solution 2025/2026
-itis
ex: hepatitis - correct answer ✔inflammation
-logy
ex: cardiology - correct answer ✔study of
sub- - correct answer ✔under, beneath
cardi/o - correct answer ✔heart
my/o - correct answer ✔muscle
rhin/o - correct answer ✔nose
a-, an-, de- - correct answer ✔without, not
arthr/o - correct answer ✔joint
bi- - correct answer ✔two
,cephal/o - correct answer ✔head
dys- - correct answer ✔bad, difficult, painful
-ectomy - correct answer ✔surgical removal
gastr/o - correct answer ✔stomach
-gram - correct answer ✔written record/picture
hepat/o - correct answer ✔liver
inter- - correct answer ✔between
-megaly - correct answer ✔enlargement
oste/o - correct answer ✔bone
path/o/y - correct answer ✔disease
post- - correct answer ✔after, behind
rhin/o - correct answer ✔nose
beginning of a word
, (ex., pre______; post______)
Designated by a "______" AFTER the term. - correct answer ✔Prefix
ending of a word
(ex., ______stormy; ______itis)
Designated by a "______" BEFORE the term. - correct answer ✔Suffix
foundation/base of a word
(ex., hepat; gastr) - correct answer ✔Root
vowel (usually "o") added to a root (ex., gastrO).
use when joining:
a. root to another root
(ex., gastrOhepatitis)
b. Root to a suffix beginning with a constant
(ex., cardiOmegaly) - correct answer ✔Combining vowel
root + vowel
(ex., hepat/o; gastr/o) - correct answer ✔Combining form