Introduction to the Human Body Flashcards
How much of our medical terminology is estimated to be Greek?
3/4 (75%)
Medical words may be composed of _____, _______ and ______
Roots, prefixes, and/or suffixes
What term describes medical words in which two or more whole words are combined?
Compounds
What are the foundations of words that are usually not used by themselves?
Roots
Brocho/pulmo
lungs
Cardi
heart
Gastro
stomach
Hepat
liver
Neur
nerve
Nas
nose
Or
Mouth/oral
Pneumo
Air or lungs
What are added to the beginning of roots or words to modify the meaning of the word?
Prefixes
Ab
Away from
Ad
Increase, adherence, toward
Ante
Before
Brady
Slow
Contra
Against
Dys
Difficult or painful
Hyper
Above normal, high
Hypo
Below normal, low
Inter
between
Peri
around
Poly
many
Post
after, behind
Pre
before
Super/Supra
Above or in excess
Sym, Syn
Joined together, with
Tachy
Fast
Uni
one
What term describes an ending that follows a root word that may be in a noun form or an adjective form?
Suffix
Algia
pain
al
pertaining to
emesis
Vomiting
itis
inflammation
ology
stud of