Medical terminology facts
Medical terminology is like putting a ______________ together
Puzzle
Beginning
The root word is what part of the word?
Middle
The suffix is what part of the word?
End
What is the "glue that holds it all together" called?
Combination vowel
Which two languages is medical terminology from?
Greek and Latin
What does the pre-fix "hypo" mean?
Low
What does the root word card/i mean?
What does the suffix -cyte mean?
Cell
What does the word: hypertension mean?
4
High
What does the root word phleb/o mean?
Vein
What does the suffix -itis mean?
Inflammation
What does the word hypothyroidism mean?
What is the most common combination vowel used?
O
What does the prefix para- mean?
Beside, beyond
What does the root word gastr/o mean?
What does the suffix -ectomy mean?
Removal
What does the word appendicitis mean?
Inflammation of the appendix
Prefixes typically represent.....?
Root words typically represent....?
Suffixes usually represent.....?
Number, quantity, abnormal conditions
Body parts, body systems
Diseases, disorders, conditions
What does the pre-fix ab- mean?
Away from
What does the root word pulmo/o mean?
Lung
What does the suffix -ist mean?
Specialist
What does the word dermatitis mean?
Inflammation of the skin