Components of medical tech inc roots Flashcards
Root (stem) word
gives essential meaning of the word e.g. haemat = blood
Suffix
word ending, usually condition or procedure e.g. logy = study of
prefix
beginning of a term e.g. pro = forward, before
combining form/combining vowel
connects roots and suffixes -> if suffix begin with vowel no need to use
3 main areas of study -> logy
anatomy (cutting up of human body to determine structures), physiology (study of body functioning), pathology (study of disease/condition)
abdomin/o
abdomin
encephal/o
within the head = brain
hem/o
blood
phleb/o
veins
specialist area - cardi
heart
specialist area - dermat
skin
specialist area - endocrin
endocrine system
specialist area - onc
cancer/tumors
specialist area - ot
ears
specialist area - neur
nerves/nervous system
specialist area - gynaec
female reproductive system
specialist area - path
disease/condition
oste/o
bone
arth/o
joint
chondr/o
cartilage
cost/o
rib
crain/o
skull
myel/o
bone marrow
pelv/o
pelvis/hipbone
spondyl/o
vertebra
vertebr/o
vertebra
ligament/o
ligament
e.g. ligamentous = pertaining to ligaments
muscul/o
muscle
e.g. muscular = pertaining to muscles
my/o
muscle
e.g. myosarcoma = cancerous tumor of the muscle
myos/o
muscle
e.g. myoitis = inflammation of the muscle
ten/o
tendon
e.g. tenorrhaphy = surgical structure of a divided tendon
tendin/o
tendon
e.g. tendinitis = inflammation of the tendon
