Suffix
Give both meanings to the suffix: ion
Action, Condition
trans
across, through
True or False: You identify the prefix first when deconstructing a medical term you don't recognize?
False, you identify the suffix first
Prognosis vs Diagnosis
Prognosis- Forecast of probable cause and effect of the disease
Diagnosis- Determination of the disease
-a
ae
Difference of -ous and -al
There is none, they both mean pertaining to 😂
Dia vs De
Dia- complete
De- without
what does the suffix "-um" mean when you deconstruct the word myocardium?
Um- Structure
Transfusion
Transfusion- Transfer of blood from a donor to a recipient
-us
i, era, ora
Give the meaning to the suffix: ia
condition of
farct
area of dead tissue
4 suffixes that mean pertaining to
-ac, -al, -ale, -alis, -ar, -aris, -ary, -atic, -ative, -eal, -ent, -etic, -ial, -ic, -ica, -ical, -ine, -ior, -iosum, -ious, --istic, -ius, -nic, -ous, -tic, -tiz, -tous, -us
Reflex vs Reflux
Reflex- An involuntary response to a stimulus
Reflux- Backward flow
-is
es, ides
Osa
Full of, like
isch
to block
Deconstruct and give each word meaning: epigastric
Epi- above, gastr- stomach, ic- pertaining to
Ilium vs Ileum
Ilium- Large wing-shaped bone at the upper and posterior part of the pelvis
Ileum- Third portion of the small intestine
yx
Emic
Pertaining to a condition of the blood
gnosis
Knowledge of an abnormal condition
Deconstruct and give each word meaning: hemopneumothorax
Hem/o- blood, pneum/o- air/lung, and thorax- chest
Prostrate vs Prostate
Prostrate- To lay flat or to be overcome by physical weakness and exhaustion
Prostate- Organ surrounding the urethra at the base of the male urinary bladder
-ma
mata