Medical Terminology Simplified

APPENDIX

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Answer Key

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMED LEARNING

AND MEDICAL WORD BUILDING

Frame 1–51

Medical Term Combining Form (Root + o) Word Root Suffix

arthr/o/scop/ic arthr/o scop -ic

ăr-thrōs-KŎP-ĭk

erythr/o/cyt/osis erythr/o cyt -osis

ĕ-rĭth-rō-sī-TŌ-sĭs

append/ix append -ix

ă-PĔN-dĭks

dermat/itis dermat -itis

dĕr-mă-TĪ-tĭs

gastr/o/enter/itis gastr/o enter -itis

găs-trō-ĕn-tĕr-Ī-tĭs

orth/o/ped/ic orth/o ped -ic

or-thō-PĒ-dĭk

oste/o/arthr/itis oste/o arthr -itis

ŏs-tē-ō-ăr-THRĪ-tĭs

vagin/itis vagin -itis

văj-ĭn-Ī-tĭs

Section Review 1–1

1.breve 3.long 5.pn 7.n 9.second

2.macron 4.short 6.hard 8.eye 10.separate

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