Medical Terminology Simplified

1–34 Understanding the word-building system will help you decipher the mean-

ings of medical terms.

Using the word-building system to identify basic elements of a medical word will

help you learn ____________________ terminology.

1–35 In the word dermat/o/logy, the root is ____________________;the

combining form is ____________________ / _____.

A combining vowel is used to link a root to another root to form a compound word. This rule holds true even

if the next root begins with a vowel, as in gastr/o/enter/itis.

1–36 In the word gastr/o/enter/itis,the roots gastr(stomach) and enter

(intestine) are linked together with the combining vowel _____.

1–37 The roots in leuk/o/cyt/o/penia are __________and __________.

The suffix is __________.

1–38 Identify the CFs in leuk/o/cyt/o/penia:

__________ / _____ and __________ / _____.

1–39 List the CFs in electr/o/cardi/o/gram:

____________________ / _____ and __________ / _____.

1–40 You are now using the programmed learning method. If you are experienc-

ing difficulty writing the correct answers, go back to Frame 1–1 and rework the

frames.

To master material that has been covered, you can always go __________ to review

the frames.

Throughout the textbook, all word roots and combining forms that stand alone are set in boldface.

Frame 1–28to Frame 1–40

Word Elements • CHAPTER 1 7

medical

dermat, dermat/o

o

leuk, cyt

-penia

leuk/o, cyt/o

electr/o, cardi/o

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