401 Word-Building System

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teaches word parts including word roots, combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes

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word-building system

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suf/fix, pre/fix, af/fix, and fix/ation have fix as their

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word root

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word root plus a vowel

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combining form

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foundation of a word

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word root

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formed when two or more word roots are used to build a word

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compound words

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formed from a combining form and a whole word

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compound words

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the word part that usually comes first

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combining form

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condition, state, or theory

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-ism

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condition

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-tion

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specialist

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-ist

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one who

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-er

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quality

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-ity

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possesing, having, full of

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-ous

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ability

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-able -ible

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condition or state of too much secretion by the thyroid gland

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hyperthyroidism

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theory of evolution

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darwinism

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theory of heredity

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mendelism

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condition of a muscle shortening

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contraction

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condition of deminished tension

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relaxation

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express the quality of conducting nerve and muscle impulses

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conductivity

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expressing the quality of nervous tissue excitability related to recieving stimuli

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sensitivity

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nature of having material lining closed body cavities such as the abdomen

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serous

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words ending in ___ are adjectives

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-ous

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words ending in ___ are adjectives (2 answers)

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-ible -able

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Greek singular/plural suffixes

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-on -a
-ma -mata
-is -es
-nx -ges

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Latin singular/plural suffixes

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-a -ae
-us -i
-um -a
-is -es
-ex -ices
-ix -ices
-ax -aces

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The foundation of a word is a

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Word root

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The word part that is placed in front of a word root to change its meaning is a

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Prefix

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The word part that follows a word root is a

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Suffix

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When a vowel is added to a word root, the word part that results is a

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Combing form

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When two or more word roots are used to form a word, the word formed is called a

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Compound word

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Inflammation of the bladder

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Cystitis

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Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine

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gastroenteritis

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___ refers to the extremities

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Acr or acr/o

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Means enlarged or large

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Megal or megal/o

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Means enlarged extremities

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Acromegaly

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The base of a word is the

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Word root

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The ___ comes in front of a word root to change its meaning

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Prefix

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The suffix may change the:

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Part of speech
Plural/Singular form
Meaning

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If two or more word roots are combined to build a word, this is a ___ word

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Compound

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When joining two word roots together you may need to use a

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Combining form

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Which word part would indicate inflammation when building a word meaning inflammation of the stomach?

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Suffix

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When building words about conditions of body parts, the word root for the body part usually comes

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First

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-y is a suffix that usually makes a word a

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Noun

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When building words with a suffix that begins with a vowel, for example, -itis, you would

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Use a word root in front

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The plural form of thorax is

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Thoraces

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The part of speech that indicates action or state of being

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Verb

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-ity is a suffix that indicates

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Quality

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-ism is a suffix that indicates

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Condition or theory

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-ed and -ing are usually suffixes used to make a word a

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Verb

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The suffix indicating a condition is

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-tion

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The suffix indicating being full of is

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-ous

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Pertaining to lack of blood

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Anemic

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One who makes x-ray images

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Radiographer

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Instrument used to measure heat

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Thermometer

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Looking into the stomach and duodenum with a scope

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Gastroduodenoscopy

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Instrument used to measure (count) cells

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Cytometer

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Inflammation of the stomach

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Gastritis

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One who practices medicine

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Practitioner

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Device used to measure small objects

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Micrometer

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Chronic swelling of the lymph nodes

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lymphadenopathy

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Fluid in a saclike cavity

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Hydrocele