Unit 1 (Introduction) Flashcards
example: cardi
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a
before
example: -itis
Suffix
Added to end of the term; precedures, conditions, or disease
example: pre-
Prefix
Attatched to the beginning of a word; time, position, direction, number, negation
example: /o
Combining vowels
Usually “o”; eases pronunciation
example: cardi/o
Combining form
Word Root + Combing Vowel
intravenous
intra-
within or inside
submarine
sub-
below, under
arthritis
arthr/o
joints
hepatitis
hepat/o
liver
osteoporosis
oste/o
bones
intravenis
ven/o
veins
arthralgia
-algia
pain
abdominocentesis
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
leukocyte
-cyte
cell
arthrodynia
-dynia
pain
appendectomy
-ectomy
surgical removal
hypoglycemia
-emia
blood condition
sonogram, photograph
-gram, -graph
record, x-ray, picture
photography
-graphy
processing of recording picture or record
arthritis
-itis
inflammation
osteomalacia
-malacia
abnormal softening
“mega” -big
-megaly
enlargement
thermometer
-meter
intrument used to meausre
neuroid
-oid
like, resembling
psychologist
-ologist
specialist
psychology
-ology
study of
sarcoma
-oma
tumor