Chapter 1 : Introduction to Medical Terminology

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Suffix meaning pertaining to

-ac -al -ar -ary -eal -ic -tic -ous

Suffix meaning pain

-algia -dynia

Suffix meaning hernia

-cele

Suffix meaning puncture

-centesis

Suffix meaning blood condition

-emia

Suffix meaning written record

-gram

Suffix meaning instrument used to produce a record

-graph

Suffix meaning condition

-ia -ism

Suffix meaning presence of

-iasis

Suffix meaning medical science

-iatrics -iatry

Suffix meaning specialist in medicine of

-iatrist

Suffix meaning small

-icle -ole -ule -ula

Suffix meaning specialist

-ist

Suffix meaning inflammation

-itis

Suffix meaning tissue or structure

-ium

Suffix meaning specialist in the study of

-logist

Suffix meaning study of

-logy

Suffix meaning loosen, break down

-lysis

Suffix meaning abnormal softening

-malacia

Suffix meaning enlargement

-megaly

Suffix meaning resembling

-oid

Suffix meaning tumor

-oma

Suffix meaning condition

-osis

Suffix meaning disease

-pathy

Suffix meaning deficiency

-penia

Suffix meaning drooping

-ptosis

Suffix meaning excessive flow

-rrhage -rrhagia

Suffix meaning flow

-rrhea

Suffix meaning rupture

-rrhexia

Suffix meaning involuntary contraction

-spasm

Suffix meaning condition or procedure

-y

Combining Form

A CF is a WR with a combining vowel. Usually "o" sometimes "i" or "e"

Eponyms

A person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named. Ex. Loop of Henle ; Alzheimer Disease

Acronyms

An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word Ex. MRI

Purpose of Medical Language (3)

Be clear Communicate Quickly Provide comfort to patients

Melan

Black

Oste

Bone

Hernia

Buldging of tissue into an area where it doesn't belong

Morph/o

Change

CF

Combining Form

Gen/o

Creation , cause

Necr/o

Death

Xer/o

Dry

Ot/o

Ear

Phag/o

Eat

Lip/o

Fat

Xen/o

Foreign

Plas/o

Formation

Myc/o

Fungus

Modern Languages

German French English

Medical Language mostly comes from two ancient languages

Greek Latin

Scler/o

Hard

Cardi

Heart

Nephr

Kidney

Ultima

Last syllable

Hepat

Liver

Lymph/o

Lymphatic system

Word Root

Main part of the word Often found in the middle Can't Stand alone S added to complete CV may be needed to connect WR to S P may be added to enhance its meaning

My/o

Muscle

Sten/o

Narrowing

Rhin/o

Nose

Troph/o

Nourishment / Devlopment

Suffix Objective

Often mean pertaining to

P

Prefix

Py/o

Pus

Erythr

Red

Gastr

Stomach

Orth/o

Straight

Path/o

Suffering / Disease

S

Suffix

Penult

The almost-last syllable

Antepenult

The one that is just before the penult

Suffix Diminutive

Transform a term's meaning to a smaller version

Suffix Noun

Turn the root into a noun

Compound Word

Two or more WR

Hydr/o

Water

Leuk

White

WR

Word Root

Jaund

Yellow


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