Introduction to Medical Terminology Flashcards
#Medicalterminology #chapter1
Four Types of Word Parts
Word root, combining form, suffix, prefix
Suffix
End of word root; usually indicates procedure, condition, disorder or disease.
Prefix
Beginning or Word root; usually indicates location, time, number or status
My/o
Muscle
Myel/o
Spinal cord
Oste/o
bone
Neur/o
Nerve
Arthr/o
joint
Cyanosis
blue discoloration of the skin
-osis means abnormal condition
cyan means blue
Erythrocyte
mature red blood cell
Leukocyte
white blood cells
Melanosis
an abnormal condition of unusual black deposits in body tissues or organs keywords: melan/o means black -osis: abnormal condition
Poliomyelitis
a viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord
Keywords: poli/o means gray
myel means spinal cord
-itis means inflammation
combining form
is a word root with a combining voel. used when two word roots are combined or when a suffix begins with a consonant
Gastroenteritis
inflammation of the stomach and small intestines Keywords: Gastro means stomach enter means small intestine itis means inflammation
neur/o
nerve
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
neuroplasty
surgical repair of a nerve
neurorrhaphy
suturing together the ends of a severed nerve
Tonsillitis
inflammation of the tonsils
Tonsillectomy
surgical removal of the tonsils
Cranium
portion of the skull that encloses the brain
Keywords:
Crani means skull
-um means pertaining to
Cardiac
cardi means heart -ac means pertaining to