Med Terms Unit 1 Flashcards
example: cardi
Word Root
The core meaning of the term
example: -itis
Suffix
Added to end; procedures, conditions, or diesease
example: Pre-
Prefix
Attached to beginning; time, position, direction, number, negation
example: /o
Combining Vowels
Usually “o”, eases punctuation
example: Cardi/o
Combining Form
Word root + combining vowel
example: Intravenous
Intra-
Within or inside
example: submarine
Sub-
Below, under
example: arthritis
Arthr/o
Joints
example: hepatitis
Hepat/o
Liver
example: osteoporosis
Oste/o
Bones
example: intravenous
Ven/o
Vein
example: arthralgia
-algia
pain
example: amniocentesis
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
example: leukocyte
-cyte
cell
example: arthrodynia
-dynia
pain
example: tonsillectomy
-ectomy
surgical removal
example: hypoglycemia
-emia
blood condition
example: sonograph
-gram, -graph
record, x-ray, picture
example: sonography
-graphy
processing of recording picture or record
example: tonsillitis
-itis
inflammation
