Module 1: Medical Terminology (Chapter 1) Flashcards
What does a medical word consist of?
Word root: the foundation of a medical term and contains its primary meaning.
Combining form:
Suffix: in medical terminology, a suffix, usually describes a pathology symptom, surgical or diagnostic procedure, a part of speech.
-To link a suffix that begins with a vowel, use the word root.
-To link a suffix that begins with a consonant, use a combining form.
Prefix: Not all medical terms have a prefix.
What are combining forms?
-When a word root is combined with a vowel.
-Usually an “o” but sometimes an “i”.
3 steps to defining medical words
- Define the suffix, or last part of the word. Ex. -itis = inflammation
- Define the first part of the word (which may be a word root, combining form, or prefix). Ex. Gastr/o=stomach
- Define the middle parts of the word. Ex. Enter=intestine.
3 steps for building medical word
- A word 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 links one root to another root to form a compound word.
What is nephritis?
Inflammation of the kidney
What is arthrodesis?
Fixation of a joint
What is dermatitis?
Inflammation of the skin
What is Dentist?
Specialist and teeth
What is Gastrectomy?
Excision of the stomach
What is chondritis?
Inflammation of cartilage
What is hepatoma?
Tumor of the liver
What is Gastric?
Pertaining to the stomach
What is osteoma?
Tumor of the bone
What is this diacritical mark “-“ called?
Macron
“What is this diacritical mark “ ˘ “ called?
Breve
