o Intra/ven/ous Using the word parts in the above box,select the correct medical terms for the definition.

A term named for a person or a place,such as Alzheimer disease named for the physician who first described the symptoms as seen in a patient,is

WORD ROOTS SUFFIXES PREFIXES arth joint -itis inflammation intra- within hepat liver- -ic pertaining to sub- under, below ven ven -ous pertaining to oste bone -pathy disease -megaly enlargement COMBINING VOWEL o Pertaining to within the vein Using the word parts in the above box,select the correct definition of the following medical terms.

WORD ROOTS SUFFIXES PREFIXES arth joint -itis inflammation intra- within hepat liver -ic pertaining to sub- under, below ven vein -ous pertaining to oste bone -pathy disease -megaly enlargement COMBINING VOWEL o Oste/o/pathy Using the word parts in the above box,select the correct medical terms for the definition.

WORD ROOTS SUFFIXES PREFIXES arth joint -itis inflammation intra- within hepat liver -ic pertaining to sub- under, below ven vein -ous pertaining to oste bone -pathy disease -megaly enlargement COMBINING VOWEL o Hepat/ic Using the word parts in the above box,select the correct medical terms for the definition.

A combining vowel is used to

WORD ROOTS SUFFIXES PREFIXES arth joint -itis inflammation intra- within hepat liver -ic pertaining to sub- under, below ven vein -ous pertaining to oste bone -pathy disease -megaly enlargement COMBINING VOWEL o Arthr/o/pathy Using the word parts in the above box,select the correct medical terms for the definition.

MATCHING Match each item with the correct description below. -Languages used in medical terms

A combining form is made up of a

WORD ROOTS SUFFIXES PREFIXES -WORD ROOTS SUFFIXES PREFIXES arth joint -itis inflammation intra- within hepat liver- -ic pertaining to sub- under, below ven ven -ous pertaining to oste bone -pathy disease -megaly enlargement COMBINING VOWEL o Enlargement of the liver Using the word parts in the above box,select the correct definition of the following medical terms.

WORD ROOTS SUFFIXES PREFIXES arth joint -itis inflammation intra- within hepat liver -ic pertaining to sub- under, below ven vein -ous pertaining to oste bone -pathy disease -megaly enlargement COMBINING VOWEL o Hepat/itis Using the word parts in the above box,select the correct medical terms for the definition.