WORD PARTS MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FINAL EXAM 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS ANSWERS PREMIUM STUDY GUIDE

WORD PARTS MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FINAL
EXAM 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS PREMIUM STUDY GUIDE

◉ 3 types of word parts.
Answer: -prefix
-word root
-suffix


◉ Prefix.
Answer: word part that is affixed to the beginning of a word


◉ Word root.
Answer: a word part that provides the primary meaning of the term


◉ Suffix.
Answer: a word part that is affixed to the end of a word


◉ Combining form.
Answer: a word root plus combining vowel, involves the use of a
slash between the word root and the combining vowel.

, -when forming words from word parts, use the combining vowel
properly
-as a general rule, the combining vowel is used only to connect a
word root with a suffix that begins with a consonant
-most common combining vowel is the letter 'o'


◉ Most medical terms come from _____ & _______.
Answer: Latin and Greek


◉ What group(s) are considered the fathers of modern medicine?.
Answer: The ancient Greeks


◉ Who advanced medicine with their own experiments and
observations and added Latin terms to medical language?.
Answer: The Romans


◉ Other origins of medical terms.
Answer: -history
-poetry
-mythology
-geography
-physical objects