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Word Elements
Ariene's Word elements Prefixes and Suffixes and Stuff
Question | Answer |
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word elements | medical terminology made up of word roots, prefixes and suffixes |
word root | the core word used to identify fundamental anatomic and physiologic nomenclature |
combining form | a word that facilitates the attachment of a prefix of suffix, with a root word to make a complete medical term |
prefix | a word attached to the beginning of a word to modify it meaning |
suffix | a word attached to the end of a word to create a new word with specific meaning |
arterio | arteries |
cardio | heart |
cysto | bladder |
cyto | cell |
gastro | stomache |
hemato | blood |
nephro | kidneys |
neuro | nerves |
oculo | eyes |
pneumno | lungs |
pulmono | lungs |
uro | urinary |
veno | veins |
mono | one |
bi, di | two |
tri | three |
quad, quadric | four |
nulli | none |
pan | all |
re | again |
hemi | half |
multi, poly | many |
ante | before |
post | after |
neo | new |
an | without |
brady | slow |
hyper | above, excessive |
hypo | below, non excessive, decreased |
tachy | rapid |
hypogycemic | low blood sugar |
pandemic | all of the sick people are dead |
a,an | without |
anti,contra | against |
dys | bad,difficult,painful |
im,in | Not |
mal | bad,ill |
pseudo | false |
diaretic | fluid pills |
Edema | is used for edema (swelling or fluid retension) |
-algia,-dynia | pain (fibromyalgia) |
-emesis | vomiting |
-emia | presence in the blood |
-ia,-ism | state,condition |
-itis | inflamation |
-malacia | abnormal softening usually associated with knee injuries |
-oma | tumor or mass |
-osis | unusual or diseased condition |
-pathy | disease |
-rrhage,-rrhagia | excessive;abnormal flow |
-rrhea | flow discharge |
-uria | a particular substance in the urine. |
malignant | cancerous, or progressive |
benign | noncancerous or nonprogressive |