MEDICAL TERMINOLOGIES Flashcards
MEDICAL TERMS HAVE 3 BASIC PARTS
ROOT WORD
PREFIX
SUFFIX
Ne/o
New
Nat/o
Birth
Neur/o
Nerve
Obstetr/o
Pregnancy
Ot/o
Ear
Order of the parts of a medical term
Prefix-Root word-Suffix
Main part of the medical term that denotes the meaning of the word
Root Word
Examples of root word
colo - colon
phlebo - vein
hema - blood
aero - air
Found at the beginning of the term; shows how meaning is assigned to the word
Prefix
Examples of Prefix
a-/-an + without, absence
hyper - increased/above
poly - many
pre - before
Suffix
Found at the terminal portion of the term; denotes the meaning to the root word
Examples of suffix
-megaly - enlargement
-uria - urine
-emia - blood
-ostomy - to make an opening or mouth
Medical Terminology
If the suffix starts with a consonant, a combining vowel needs to be used (usually the letter O)
TRUE OR FALSE
Combining the vowel does not change the meaning of the root word; It is added in order to make the pronunciation of the word easier.
TRUE
The combing vowel is added….
between the rootword and the suffix
hemat+logy
hematology (study of blood)
Singular of bacteria
bacterium
TRUE OR FALSE
The plural form of medical terms is made by changing the end of the word and not by simply adding S
Follows the rule for irregular nouns
TRUE
Singular of bacilli
Singular of bacillus
Singular of spermatozoa
spermatozoon
Singular of Ova
ovum
DOH
Department of Health
CHED
Commission on Higher Education
Singular of thrombi
thrombus
VDRL
Venereal Disease Research Laboratories
AIDS
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AIDs
Autoimmune disorders/diseases