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THE COMBINING VOWEL BEFORE A SUFFIX THAT STARTS WITH A VOWEL.167。 KEEP THE COMBINING VOWEL BETWEEN WORD ROOTS, EVEN IF THE ROOT BEGINGS WITH A VOWEL.Some more word roots, suffixes, prefixes and their meanings. Word roots Definitionarthr jointhepat liverven veinoste boneSuffixs Definitionitis inflammation ic pertaining to ous pertaining topathy disease oma tumor or massscope instrument to visually examinegram means record scopy process of visual examination using a scope.sis means state of Combining vowel oPrefixes DefinitionIntra withinSub underDia plete167。 Using the formula for defining a medical term that we learned above, try and define the following medical terms.167。 Remember the process: label each word part first and then begin by defining the suffix and then move to the beginning of the term to plete the definition.167。 Arthritis 167。 Hepatitis167。 Subhepatic167。 Intravenous167。 Arthropathy167。 Osteitisinflammation of the jointArthr—WR itisSHepat—WR itisSinflammation of the liverSub—P hepat—WR ic—Spertaining to under the liverIntra—P ven—WR ousSpertaining to within the veinArthr—WR O—CV pathySDisease of the jointOste—WR itisSinflammation of the boneTake the word roots, bining forms and additional meanings given below and see if you can e up with the meaning of the medical term.Word Root Combining form Meaning Medical FormAden aden/o gland adenoma Meaning: Arthr arthr/o joint arthritisMeaning: Bi bi/o life biologyMeaning:Benign tumor of glandular cellsInflammation of a jointStudy of lifeWord Root Combining Form Meaning Medical FormCarcin carcin/o cancer, cancerous carcinomaMeaning: Cephal cephal/o head cephalicMeaning:Cerebr cerebr/o cerebrum, largest part of brain cerebralMeaning:Cyst cyst/o Urinary bladder cystoscopeMeaning:Cyt cyt/o cell cytology Meaning:Cancerous tumorPertaining to the head Pertaining to the CEREBRUMInstrument(endoscope) used to view the urinary bladder.Study of cellsWord RootCombining FormMeaning Medical Formdermat dermat/o skin dermatitisMeaning:electr electr/o electricity electrocardiogram Meaning:encephal encephal/o brain electroencephalogram Meaning:enter enter/o intestines (small) enteritisMeaning:erythr erythr/o red erythrocyte Meaning:Inflammation of the skinRecord of the electricity in the heartRecord of the electricity in the brainInflammation of the small intestineRed blood cellWord Root Combining FormMeaning Medical Formgastr gastr/o stomach gastroscopyMeaning:gnos gnos/o knowledge diagnosisMeaning:gynec gynec/o women/female gynecologyMeaning:Visual examination of the stomachComplete knowledge of patient’s conditionStudy of female disorde