Intro to Medical terminology Flashcards
What are Primary medical terms?
Primary medical terms enable you to prioritize terms in your study of medical terminology.
What 4 types of word parts are used to create complex medical words?
- Word roots
- Combining forms
- Suffixes
- Prefixes
What are word roots?
Word roots usually, But not always, indicate the part of the body involved.
Word roots Examples
- Cardi = heart
- Gastr = stomach
- Nuer = nerve
Note- Word roots do not mean pertaining to or relating to, that meaning comes from the suffix
What are combining forms?
- Created by adding a vowel (usuualy an “O”) at the end of a word root
- Used when connecting word roots or when the word root is joined to a suffix that begins with a consonant
Combining forms examples
EXAMPLES
- Cardi/o = heart
- gastr/o = Stomach
- Nuer/o = nerve
What are suffixes?
- Suffixes usually, but not always, Indicate the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease.
Examples - Cardiomegaly
- Gastralgia
- Neuritis
Suffixes examples
EXAMPLES
- tonsill(tonsil, tonsils) + itis ( inflamation)= tonsillitis
what are prefixes?
prefixes usually, but not always, indicate location, time, number, or status.
examples
- pericardium
- epigastric
- polyneuritis
example of prefixes
pre(before)+ nat(birth)+ al (pertaining to)= prenatal(the time and events before birth)
what does -algia mean?
Pain, Painfull condition
what does dys- mean?
bad, difficult or painful
what does -ectomy mean?
Surgical removal, cutting out, excision
what does hyper- mean?
excessive, increased
what does hypo- mean?
deficient, decreased
what does -itis mean?
inflammation
what does -osis mean?
abnormal condition,disease
what does -ostomy mean?
the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
what does -otomy mean?
cutting, surgical incision
what does -plasty mean?
surgical repair
what does -rrhage mean?
bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
what does -rrhaphy mean?
surgical suturing
what does -rrhea mean?
flow or discharge
what does -rrhexis mean?
rupture
what does -sclerosis
abnormal hardening
what does cardi mean?
Heart
What does Gastr mean?
Stomach
What does nuer mean?
nerve
what do you call your spinal cord?
Myel/o
what do you call your bone?
Oste/o
what do you call your muscle?
My/o
what do you call a nerve?
nuer/o
what do you call your joint?
arthr/o
what does “pre” mean?
before
what does “nat” mean?
birth
what does “al” mean?
pertaining to
what does prenatal mean?
the time and events before birth
what do you call an ear?
Ot/o
what do you call a nose?
rhin/o
what do you call your throat?
Laryng
what does -Ology mean?
The study of
what is an OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY?
A person who studies the ears nose and throat
what is a vertebra and what is it plural?
Vertebra is a bone in the spine.
and it plural is Vertabrea
what does inter mean?
inter means between or among
what does intra mean?
within or inside
what do you call losing a large amount of blood in a short time?
hemorrhage
what is the ilium a part of?
hip bone
what is the ileum part of?
small intestine
