As101 Flashcards
-algia
pain, suffering
dys-
bad, difficult, or painful
-ectomy
surgical removal, cutting out
hyper
excessive, increase
hypo
deficient, decreased
-itis
inflammation
ostomy
the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
otomy
cutting, surgical incision
plasty
surgical repair
rrhage
bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
rrhea
flow or discharge
sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
Primary Medical Terms
Primary terms enable you to give priority to the most important words in your study of medical terminology. These terms are shown in black boldface.
Word Parts Are the Key
introduction to word parts and how they are used to create complex medical terms.
Word roots
The word parts that usually, but not always, indicate the part of the body involved.
Combining form
Rod weird that has a vowel”o”, put on the end before adding another word root or suffix
Rrhaphy
Surgical suturing
Suffixes
The word part attached at the end of a word that usually, but not always, indicates the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease.
Prefixes
The word part attached at the beginning of a word that usually, but not always, indicates location, time, number, or status.
rrhexis
Rupture
sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
suffix indicates
the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease.
Prefix indicates
location, time, number, or status.
Neur/o
Nerve
Oste/o
Bone
Arthr/o
Joint
Cyan/o
Blue
Erythr/o
Red
- cyte
Cell
Leuk/o
White
Pathology
is the study of all aspects of diseases
-ac
Pertaining to
Pertaining to suffixes
-ac
-al
-an
-ar
-ary
-ical
-ial
-ic
-ine
-eal
-ior
-ory
-ous
-tic
- dynia
Pain
Abnormal condition suffixes
-ago
-esis
-ia
-iasis
-ion
-ism
-osis
Megaly
Enlargement
Hepatomegaly
Abnormal enlargement of the liver
Hepat/o
Liver
Malacia
Abnormal softening
Hepatomegaly
Abnormal enlargement of the liver
arteri/o
Artery
arteriomalacia
abnormal softening of the walls of an artery or arteries.