Medical Term - Chapter 1
Examples of combining forms:
- hemat + o = hemat/o - aden + o = aden/o - oste + o = oste/o - arthr + o = arthr/o
Define: suffix
- located at the end of a word
Define: Root
- main part of the word - usually a body part
define the prefix, suffix, and root of the word: ADENOMA
- prefix: none - root: aden/o - suffix: -oma
what is the prefix, root, and suffix of the word: ADENOMA
- prefix: none - root: aden/o - suffix: -oma
What is the prefix, suffix, and root of the word: HEMATOLOGY
- prefix: none - root: hemat/o - suffix: -logy
What's the prefix?root?suffix? in the word: PERINEURITIS
- prefix: peri- - root: neur - suffix: -itis
Example of prefix joining with a suffix: DYSPHAGIA. define the prefix & suffix
-prefix: dys- : difficult - suffix: -phasia: speech
what is the prefix, root, and suffix of: POLYADENOMA?
-prefix: poly- -root: aden/o -suffix: -oma
define the prefix: PERI-
around
define the root word: HEMAT
blood
define the root word: OSTE
bone
define the root word: COL/O
colon
So... what does DYSPHASIA mean?
difficulty speaking
define the prefix: DYS-
difficulty, pain, bad
define the root word: ADEN
gland
define the prefix, suffix, and root of the word: HEMATOLOGY
hemat/o: blood -logy: study of
define the suffix: -ITIS
inflammation
So.... what does PERINEURITIS mean
inflammation around a nerve
define the root word: ARTHR
joint
Define: prefix
located at the beginning of a word
define the prefix: POLY-
many
what is combining forms?
name given to a root that is followed by a combining vowel - root+combining vowel = combining form
define the root word: NEUR/O
nerve
define the suffix: -STOMY
new opening
what is the typical combining vowel used?
o
define the suffix: -ALGIA
pain
What does the prefix, root, and suffix in the word PERINEURITIS mean?
peri- : around neur: nerve -itis: inflammation
define the prefix, suffix, and root of the word: POLYADENOMA
poly-: many aden/o: gland -oma: tumor
define the suffix: -PHASIA
speech
define the suffix: -LOGY
study of
So... what does HEMATOLOGY mean?
study of blood
So.... what does POLYADENOMA mean?
tumor of many glands
define the suffix: -OMA
tumor, mass
what is a combining vowel?
used to connect a root to a suffix or to join two roots - typically usd when suffix begins with a consonant
