Types of Medical terms and their parts
What is a Prefix?
Word part added to the begining of a word root.
Eye
Ophthalm/0
Suffix
Pathy means:
disease process
Enteropathy Entero (intestine) Pathy (disease)
Epi means
upon, on,above
anti
ana
a
Againts Antibacterial
again, up, apart, back, apart
no, without, in state of
What is a suffix?
A word part that appears at the end of a term. Suffix modify the meaning of the combining form.
Ear
Ot/o
ectomy means
Excision
Gastrectomy
itis
inflamation
Rhinitis inflamation of the nose.
emia
blood condition
hyperlipidemia
anemia
Nondecodable terms is?
Words used in healthcare whose definitions must be memorized without the benefit of word parts. Examples: Cataract, Asthma, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Sequela, Chronic.
Liver
Heart
Stomach
Hepat/o
Cardi/o
Gastr/o
megaly means
Enlargement
Cardiomegaly
Splegnomegaly
bacterium
singular of bacteria
algia
pain
Cephalalgia
Definition of Eponym?
Terms that are named after a person or place associated with the term. Examples: Alzheimer Disease, Achilles Tendon, Down Syndrome.
Joint
Nose
Arthr/o
Rhin/o
scopy means
visualization
Arthroscopy
digitus
singular of digiti
pleura
singular form of pleurae
Acronyms definition
Types of abbreviation that are also pronounceable. Example. AIDS ( Adquired Inmunodeficiency syndrome)
CABG( Coronary Artery bypass graft)
Singular form to Plural form of the term
Term ending "Is"change to:
"Es" example
Diagnosis (singular) to Diagnoses(plural)
Peri
surrounding
Periosteum surrounding the bone
Thrombi
plural of Thrombus
otoplasty
surgical procedure on the external ear