medical terminology Flashcards
medical terminology meaning
language of the health care profession
What did Aristotle do for medicine?
developed the concept of medicine
What did Hippocrates do for medicine?
developed medicine as a study
eponyms
terms named after people
modern medical language
uses many abbreviations
- root word
the foundation of the word, all medical terms have at least one or more
- combining vowel
links the root to the suffix or the root to another root, has no meaning on it’s own
when do you drop a combining vowel?
when the suffix starts with a vowel
most common combining vowel
“O”
- suffix
the words ending, all medical terms have one
- Combining form
the root + the combining vowel
prefix
Attached to the start of the word, can change the meaning of the word
what is the root of “hematology”
hemat
what is the combing vowel of “hematology”
“o”
what is the combining form of “hematology”
hemat/o
what is the suffix of “hematology”
logy
what is the root of “gastroenteritis”
gastr
what is the combining vowel of “gastroenteritis”
“o”
what is the combining vowel of “gastroenteritis”
“o”
what is the suffix of “gastroenteritis”
itis
what is the root of “epigastric”
gastr
what is the combining vowel of “epigastric”
there is none
what is the suffix of epigastric”
ic
what is the combining form of “epigastric”
epi
how should you look at the word when figuring out the meaning?
Start with the suffix, then go to the beginning
opposite of dorsal
ventral
opposite of proximal
distal
Opposite of inter-
intra-
opposite of pre-
opposite of post-
opposite of ad-
post- or ab-
c
with
s
without
p
after or past
p.c.
after meals
NPO
nothing by mouth
STAT
immediatly
ad lib.
as desired
p.o.
by mouth
et
and
do you use a trailing zero?
no
do you use a leading zero
yes
can you write chemical names
no
when does time start and end with military time
midnight, 0000 or 2400
ante meridiem
before noon
post meridiem
after noon
