what are Medical Terms
_________ is a specialized language used by healthcare professionals to describe medical concepts, conditions, procedures, and anatomy.
What is Medical Terminology.
Within
What is Intra-?
Inflammation
What is -itis?
Nerve
What is Neur/o?
What is Hematology?
These are small parts added to the end of a word.
What are suffixes.
Excessive, above normal
what is Hyper-
Disease
What is -pathy?
Skin
Study of the skin.
What is Dermatology?
Medical terminology is most commonly derived from which two languages?
What is Greek and Latin.
Without, lack of
what is A/An
Surgical removal
what is -ectomy?
Heart
What is cardi/o?
Inflammation of the joints.
What is Arthritis?
These are small parts added to the beginning of a word.
What are Prefixes.
Below, under
What is sub-
Study of
What is -ology?
Stomach
What is Gastr/o?
Disease of the nerves.
What is Neuropathy?
These are root words combined with a vowel (usually "o") to make it easier to pronounce when adding prefixes or suffixes.
What are combining forms.
Below normal, deficient
What is Hypo-?
Pain
What is -algia?
Blood
What is Hemat/o ?
Restoring Health.
what is Rehabilitation?