Medical Terminology Simplified

SECTION REVIEW 8-3

Using the following table, write the CF, suffix, or prefix that matches its definition in the space provided to the left
of the definition. There may be more than one word element that matches a definition.

Combining Forms Suffixes Prefixes

cervic/o men/o -algia -ous dys-

colp/o salping/o -ary -pathy post-

episi/o vagin/o -dynia -rrhea pre-

gynec/o vulv/o -ectomy -scope

mamm/o -itis -scopy

mast/o -logist -tome

1. after, behind


2. woman, female


3. before, in front of


4. breast


5. disease


6. excision, removal


7. discharge, flow


8. inflammation


9. instrument to cut


10. instrument for examining


11. visual examination


12. menses, menstruation


13. neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)


14. pain


15. pertaining to


16. specialist in study of


17. tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)


18. vagina


19. vulva


20. bad; painful; difficult

Competency Verification:Check your answers in Appendix B: Answer Key, page 587. If you are not satisfied with
your level of comprehension, go back to Frame 8–51 and rework the frames.

Correct Answers × 5 = % Score

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