Unit 1 Flashcards
example: cardi
Word Root
core meaning of a term
Example: -itis
Suffix
added to end; procedures, conditions, or disease
Example: pre-
Prefix
attached to beginning; time, position, direction, number, negation
Example: /o
Combining Vowels
usually “O”, eases pronunciation
Example: cardi/o
Combining Forms
Word Root + Combining Vowel
Example: intravenous
intra-
within or inside
Example: submarine
Sub-
Below, under
Example: arthritis
arthr/o
joint
Example: hepatitis
hepat/o
liver
Example: osteoporosis
oste/o
bone
Example: intravenous
ven/o
veins
Example: arthralgia
-algia
pain
Example: amniocentesis
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
Example: leukocyte
-cyte
cell
Example: arthrodynia
-dynia
pain
Example: appendectomy
-ectomy
surgical removal
Example: hypoglycemia
-emia
blood condition
Example: photograph
-gram
-graph
record, x-ray, picture
Example: photography
-graphy
processing of recording picture or record
Example: arthritis
-itis
inflammation
Example: osteomalacia
-malacia
abnormal softening
Example: cardiomegaly
-megaly
enlargement
Example: thermometer
-meter
instrument used to measure
Example: neuroid
-oid
like, resembling
Example: psychologist
-ologist
specialist
Example: psychology
-ology
study of
Example: carcinoma
-oma
tumor
