Suffixes
What does suffix -ac indicate
What is Pertaining to, like or resembling
i.e. cardiac - pertaining to the heart
prim/i
What is first
i.e. primary
Acronym
What is an abbreviation formed from the first letter of each word in a phrase
ab-
What is away from
i.e. abduct
What does suffix -ic indicate
What is Pertaining to Like or Resembling
i.e. anatomic - pertaining to anatomy
hemi-
what is half/one side
i.e. hemisphere one half of a rounded structure
Combining forms
What is a word root combined with a vowel that links the root with another word part, such as a suffix or another root; combining forms are shown with a slash between the root and the vowel, as in neur/o
ad-
What is toward, near
i.e. adduct
What does suffix -ics indicate
What is medical speciality
i.e.orthopedics
study and treatment of the skeleton and joints (from root ped/o, meaning “child,” and prefix ortho, meaning “straight”)
tetra-
What is four
i.e. tetralogy
Compound word
A word that contains more than one root
dia-
What is through
i.e. diarrhea
What does suffix -sis indicate
What is Condition of
i.e. thrombosis
having a blood clot (thrombus) in a vessel
bi-
What is two, twice
i.e. binary
Root
The fundamental unit of a word
per-
What is through the skin
i.e. percutaneous