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Medical Term CH.1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does "lip" mean? or lipo | A root word= FAT |
| -emia | suffix= BLOOD CONDITION |
| hyper- | prefix= EXCESSIVE |
| protein | root= PROTEIN |
| angi/o | combining form= VESSEL |
| cardi/o | combining form= HEART |
| enter/o | combing form= SMALL INTESTINE |
| vas/o | combining form= VESSEL |
| esophag/o | combining form= ESOPHAGUS |
| gastr/o | combining form= STOMACH |
| hem/o | combining form= BLOOD |
| vascul/o | combining form= VESSEL |
| hepat/o | combining form= LIVER |
| hemat/o | combining form= BLOOD |
| oste/o | combining form= BONE |
| ur/o | combining form= URINE |
| -al | suffix= PERTAINING TO |
| urin/o | combining form= URINE |
| -ectasis | suffix= EXPANSION OR DILATION |
| -ectomy | suffix= EXCISION (REMOVAL) |
| -eal | suffix= PERTAINING TO |
| -ia | suffix= CONDITION OF |
| -itis | suffix= INFLAMMATION |
| -logy | suffix= STUDY OF |
| -megaly | suffix= ENLARGEMENT |
| -stomy | suffix= creation of an opening |
| -tomy | suffix= INCISION |
| oligo- | prefix= FEW, DEFICIENT |
| para- | prefix= ALONGSIDE OF, ABNORMAL |
| peri- | prefix= AROUND |
| cardi/o | combining form= HEART |
| vascul/o | combining form= VESSEL |
| -ac | suffix= PERTAINING TO |
| -dynia | suffix= PAIN |
| -ium | suffix= STRUCTURE OF, TISSUE |
| -logy | suffix= STUDY OF |
| -al | suffix= PERTAINING TO |
| -rrhaphy | suffix= SUTURE |
| -ar | suffix= PERTAINING TO |
| -rrhexis | suffix= RUPTURE |
| endo- | prefix= WITHIN |
| epi- | prefix= UPON |
| sub- | prefix= BELOW, UNDER |
| duct | root= TO LEAD |
| ovi | root= EGG |
| meta | prefix= BEYOND, AFTER, CHANGE |
| stasis | suffix= STOP, STAND |
| What is a combining vowel? | Used to join root to root & root to suffix. That begins with a consonant, usually use "O" |
| When is a combining vowel not used? | Not used before a suffix that begins with a vowel. vas/o + ectomy= vasectomy. |
| What happens if the root ends in the same suffix as the suffix? | Drop the final vowel from the root and do NOT use a combining vowel. cardi/o + itis=carditis |
| Most often, a combining vowel is inserted between two roots even when the second root begins with a _____. | Vowel. cardi/o + esophag/o + eal= cardioesophageal |
| Occasionally, when a prefix ends in a vowel and the root begins with a vowel, what happens to the final vowel? | The final vowel is dropped from the prefix. para- + enter/o + -al= parenteral. |
| peri | prefix= AROUND |
| -dynia | suffix= PAIN |
| endo- | prefix= WITHIN |
| epi- | prefix= UPON |
| sub- | prefix= BELOW, UNDER |
| duct | root= TO LEAD |
| stasis | suffix= STOP, STAND |
| plural of "a" | ae |
| plural of "is" | es |
| plural of "ma" | mata |
| plural of "on" | a |
| plural of "um" | a |
| plural of "us" | i |
| plural of "ax" | aces |
| plural of "ex" | ices |
| plural of "ix" | ices |
| plural of "y" | ies |
| a- and an- mean... | without |
| anti- and contra- mean... | against or opposed to |
| de- means | from, down, or not |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | towards or near |
| meso- | middle |
| bi- | two or both |
| hemi, semi | half |
| oligo | few or deficient |
| pan | all |
| super-, supra- | above or excessive |
| ante-, pre-, pro- | before |
| post- | after or behind |
| re- | back or again |
| con-, syn-, sym- | together or with |
| dys- | painful, difficult, or faulty |
| eu- | good or normal |
| neo- | new |
| -oid | resemvling |
| -penia | abnormal |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -cele | pouching or hernia |
| -iasis | formation or presence of |
| -malacia | softening |
| -osis | condition or increas |
| -phil or -philia | attraction for |
| -ptosis | falling or downward desplacement |
| -rrhage or -rrhagia | to burst forth |
| -centesis | puncture for aspiration |
| -desis | binding |
| -pexy | suspension or fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair or reconstruction |
| -tomy | incision |
| -ation | process |
| -e | general indicator that a word is a person, place, or thing |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -grphy | process of recording |
| -iastrics, iatry | treatment |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -poiesis | formation |
| cyan/o is what color? | blue |
| erythr/o is what color? | red |
| leuk/o is what color? | white |
| melan/o is what color? | black |
| aer/o | air, gas |
| hem/o or hemat/o | blood |
| py/o | pus |
| acr/o | extremity or topmost |
| aden/o | gland |
| arthr/o | joint |
| cephal/o | head |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o | akin |
| hist/o | tissue |
| my/o, muscul/o | muscle |
| nas/o or rhin/o | nose |
| ren/o and nephr/o | kidney |
| or/o | mouth |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| esthesi/o | sensation |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| gynec/o | woman |
| lith/o | stone |
| morph/o | form |
| necr/o | death |
| onc/o | tumor or mass |
| orth/o | straight, normal, or correct |
| path/o | desease |
| ped/o | child or foot |
| phag/o | eat or swallow |
| phas/o | speech |
| phob/exaggerate | fear or sensitivity |
| plas/o | formation |
| scler/o | hard |
| son.o | sound |
| sten/o | narrow |
| therm/o | heat |
| troph/o | nourishment or development |
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