Medical Terminology Chapter 1 & 2 Flashcards by Marilyn Ruiz-Estrada

is the foundation of a medical term and contains it primary meaning

Word Root

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is created when a word root is combined with a vowel

Combining Form

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a word element placed at the end of a word that alters its meaning

Suffix

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a word element attached to the beginning of a word or word root

Prefix

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the word root in medical terms are in what two languages?

Latin or Greek

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what is the vowel known as the combining vowel?

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what does the suffix describe?

a pathology (disease or abnormality), symptom, surgical or diagnostic procedure or part of speech

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what do prefixes indicate ?

a number, time, position, direction or negation

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how should you define medical terms?

last thing first, first thing second, middle at the end

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ITIS

inflammation

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MEGALY

enlargement

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OMA

tumor

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CYTE

cell

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HYPER

above normal, excessive

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What are the four types of suffixes?

surgical
diagnostic, pathological, and related
grammatical and diminutive
singular and plural

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Surgical suffixes describe what ?

a type of invasive procedure performed on a body part

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ECTOMY

excision removal (surgical suffix)

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CENTESIS

surgical puncture (surgical suffix)

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TRIPSY

crushing (surgical suffix)

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LYSIS

separation; destruction; loosening (surgical suffix)

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CLASIS

to break; surgical fracture (surgical suffix)

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PEXY

fixation of an organ (surgical suffix)

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RRHAPHY

suture (surgical suffix)

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PLASTY

surgical repair (surgical suffix)

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STOMY

forming an opening (surgical suffix)

DESIS

binding; fixation of a bone or joint (surgical suffix)

TOME

INSTRUMENT to cut with

OSTEOTOME

instrument to cut bone

TOMY

incision (surgical suffix)

TRACHEOOMY

incision of the trachea

what are Diagnostic Suffixes?

denote a procedure or test performed to identify the cause and nature of an illness

scope ---> endoscope

instrument for examining

scopy----> endoscopy

visual examination

graph----> electrocardiograph

instrument for recording

graphy----> electrocardography

process of recording

meter---> spirometer

instrument of measuring

metry---> spirometry

act of measuring

gram---> electrocardiogram

record, writing

what are pathological suffixes?

describe an abnormal condition or disease

ALGIA, dynia

pain (pathological suffixes)

GEN/GENESIS

forming, producing, origin, creation (pathological suffix)

EMESIS

vomiting (pathological suffixes)

EDEMA

swelling (pathological suffix)

CELE

HERNIA or swelling (pathological suffix)

OSIS

abnormal condition increase (use primarily with blood cells) (pathological suffix)

SPASM

involuntary twitching (pathological suffix)

STENOSIS

narrowing, stricture (pathological suffix)

RRHEA

discharge, flow (pathological suffix)

PATHY

disease (pathological suffix)

RRHEXIS

rupture (pathological structure)

PLEGIA

paralysis

ECTASIS

dilation, expansion

EMIA

blood condition

LEUK

white

thrombus is the singular form what is it in the plural form?

thrombi

ovum is the singular form what is the plural form?

ova

fungus is the singular form what is the plural form?

fungi

diagnosis is the singular form what is the plural form?

diagnoses

HEPAT

liver

TONSIL

tonsils

GASTR

stomach

LARYNG

larynx

NEPHR

kidney

ECTOMY

surgical removal

OSIS

process, condition, pathological state

PRENATAL

period before birth

POSTNATAL

period after birth

INTRA

within

HYPER

excessive, above normal

POLY

much or many

PRE

before

not, without

how do you define a medical term?

last thing first, first thing second, middle at the end

crushing of a stone: lith/o/________

tripsy

forming a new opening in the colon: colon/o/_______

stomy

excision, removal of the appendix: _________/________

appendectomy

does the suffix begin with a vowel? (A, E, I, O, U)

yes: use a word root ex: gastr/itis no: use a combining form ex: gastr/o/megaly

disease of the joint(s): arthr/_/____

arthr/o/pathy

instrument to examine a joint: ____/o/_____

arthr/o/scope

inflammation of the stomach: ______/________

gastritis

surgical puncture of the joint: _______/o/_______

arthr/o/centesis

suture of muscles: my/o/_____

my/o/rrhaphy

binding, fixation (of a joint): arthr/o/______

arthr/o/desis

forming an opening into the trachea: ______/o/_____

trache/o/stomy

instrument for recording the heart: cardi/o/_____

cardi/o/graph

record of electrical activity of the heart: electr/o/cardi/_/____

electr/o/cardi/o/gram

pain of a nerve: _______/________

neur/algia

forming, producing, origin of cancer: carcin/_/______

carcin/o/gen or carcin/o/genesis

softening of bone: oste/o/________

oste/o/malacia

abnormal condition of stones: _______/________

lith/iasis

hernia, swelling of the liver: hepat/o/______

hepat/o/cele

swelling of a lymph gland: lymph/______

lymph/edema

tumor composed of lymph tissue: lymph/____

lymph/oma

bursting forth of blood: hem/o/____

hem/o/rrhage