Medical Terminology Chapter 1 Flashcards
Non-Constructed Term
Eponyms, acronyms, and words from languages other than Greek or Latin.
Constructed terms
Terms made up of multiple word parts that are combined to form a new word. In most cases, word parts are derived from Greek and Latin.
Prenatal
Literally “before birth.” Refers to care that women receive while pregnant
Cardioplasty
Literally “surgical repair of the heart.”
As a rule, the:_____ used only to connect a word root with a suffix that begins with a consonant.
Combining Vowel
The medical term: ______ means “the condition of having gallstones.”
Cholelithiasis
The medical term: ____ means “inflammation of the stomach and small intestine.”
Gastroenteritis
The medical term for pertaining to on top of the heart is known as:
Epicardium
The medical term for inflammation of the brain is known as:
Encephalitis
is a functional language with rules of grammar, spelling, and pronunciation.
Medical Terminology
Many medical terms are________, which are made up of multiple word parts that are combined to form a new word.
Constructed
These are terms that are not formed from individual word parts.
Non-constructed
Nonconstructed terms include______ or terms derived from the names of people.
Eponyms
A ______is a word part that is affixed to the beginning of a word.
Prefix
A ___is a word part that is affixed to the end of a word.
Suffix
