Exam #1: Chp. 1 & 2 Flashcards
3 common types of medical terms
-terms built from Latin and Greek word parts (majority)
-terms that uses a person’s name
-modern English words
Word Roots
-the foundation of most terms
-gives the essential meaning of the term
-refers to organ, body structure, body system
Suffixes
Provide information about the word root related to
-conditions
-diseases
-procedures
Prefixes
Provide Information about the word root related to
-Abnormal conditions
-positions
-times
(Many terms don’t have a prefix)
Combining Vowels
-used to connect word parts to make them easier to say/spell
-not every term had a combining vowel
-never used between a prefix and word root
-only placed between two word roots or a word root and a suffix
When defining terms, follow a three step process:
- Divide the word into individual word parts
- Define the individual word parts
- Piece the definitions of individual parts together to determine the definition of the entire term
When building terms, follow the reverse process
- Determine the position you need to make a word for
- Identify word parts that make a term with this definition
- String the word parts together
CHAPTER 2: SUFFIXES
Brief Introduction
-found at the end
-all terms built from latin/Greek word parts must have a suffix
-changing the suffix changes the meaning
SUFFIXES INDICATING DISEASES OR ABNORMAL CONDITIONS
-algia
Pain
-asthenia
Weakness
-cele
Protrusion
-dynia
Pain
-cytosis
Abnormal cell condition (too many)
-ectasis
Dilated
-edema
Swelling
-emesis
Vomiting
-emetic
Pertaining to vomiting
-emia
Blood condition
-ia
Condition
-iasis
Abnormal condition
-ism
State of
-itis
Inflammation
-lith
Stone
-lysis
To destroy
-lytic
Destruction
-malacia
Abnormal softening
-megaly
Enlarged
-oma
Tumor, mass
-osis
Abnormal condition
-pathy
Disease
-penia
To few
-phobia
Fear
-plegia
Paralysis
-ptosis
Drooping
-rrhage
Abnormal flow
-rrhagia
Abnormal flow condition
-rrhea
Discharge
-rrhexis
Rupture
-sclerosis
Hardening
-spasm
Involuntary muscle contraction
-stasis
Stopping
-stenosis
Narrowing
-toxic
Poison
-uria
Urine condition
SUFFIXES INDICATING SURGICAL PROCEDURES
-clasia
Surgical breaking
-desis
Surgical fusing
-ectomy
Surgical removal
-ostomy
Surgically create an opening
-otomy
Cutting into
-pexy
Surgical fixation
-plasty
Surgical repair
-rrhaphy
To suture
-tome
Instrument to cut
-tripsy
Surgical crushing
-centesis
Puncture to withdraw fluid
-gram
a record
-graph
Instrument for recording
-graphy
Process of recording
-manometer
Instrument for measuring pressure
-meter
Instrument for measuring
-metry
Process of measuring
-scope
Instrument for viewing
-scopy
Process of visually examining
GENERAL SUFFIXES
-cle
Small
-cyesis
Pregnancy
-cyte
Cell
-derma
Skin condition
-dipsia
Thirst
-esthesia
Feeling, sensation
-gen
That which produces
-genesis
Produces
-genic
Producing
-globin, globulin
Protein
-gravida
Pregnancy
-kinesia
Movement
-oid
Resembling
-ole
Small
-opia
Vision
-opsy
View of
-osmia
Sense of smell
-oxia
Oxygen
-para
To bear (offspring)
-partum
Childbirth
-pepsia
Digestion
-phagia
Eating, Swallowing
-phasia
Speech
-phil
attracted to
-phobia
Voice
-plasia
Formation of cells
-plasm
Formation
-pnea
Breathing
-poiesis
Formation
-porosis
Porous
-ptysis
Spitting
-therapy
Treatment
-thorax
Chest
-trophic
Development
-trophy
Development
-ule
Small
SUFFIXES INDICATING MEDICAL SPECIALTIES OR PERSONNEL
-er
One who
-iatric
Medical specialty
-iatrist
Physician
-iatry
Medical treatment
-ician
Specialist
-ist
Specialist
-logist
One who studies
-logy
Study of
SUFFIXES USED OT CONVERT ROOT WORDS INTO ADJECTIVES
Pertaining to
-ac
-al
-an
-ar
-ary
-atic
-eal
-iac
-ic
-ine
-ior
-nic
-ory
-ose
-ous
-tic
