Chp. 1 - The Basics Flashcards
word root
main body of a word
combining vowel
inserted between word roots to make the word easier to pronounce
combining form
word root + vowel
prefix
placed before a word or word part to modify its meaning
Ex: Anti-
suffix
attached to the end of a word or word root to modify its meaning
Ex: -cyte
eponyms
names for diseases, organs, procedures, or body functions that are derived from the name of a person
Ex: Alzheimer disease
abbreviations
shortened forms of written words or phrases that are used in place of the whole. Includes letters, shortened words, acronyms
Ex: SOB for “shortness of breath”, stat for immediately
acronyms
pronounceable names made up of a series of letters or parts of words
Ex: CABG
Pharmacology
the study of the preparation, properties, uses, and actions of drugs
pharmaceuticals
another term for medicines
Singular ending: -is
Ex: diagnosis, prognosis, psychosis, epididymis
Plural ending: -es or -ides
Ex: diagnoses. prognoses, psychoses, epididymides
Singular ending: -um
Ex: atrium, ileum, septum, bacterium
Plural ending: -a
Ex: atria, ilea, septa, bacteria
Singular ending: -us
Ex: alveolus, bacillus, bronchus, viscus, corpus, virus
Plural ending: -i or -era/-ora or -es
Ex: alveoli, bacilli, bronchi, viscera, corpora, viruses
Singular ending: -a
Ex: vertebra, patella, petechia
Plural ending: -ae
Ex: vertebrae, patellae, petechiae
Singular ending: -ix
Ex: appendix, varix, cervix
Plural ending: -ices or -ixes
Ex: appendices or appendixes, varices, cervices or cervixes
