Medical Terminology Flashcards
What are nouns?
The subject of a sentence.
What are adjectives?
Descriptive words.
What are verbs?
Action words.
What is a word root?
Is the main body of a word.
Ex: psych-psychology
What is a combining vowel?
Is often inserted between word roots to make the word easier to pronounce.
Ex: speed/o/meter
What is a combining form?
In the word speed/o/meter, speed/o is a combining form that is simply the word root “speed” plus the vowel o.
A word root + a combining vowel =
a combining form.
Derm/a=
Skin
Cutane/o=
Skin
Al, ous=
Pertaining to
A word root is usually accompanied by a?
Prefix and/or a suffix.
Prefixes precede?
Combining forms.
Meaning of a prefix?
Is placed before a word to momdify its meaning.
Ex: a- (meaning “without”) oined with febrile (which refers to “fever”) yields the term afebrile, which means “without fever”
Meaning of a suffix?
Is attached to the end of a word or word root to modify its meaning.
When do you use a combining vowel?
Is used before suffixes that begin with a consonant and before another word root. In other words, drop the combinning vowel if the suffix also begins with a vowel (a,e,i,o, or u).
Joining combining forms?
The combining vowel is usually retained between two combining forms. Ex: gastr/o+enterology= gastroenterology.
Joining combining forms and suffixes?
The combining vowel is usually retained when a combining form is joined with a suffix that begins with a consonant. Ex: enter/o+logy=enterology.
Joining other word parts and prefixes?
Most prefixes require no change when they are oined with other words parts. Ex: peri+appendicitis=periappendicitis.
What are eponyms?
Are names for diseases, organs, procedures, or body functions that are derived from the name of a person. Ex: Parkinson disease and Alzheimers. Eponyms are usually capitalized.
What are abbreviations?
Are shortened forms of written words or phrases that are used in place of the whole. Ex: MD= “doctor of medicine”
What are acronyms?
Are pronounceable names made up of a series of letters or parts of words. Ex: CABG=coronary artery bypass graft.
What is pharmacology?
Is the study of the preparation, properties, uses, and action drugs.
What is the plural of IS?
ES
What is the plural of UM?
A
