Title: Define common medical word roots.
Course: Medical Coding and Billing I (14151-III) > Section: Understanding Medical Terminology

Definitions should include the common use each root.

Process/Skill Questions

- Why is knowledge of word roots important?
- What distinguishes a word root from a prefix or a suffix?
- How can the word root in a medical term be determined?
- To what does the root usually refer in a medical term?