Lesson 1A Flashcards
Word root
Core of the word
What does the root word contain?
Essential meaning of the word
Does every medical word have a root word?
Yes
- sometimes 2
Suffix
Is attached at the end of the word to modify its meaning
What does the suffix frequently indicate? (3)
- Procedure
- Condition
- Disease
-Scopy
Visual examination
Colonoscopy
Visual exam of the colon
-Itis
Inflammation
Hepatitis
Inflammation of the liver
-Oma
Tumour
- disease
Hepatoma
Tumour of the liver
Prefix
Is attached to the beginning of the word root to modify its meaning
Do medical terms have to have a prefix?
No
- many dont
Bi-
2
Bilateral
Both sides
Sub-
Under
Subcostal
Under the ribs
Intra-
Within
Intrahepatic
Inside the liver
Tachy-
Rapid
Tachycardia
Rapid heart rate
A-
Without
Agenesis
Born without
What is the combining vowel?
O
Why is O used as a combining vowel?
To ease the pronunciation
What meaning does O have as a combining vowel?
No meaning
What does O connect? (2)
- Two word roots
- Suffix and a word root
- not a prefix and a word root