Medical Terminology/Chapter 1 & 2 Flashcards
What are the four elements that a medical word consists of?
word root
combining form
suffix
prefix
the main part or foundation of a word
word root
in medical terms the root usually indicates what
body part
the root word “dent” means
tooth
the root word “pancreat” means
pancreas
the root word “dermat” means
skin
when a root word is combined with a vowel (normally an O)
combining form
has no meaning of its own, but enables two word elements to be linked together
the “O” vowel
the CF in therm/o/meter is
therm/o
to make a word easier to pronounce, attach a combining _______ to the word root.
vowel
a word element located at the end of a word indicating a procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech
suffix
what is the suffix in tonsil/itis
itis
the suffix “er” means
one who
the suffix “al” means (dent/al)
pertaining to
the suffix “ist” means (dent/ist)
specialist
What are the 3 important rules of word building?
- a root links a suffix that begins with a vowel
- a combining form (root + o) links a suffix that begins with a consonant
- a combining form (root + o) links a root to another root to form a compound
a word element located at the beginning of the word indicating a number, time, position, or negation.
prefix
the word element “nat” means
birth
the word element “intra” means
in, within
the word element “peri” means
around
In what order do you define a medical word?
- define suffix
- beginning of word
- middle of word
“itis’ means
inflammation
the CF “oste/o” means
bone
“arthr” means
joint
“enter/o” means
intestine (small)
Define gastr/o/enter/itis
inflammation of stomach and small intestine
what is a breve or macron (-) used to indicate?
short/long vowel pronunciation
the suffix “centesis” means
surgical puncture
the suffix “desis” means
binding/fixation (of a bone or joint)
the suffix “ectomy” means
excision or removal
the suffix “lysis” means
separation, destruction, loosening
the suffix “plasty” means
surgical repair
the suffix “rrhaphy” means
suture
the suffix “stomy” means
forming an opening (mouth)
the suffix “tomy” means
incision
“gastr” means
stomach
“leuk” means
white
“cyt” means
cell
“erythr” means
red
osteo/o/arthr/itis means
inflammation of the bone and the joint
gastr/o/enter/itis means
inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
what are the prefixes
intra
pre
peri
post
“gram” means
record,writing
“graph” means
instrument for recording
“graphy” means
process of recording
“meter” means
instrument for measuring
“metry” means
act of measuring
“scope” means
instrument for examining
“scopy” means
visual examination
“neuro” means
nerve
“ot” means
ear
“algia, dynia” means
pain
“hepat” means
liver
“cele” means
hernia, swelling
“ectasis” means
dilation, expansion
“edema” means
swelling
“emesis” means
vomiting
“hyper” means
excessive, above normal
“emia” means
blood clot condition
“iasis” means
abnormal condition (caused by something specific)
“chol” means
bile, gall
“lith” means
stone, calculus
“malacia” means
softening
“chondr” means
cartilage
“cardi” means
heart
“megaly” means
enlargement
“oma” means
tumor
“cyan” means
blue
“osis” means
abnormal condition
“pathy” means
disease
“my” means
muscle
“penia” means
decrease,deficiency
“phobia” means
fear
“hem” means
blood
“plegia” means
paralysis
“hemi” means
one side
“‘rrhage/rrhagia” means
bursting forth (of)
“men” means
menstruation, menses
“rrhea” means
discharge, flow
“dia” means
through, across
“rrhexis” means
rupture
“arteri” means
artery
“stenosis” means
narrowing, stricture
“toxic” means
poison
“trophy” means
nourishment, development
“dys” means
bad, painful, difficult
“mast” means
breast
“opia” means
vision
“gravida” means
pregnant women
“hist” means
tissue
“logy” means
study of
“logist” means
specialist
the suffix “pexy” means
fixation (of organ)
the suffix “tome” means
instrument to cut
the suffix “tripsy” means
crushing
