The Language of Medicine Flashcards
Which languages do most medical terms originate from?
Latin and Greek
In medical terms, what do prefixes provide?
Details on a specific area of an organ or the parts involved.
What does the common medical suffix -ectomy mean?
Removal.
An _______ is a term named for the person who discovered the illness or procedure.
Eponym.
An abbreviation formed from the initial letter or letters of a word or phrase is an..
Acronym.
A/An _______ is a unit of meaning attached to the beginning of a root word.
Prefix.
What’s the core or foundation of the word’s meaning?
Root.
All medical terms have at least one..
Root.
In medical terminology, a word part added to the end of the root without changing the meaning is called a…
Combining vowel.
The root and combining vowel together are called the
Combining form.
A unit of meaning attached to the end of the word is a/an
Suffix.
Which part of a word provides details on a specific area of an organ or information on the parts involved?
Prefix.
What can turn a word into a diagnosis or medical procedure when it’s added to a medical term?
Suffix.
You can usually add a _______ straight to the combining form if it begins with a consonant.
Suffix.
What word part can change the part of speech from a noun to an adjective?
Suffix.
The _______ provides the overall meaning of the medical term.
Root.
The _______ is the only word part that can sometimes “live” by itself as a separate word.
Root.
You won’t need to use the combining vowel if the _______ starts with a vowel.
Suffix.
Which combining word part do you need to use if the suffix starts with a consonant?
Vowel
Many _______ name body parts.
Combining forms.
Which word contains a prefix?
Nephrology
Arthritis
Hypoglycemia
Gastriti
Hypoglycemia.
Which word contains a prefix?
Cardiologist
Dermatology
Pathology
Dysphagia
Dysphagia.
Which word contains a prefix?
Antibiotic
Myalgia
Hematoma
Osteopathy
Antibiotic.
Which word contains a prefix indicating a specific condition? –Bradycardia
Gastroenteritis
Immunology
Pediatrics
Bradycardia
Which word contains a prefix?
Autopsy
Neuron
Hyperthyroidism
Myopia
Hyperthyroidism
