8/17/25, 8:57
AM
NURS 104 LATIN STUDY TERMS & DEFINITIONS
FOR BEGINNERS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED A++
2025/2026
Terms in this set (272)
Ultima the last syllable
Penult second to last syllable
Anitpenult Third to last syllable (emphasis most commonly
goes here)
Prefix added to the beginning of a term when needed
to further modify the root
Root foundation or subject of the term
Suffix ending that gives essential meaning to the term
Eponyms Terms derived from the name of a person
Acronyms abbreviations that stand
in for common phrases
(ex. MRI- Magnetic
Resonance Imaging)
gen/o creatio
(JIN- n,
oh) cause
Root ex.
1/
15
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AM
pathog
enic
hydr/o water
(HAI-droh) ex: hydrophobia, dehydration
Root
morph/o change
(MOR-foh) ex: morphology
Root
myc/o fungus
(MAI-koh) ex: dermatomycosis
Root
necr/o death
(NEK- ex: necrosis
roh)
Root
orth/o straight
(OR- ex. orthodontist
thoh)
Root
path/o sufferin
(PAH- g,
thoh) disease
Root ex:
patholo
gy
2/
15
AM
NURS 104 LATIN STUDY TERMS & DEFINITIONS
FOR BEGINNERS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED A++
2025/2026
Terms in this set (272)
Ultima the last syllable
Penult second to last syllable
Anitpenult Third to last syllable (emphasis most commonly
goes here)
Prefix added to the beginning of a term when needed
to further modify the root
Root foundation or subject of the term
Suffix ending that gives essential meaning to the term
Eponyms Terms derived from the name of a person
Acronyms abbreviations that stand
in for common phrases
(ex. MRI- Magnetic
Resonance Imaging)
gen/o creatio
(JIN- n,
oh) cause
Root ex.
1/
15
, 8/17/25, 8:57
AM
pathog
enic
hydr/o water
(HAI-droh) ex: hydrophobia, dehydration
Root
morph/o change
(MOR-foh) ex: morphology
Root
myc/o fungus
(MAI-koh) ex: dermatomycosis
Root
necr/o death
(NEK- ex: necrosis
roh)
Root
orth/o straight
(OR- ex. orthodontist
thoh)
Root
path/o sufferin
(PAH- g,
thoh) disease
Root ex:
patholo
gy
2/
15
