Quiz One

• Eponyms are words formed from a person's name
• A prefix is a word part at the beginning of a word that indicates number, location, time or status.
• A root is a word part that gives the essential meaning of the word.
• A root cannot stand alone; a suffix must be added to complete the term.
• A combining vowel is a single vowel, usually o, that is added to the end of a root to make a word easier to pronounce.
• A combining vowel is used when a suffix begins with a consonant or when two or more roots are joined.
• A combining form is the combination of the root and combining vowel.
• A suffix is a word part found at the end of a word that indicates a procedure, condition, disease, or disorder.
• Pre- means before.
• Preoperative means before or preceding an operation.
• Peri- means around.
• Perioperative means pertaining to the period around an operation or the period before, during, and after an operation.
• Post- means after.
• Postoperative means after an operation.
• An arthroscope is an instrument used to visually examine the joint.
• Gastritis is the inflammation of the stomach.
• Gastr/o means stomach.
• Enter/o means small intestine.
• Gastroenteritis means inflammation of the stomach and small intestine.
• Traumatic means pertaining to injury.
• Uria means urination.
• Ab- means away from.
• Abduction means to take away from the midline.
• Emetic means pertaining to vomiting.
• Dys- means difficult, painful, or bad.
• Dysphagia means difficulty eating or swallowing.
• Endo- means within or inside.
• Endoparasite is an organism that lives within the body of the host.
• Hyperglycemia means elevated amounts of blood glucose.
• Inter- means between.
• Intercostal means between the ribs.
• Poly- means many or excessive.
• Polyuria means excessive amount or frequency of urination.
• Pre- means before.
• Sub- means below, under or less.
• Sublingual means under the tongue.
• A - means without or no.
• Atraumatic means without injury.
• An- means without or no.
• Anuria means absence of urine.