Chapter 1 : Introduction to Medical Terminology
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
