Chapter 1 Flashcards
Word Root (WR)
foundation of a medical word that contains it main meaning, usually from Latin or Greek language
hepat-
liver
Tonsil-
tonsils
gastr-
stomach
laryng-
larynx (voice box)
-itis
inflammation
-tomy
cutting / act of cutting
-oma
tumor
Combining Form (CF)
Created when a WR is combined w/ a vowel, know as a combining vowel (usually an O, but sometimes an I or an E
mamm-
breast
-gram
to record
psych-
mind
-logy
field of study
-ectomy
surgical removal of something
-scope
instrument for viewing or examining
appendic-
appendix
neur-
nervous
crani-
cranium
Prefix
Word Element at the beginning of a word, changes the meaning of a medical word
hyper-
above normal
-tension
pressure within a vessel
hemi-
one half
-plegia
paralysis
epi-
above, surrounding
-derm
skin
-al
pertaining to
post-
after
-nat
birth
inter-
between
-cost
rib
oste-
bone
arthr
joint