Chapter 5 Flashcards
components that comprise medical terms include the:
…: the foundation of the word
…: what occurs before word root
…: what occurs after the word root
…: vowels that join one or more word roots to other components of a term
word root; prefix; suffix; combining vowels
word roots: main part/stem of a word
conveys the … of the word
frequently indicates a …
add or change a prefix or suffix to change the meaning of the term
essential meaning; body part
prefixes: usually describe … or …
not all medical terms have these
give the word root its … meaning
location; intensity; specific
suffixes usually indicate a: ... ... ... ...
procedure; condition; disease; part of speech
combining vowels: conntexts word root to … or other word root
most cases, it’s an …; may also be an i or e
used when joining: a suffix that begins with a …, another word root
a combining … is a combining vowel shown with the word root
suffix; o; consonant; form
plural forms a changes to ... is changes to ... ex or ix changes to ... on/um change to ... us change to ...
ae; es; ices; a; i
prefixes can indicate:
..
…
… and …
numbers; colors; positions; directions
several word roots describe …
color
…:nearer to the head
superior
…: nearer to the feet
inferior
superior and inferior describe the relationship of one … to another
structure
… (…): body parts that lie farther from the midline
… (…): body parts that lie closer to the midline
lateral; outer; medial; inner
proximal and distal describe the relationship of any two structures on an …
…: closer to the trunk
…; farther fromt he trunk;/nearer to the free end of the extremity
extremity; proximal; distal
…: means closer to or on the skin
superficial
…: means farther inside the body/tissue, away from the skin
deep