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HSCI 131
Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| word root | foundation of a medical term and contains its primary meaning |
| dermat | used primarily in terms that describe a disease, condition, treatment, or diagnosis of the skin |
| cutane | used primarily to describe an anatomical structure (cutaneous: pertaining to the skin) |
| nephr | term that describes a kidney disease (nephroma: tumor of the kidney) |
| ren | term that identifies an anatomical structure (renal: pertaining to the kidney) |
| stomat | term that describes an inflammatory condition of the mouth (stomatitis) |
| or | term that identifies an anatomical structure (oral: pertaining to the mouth) |
| esthes | feeling |
| therm | heat |
| muscul | muscle |
| nas | nose |
| ur | urine |
| nat | birth |
| 3 steps for defining medical words | 1. define the suffix (last part) 2. define the first part of the word 3. define middle part of the word |
| a root word links.... | a suffix that begins with a vowel |
| what is the word root in hepatitis? | hepat |
| combining form | root + o |
| a combining form links... | a suffix that begins with a consonant |
| what is the combining form in hepatocyte | hepato |
| hyster | uterus |
| splen | spleen |
| enter | intestine |
| neur | nerve |
| hydr | water |
| nephritis | inflammation of the kidney |
| arthrodesis | fixation of a joint |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dentist | specialist in teeth |
| gastrectomy | excision of the stomach |
| chondritis | inflammation of the cartilage |
| hepatoma | tumor of the liver |
| muscular | pertaining to muscle |
| gastric | pertaining to the stomach |
| osteoma | tumor of the bone |
| cholangi | bile vessel |
| the diacritical mark - is called a | macron |
| the diacritical mark v is called a | breve |
| the - indicates the (short, long) sound of vowels | long |
| the v indicates the (short, long) sound of vowels | short |