constructed terms
made up of multiple word parts that are combined to form a new word
eponym
terms derived from the names of people
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nonconstructed terms
terms that are not formed from individual word parts
acronyms
words derived from the first letters of wor...
CLA 131 Exam 1
constructed terms - Answer made up of multiple word parts that are combined to form a
new word
eponym - Answer terms derived from the names of people
nonconstructed terms - Answer terms that are not formed from individual word parts
acronyms - Answer words derived from the first letters of words in a compound term
prefix - Answer word part that is affixed to the beginning of a word
word root - Answer a word part that provides the primary meaning of the term
suffix - Answer word part that is affixed to the end of a word.
combining vowel - Answer used when a word root requires a connecting vowel in order
to add a suffix that begins with a consonant, or to add another word root, when forming
a term
combining form - Answer add a slash between the word root and the combining vowel
o - Answer the most common combining vowel
term ends in a - Answer the plural is usually formed by adding an e
term ends in is - Answer the plural form is usually formed by changing the is to es
term ends in itis - Answer the plural form is itides
term ends in on or um - Answer the plural form drops the on or um and adds a
term ends in ma - Answer the plural form is changed to mata
term ends in y - Answer the plural form drops the y and adds the ending ies
term ends in us - Answer the plural form drops the us and adds the ending i
anti- - Answer against, opposite of
brady- - Answer slow
endo- - Answer within
,epi- - Answer upon, over, above, on top
neo- - Answer new
pre- - Answer to come before
appendo/o, appendic/o - Answer appendix
bi/o - Answer life
cardi/o - Answer heart
cerebr/o - Answer brain, cerebrum
dermat/o - Answer skin
electr/o - Answer electricity
encephal/o - Answer brain
gastr/o - Answer stomach
hem/o - Answer blood
hepat/o - Answer liver
hyster/o - Answer uterus
laryng/o - Answer voice box, largynx
leuk/o - Answer white
mamm/o - Answer breast
mast/o - Answer breast
ment/o - Answer mind
nat/o - Answer birth
neur/o - Answer nerve
path/o - Answer disease
proct/o - Answer rectum or anus
, psych/o - Answer mind
rhin/o - Answer nose
tonsill/o - Answer almond, tonsil
vas/o - Answer vessel
-al - Answer pertaining to
-ectomy - Answer surgical excision, removal
-emia - Answer condition of blood
-gram - Answer a record or image
-ia - Answer condition of
-iatry - Answer treatment, specialty
-ic - Answer pertaining to
-itis - Answer inflammation
-logist - Answer one who studies
-logy - Answer study or science of
-pathy - Answer disease
-philia - Answer loving, affinity for
-plasty - Answer surgical repair
-scope - Answer instrument used for viewing
-tic - Answer pertaining to
-ous - Answer pertaining to
-meter - Answer measures
-drome - Answer run or running
syn- - Answer together
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