General Terms
The portion of the word that contains its basic meaning
What is the word root?
Auto-
What is self?
-algia
What is pain?
Cyst/o
What is cell
BP
What is blood pressure?
Known as the father of Medicine and creator of original medical Terminology
Who is Hippocrates (460–377 bc)?
Bi-
What is two?
-edema
What is swelling?
Cyanosis
What is the condition of part of the body turning blue?
EKG
What is an electrocardiogram?
Word parts attached to the beginning of a word or word root that modify its meaning
What are Prefixes
tachy-
What is fast?
-pnea
What is breathing?
Gynecology
What is a specialist that deals with women's reproductive health?
WNL
What is within normal limits?
The word root and a combining vowel that connects or links two parts whenever two consonants come together to aid pronunciation
What is the combining form?
semi-
What is half
-derma
What is skin?
Unilateral
What is the term for one side?
SOB
What is shortness of breath?
Word parts attached to the end of a word or word root that modify its meaning.
What are Suffixes
hypo-
What is below normal?
-scope
What is an instrument for visual examination?
Cardiomegaly
What is an enlarged heart?
PRN
What is as needed?