Chapter 1 Flashcards
Word roots
Basic meaning of the term.
Usually body parts
Some indicate color
Ex./ gastr = stomach
4 basic types of words
Word root
Combining form
Suffix
Prefix
Combining form
A word root but with a vowel at the end.
Ex./ gastr/o
Suffix
Usually tells the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease.
Always at the end of term
Appears with “-“ before
Ex/ -itis
Prefix
Beginning of word
Usually tells location, time, number, or status
Ex/ PRE (before) prenatal
Followed by “-“ ex: hyper-
Word root and combing forms for
- spinal cord
- muscle
- bone
- nerve
- joint
Myel/o My/o Oste/o Neur/o Arthr/o
Word roots and combining forms indicating color
- blue
- red
- white
- black
- gray
Cyan/I Erythr/o Leuk/o Melan/o Poli/o
Suffixes as noun endings (5)
- a
- e
- um
- us
- y
Suffixes meaning “pertaining to” (14)
- ac
- al
- an
- ar
- ary
- eal
- ical
- ial
- ic
- ine
- ior
- ory
- ous
- tic
Suffixes meaning “abnormal condition”
7
- ago
- esis
- ia
- iasis
- ion
- ism
- osis
Fissure
Groove or crack-like sore of the skin
Brain lines
Fistula
Abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body
(May be due to surgery, injury, or the draining of an abscess
Ileum
Last and longest portion of the small intestine
ilEum - intEstine
Ilium
Is part of the hip bone
ilium- hip
Infection
Invasion of the body by pathogenic
Malaise
Feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease
Exudate
Fluid such as pus that leaks out of an infected wound
Inflammation
Localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues
Laceration
Torn or jagged wound or accidental cut wound
Lesion
Pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury
Mucous
Describes the specialized membranes that line the body cavities
Mucus
Name of the fluid secreted by these mucous membranes
Myc/o
Fungus
Myel/o
Bone marrow or spinal cord
