Question: combining vowel

Answer: In mast/o/pexy, the o is a:

combining form.

prefix.

suffix.

combining vowel

word root.

Question: Which suffix means inflammation?

Answer: -itis

Question: False

Answer: A combining vowel is usually an i. T/F

Question: i.

Answer: In the word pelvimetry, the combining vowel is:

Question: “k.”

Answer: In medical terms, ch (as in cholera) is usually pronounced:

Question: True

Answer: Compound words may consist of two or more word roots. T/F

Question: Which is an example of a CF linked to a word root?

Gastr/itis

Gastr/o/dynia

Gastr/o/esophag/itis

Gastr/o/megaly

Gastr/oma

Answer: Gastr/o/esophag/itis

Question: -megaly

Answer: enlargement

Question: gastr/o

Answer: stomach

Question: intra-

Answer: in, within