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MRT-110; Chapter 1
"the essentials of medical language"; anatomy of medical terms
| Element | Definition |
|---|---|
| root | element that provides the core meaning of the word |
| combining form | roots are joined to other elements in a medical term by adding a combining vowel (a,e,i,o,u) |
| suffix | element added to the END of a root or combining form to give it a new meaning |
| prefix | element added to the BEGINNING of a root or combining form to further expand the meaning; usually indicate time, number, size, or location |
| S/ -itis | inflammation |
| R/ bronch- | bronchus |
| S/ -ia | condition |
| R/ -pneumon | lung, air |
| S/ -ary | pertaining to |
| R/ pulmon- | lung |
| S/ -logy | study of |
| S/ -logist | one who studies, specialist |
| S/ -ation | process |
| R/ respir- | to breathe |
| S/ -atory | pertaining to |
| R/CF pneumon/o- | lung, air |
| S/ -ic | pertaining to |
| R/ gastr- | stomach |
| P/ epi- | above |
| P/ hypo- | below |
| S/ -al | pertaining to |
| R/ later- | side |
| P/ bi- | two |
| P/ uni- | one |
| P/ macro- | large |
| R/ -cyte | cell |
| mature | Latin; ready |
| P/ post- | after |
| P/ pre- | before |
| R/ -mature | fully developed |
| P/ micro- | small |
| R/ nat- | birth, born |
| P/ peri- | around |
| S/ -thorax | chest |
| R/CF cardi/o- | heart |
| S/ -pathy | disease |
| R/CF -my/o- | muscle |
| P/ dia- | complete |
| R/ -gnosis | knowledge of an abnormal condition |
| S/ -tic | pertaining to |
| R/ -gnose | recognize an abnormal condition |
| S/ -gram | record |
| R/CF electr/o- | electricity |
| S/ -ive | pertaining to |
| R/ -tens- | pressure |
| P/ in- | in |
| R/ -farct | area of dead tissue |
| S/ -ion | action, condition |
| S/ -emia | a blood condition |
| R/ -isch | to block |
| S/ -emic | pertaining to a condition of the blood |
| R/ cardi- | heart |
| S/ -um | structure |
| P/ pro- | before, project forward |
| Singular -a (axilla) | Plural -ae (axillae) |
| Singular -ax (thorax) | Plural -aces (thoraces) |
| Singular -en (lumen) | Plural -ina (lumina) |
| Singular -ex (cortex) | Plural -ices (cortices) |
| Singular -is (diagnosis) | Plural -es (diagnoses) |
| Singular -is (epididymis) | Plural -ides (epididymides) |
| Singular -ix (appendix) | Plural -ices (appendices) |
| Singular -ma (carcinoma) | Plural -mata (carcinomata) |
| Singular -on (ganglion) | Plural -a (ganglia) |
| Singular -um (septum) | Plural -a (septa) |
| Singular -us (viscus) | Plural -era (viscera) |
| Singular -us (villus) | Plural -i (villi) |
| Singular -us (corpus) | Plural -ora (corpora) |
| Singular -x (phalanx) | Plural -ges (phalanges) |
| Singular -y (ovary) | Plural -ies (ovaries) |
| Singular -yx (calyx) | Plural -ices (calices) |
| axilla | Latin; armpit |
| R/ axill- | armpit |
| P/ de- | without |
| R/ -ment- | mind |
| ganglion | Greek; a swelling or knot |
| ileum | Latin; to twist or roll up |
| ilium | Latin; groin |
| mucous (noun) | Greek; slime |
| S/ -ous | pertaining to |
| R/ muc- | mucus |
| S/ -osa | full of; like |
| prostate | Greek; one who stands before |
| prostrate | Latin; to stretch out |
| reflex | Latin; bend back |
| reflux | Latin; backward flow |
| septum | Latin; a partition |
| R/ cervic- | neck |
| cervix | Latin; neck |
| R/ -fusion | to pour |
| P/ trans- | across, through |
| P/ intra- | within, inside |
| R/ -ven- | vein |
| R/CF neur/o- | nerve |
| S/ -logist | one who studies and is a specialist in |
| protocol | Latin; contents of a book |
| ureter | Greek; urinary canal |
| urethra | Greek; passage of urine |
| R/CF ur/o- | urine |
| uterus | Latin; womb |
| vertebra | Latin; bone in the spine |
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