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Introduction to MT

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THE FOUR COMPONENTS OF A MEDICAL TERM ARE WORD ROOT, PREFIX, SUFFIX, AND COMBINING VOWEL
THE COMBINATION OF A WORD ROOT AND THE COMBINING VOWEL IS CALLED A(N) COMBINING FORM
THE VOWEL THAT CONNECTS TWO WORD ROOTS OR A SUFFIX WITH A WORD ROOT IS USUALLY A(N) O
A WORD PART USED AT THE END OF A WORD ROOT TO CHANGE THE MEANING OF THE WORD IS CALLED A(N) SUFFIX
A(N) IS USED AT THE BEGINNING OF A WORD TO INDICATE NUMBER, LOCATION, OR TIME. PREFIX
HEART CARDIOLOGY
STOMACH GASTROENTEROLOGY
SKIN DERMATOLOGY
EYE OPHTHALMOLOGY
IMMUNITY IMMUNOLOGY
KIDNEY NEPHROLOGY
BLOOD HEMATOLOGY
FEMALE GYNECOLOGY
NERVE NEUROLOGY
DISEASE PATHOLOGY
TACHYCARDIA THE PREFIX:TACHY -MEANS RAPID OR FAST. TACHYCARDIA REFERS TO A RAPID HEART RATE.
PSEUDOCYESIS THE PREFIX PSEUDO-MEANS FALSE. PSEUDOCYESIS REFERS TO A FALSE PREGNANCY.
HYPOGLYCEMIA THE PREFIX HYPO-MEANS LOW OR BELOW NORMAL. HYPOGLYCEMIA REFERS TO LOW BLOOD SUGAR.
INTERCOSTAL THE PREFIX INTER-MEANS BETWEEN. INTERCOSTAL REFERS TO THE SPACE BETWEEN THE RIBS.
EUPNEA THE PREFIX EU-MEANS GOOD, NORMAL, OR EASY. EUPNEA REFERS TO NORMAL BREATHING.
POSTOPERATIVE THE PREFIX POST-MEANS AFTER OR BEHIND. POSTOPERATIVE REFERS TO THE PERIOD AFTER SURGERY.
MONOPLEGIA THE PREFIX MONO-MEANS ONE. MONOPLEGIA REFERS TO PARALYSIS OF ONE LIMB OR EXTREMITY.
SUBCUTANEOUS THE PREFIX SUB-MEANS UNDER OR BELOW. SUBCUTANEOUS REFERS TO THE TISSUE LAYER BENEATH THE SKIN
STUDY OF LUNGS THE COMBINING FORM FOR LUNGS IS 'PULMON/O OR 'PNEUM/O'. THE SUFFIX FOR 'STUDY OF' IS' -LOGY. COMBINING 'PULMON/O' AND '-LOGY' GIVES 'PULMONOLOGY'. ANSWER: PULMONOLOGY
NOSE DISCHARGE THE COMBINING FORM FOR NOSE IS 'RHIN/O'. THE SUFFIX FOR 'DISCHARGE IS' -RRHEA'. COMBINING 'RHIN/O' AND '-RRHEA' GIVES 'RHINORRHEA'. ANSWER: RHINORRHEA
ABNORMAL SOFTENING OF A KIDNEY THE COMBINING FORM FOR KIDNEY IS 'NEPHR/O'. THE SUFFIX FOR 'ABNORMAL SOFTENING' IS ' -MALACIA'. COMBINING 'NEPHR/O' AND ' -MALACIA' GIVES 'NEPHROMALACIA'. ANSWER: NEPHROMALACIA
ENLARGED HEART THE COMBINING FORM FOR HEART IS 'CARDI/O'. THE SUFFIX FOR 'ENLARGED' OR 'ENLARGEMENT' IS '-MEGALY'. COMBINING 'CARDI/O' AND ' -MEGALY' GIVES 'CARDIOMEGALY'. ANSWER: CARDIOMEGALY
CUTTING INTO THE STOMACH THE COMBINING FORM FOR STOMACH IS 'GASTR/O'. THE SUFFIX FOR 'CUTTING INTO' OR 'INCISION' IS '-TOMY'. COMBINING 'GASTR/O' AND' -TOMY' GIVES 'GASTROTOMY'. ANSWER: GASTROTOMY
INFLAMMATION OF THE SKIN THE COMBINING FORM FOR SKIN IS 'DERMAT/O' OR 'DERM/O'. THE SUFFIX FOR 'INFLAMMATION' IS '-ITIS'. THE SUFFIX FOR 'INFLAMMATION' IS '-ITIS'. COMBINING 'DERMAT/O' AND' -ITIS' GIVES 'DERMATITIS'. ANSWER: DERMATITIS
SURGICAL REMOVAL OF THE VOICE BOX THE COMBINING FOR VOICE BOX (LARYNX) IS 'LARYNG/O'. THE SUFFIX FOR 'SURGICAL REMOVAL' IS '-ECTOMY'. COMBINING 'LARYNG/O AND ' -ECTOMY' GIVES ' LARYNGECTOMY'. ANSWER: LARYNGECTOMY
SURGICAL REPAIR OF A JOINT
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