Medical Advanced Chapter 25 Flashcards
The resulting combination of a root, a combining vowel, prefix, a suffix, or any combination.
Combining form
A part of speech used to describe a noun
Adjective
A vowel used to combine root words with suffixes and prefixes
Combining vowel
A suffix that is added to a word to note smallness or being smaller than something else
Diminutive
A disease condition treatment modality or device named after an individual
Eponym
To qualify or limit the meaning of a word
Modify
A part of speech that is used to name a person place or thing quality or action. It usually is the subject of the action in a sentence
Noun
The form of a word meant to indicate that there is more than one
Plural
Parts of Greek or Latin words used at the beginning of a word to alter or modify its meaning
Prefixes
The process of accurately speaking a word as it is meant to be spoken
Pronunciation
Parts of Latin or Greek words that serves as the basis for medical terminology
Root words
Parts of Greek or Latin words used at the end of a word to alter or modify its meaning
Suffixes
The process by which the different parts of a word are dissected and interpreted to determine the meaning of the original word
Word analysis
