short answer
The most basic units that combine to make a medical term are called what
word parts
gastritis
inflammation of the stomach
a microorganism that produces disease
pathogen
anter/o
front
gastro/o
stomach
What is a root word plus a combining vowel
combining form
lipoma
fat (or fatty) tumor
a condition in which there is too much sugar in the blood
hyperglycemia
poster/o
back, behind
my/o
muscle
What is something helpful you can do with terms to learn medical terms
break
biologist
a specialist in the study of life
a tumor of the connective tissue
sarcoma
intra-
within, into
cervic/o
neck, cervix (neck of uterus)
What is the study of the causes of pathological conditions
Etiology
thoracotomy
incision into the chest
a slow heart rate
bradycardia
-cyte
cell
bi/o
life
What is a shortened form of a medical term or phrase?
abbreviation
hepatomegaly
enlargement of the liver
a fast heart rate
tachycardia
-pathy
disease
cardi/o
heart