Exercises: 1

1. The root is the foundation of the word.

2. The suffix is the word ending.

3. The combining vowel links the root to the suffix or the root to another root.

4. The root electr means electricity.

5. The root cardi means heart.

6. The word electrocardiogram means recording of electrical activity of the

heart.

7. The root gastro means stomach.

8. The suffix –itis means inflammation.

9. The entire word Gastritis means inflammation of the stomach.

10. The prefix is a small part that is attached to the beginning of a term.

11. The combination of the root and vowel is called combining form.

12. The root hemat means blood.

13. The combining form adeno means gland.

14. The combining form arthro means joint.

15. The combining form bio means life.

16. The combining form carcino means cancer.

17. The combining form cephalo means head.

18. The combining form cerebro means cerebrum.

19. The combining form ciso means to cut.

20. The combining form crino means to secrete.

21. The combining form cysto means urinary bladder.

22. The combining form cyto means cell.

23. The combining form dermo means skin.

24. The combining form encephalo means brain.

25. The combining form entero means intestines.

26. The combining form erythro means red.

27. The combining form gnoso means knowledge.

28. The combining form gyneco means woman/female.

29. The combining form hepato means liver.

30. The combining form iatro means treatment/physician.

31. The combining form leuko means white.

32. The combining form nephro means kidney.

33. The combining form neuro means nerve.

34. The combining form onco means tumor.

35. The combining form ophthalmo means eye.

36. The combining form osteo means bone.

37. The combining form patho means disease.

38. The combining form pedo means child.

39. The combining form psycho means mind.

40. The combining form radio means x-rays.

41. The combining form Reno means kidney.

42. The combining form rhino means nose.

43. The combining form sarco means flesh.

44. The combining form secto means to cut.

45. The combining form thrombo means clot.

46. The combining form uro means urinary tract/urine.

47. The suffix –ac means pertaining to

48. The suffix –al means pertaining to.

49. The suffix –algia means pain.

50. The suffix –cyte means cell.

51. The suffix –ectomy means excision/removal.

52. The suffix –emia means blood condition.

53. The suffix –genic means pertaining to producing/produced by.

54. The suffix –globin means protein.

55. The suffix –gram means record.

56. The suffix –ic means pertaining to.

57. The suffix –ion means process.

58. The suffix –ist means specialist.

59. The suffix –logy means process of study.

60. The suffix –oma means tumor/mass/swelling.

61. The suffix –opsy means process of viewing.

62. The suffix –osis means condition, usually abnormal.

63. The suffix –pathy means disease condition.

64. The suffix –scope means instrument to visually examine.

65. The suffix –scopy means process of visually examining with an endoscope.

66. The suffix –isis means state of/condition.

67. The suffix –tomy means process of cutting, incision.

68. The suffix –y means process, condition.

69. The prefix a-, an- means no, not, without

70. The prefix aut-, auto- means self, own

71. The prefix dia- means through, complete

72. The prefix end-, endo- means within.

73. The prefix epi- means above, upon

74. The prefix ex- means out.

75. The prefix exo- means outside of, outward.

76. The prefix hyper- means excessive.

77. The prefix hypo- means deficient, under, less than normal.

78. The prefix in- means into, in.

79. The prefix peri- means surrounding, around.

80. The prefix pro- means before, forward.

81. The prefix retro- means behind.

82. The prefix sub- means below, under.

83. The prefix trans- means across, through.

84. The specialist to be consulted for heart attack is cardiologist.

85. The specialist to be consulted for ovarian cyst is gynecologist.

86. The specialist to be consulted for bipolar disorder is psychiatrist.

87. The specialist to be consulted for breast adenocarcinoma is oncologist.

88. The specialist to be consulted for iron deficiency anemia is hematologist.

89. The specialist to be consulted for retinopathy is ophthalmologist.

90. The specialist to be consulted for cerebrovascular accident is neurologist.

91. The specialist to be consulted for renal failure is nephrologist.

92. The specialist to be consulted for inflammatory bowel disease is

gastroenterologist.

93. The specialist to be consulted for cystitis is urologist.