ANATOMY OF MEDICAL TERM
CARRIES THE PRIMARY MEANING OF THE TERM; MAY STAND ALONE OR COMBINE WITH A PREFIX AND/OR SUFFIX
WHAT IS ROOT WORD?
A- , AN-
WHAT IS WITHOUT?
CARDIO
WHAT IS HEART?
INFLAMMATION
WHAT IS -ITIS?
ABBREVIATION FOR LUMBAR PUNCTURE
WHAT IS LP?
COMES AFTER THE ROOT; OFTEN SIGNALS A PROCEDURE, CONDITION, OR DISEASE PROCESS
WHAT IS SUFFIX?
DYS-
WHAT IS PAINFUL/DIFFICULT?
GASTRO
WHAT IS STOMACH?
SURGICAL REMOVAL
WHAT IS -ECTOMY?
ABBREVIATION FOR ANTERIER CRUCIATE LIGAMENT (REPAIR)
WHAT IS ACL?
COMES BEFORE THE ROOT; ALTERS OR MODIFIES THE ROOT'S MEANING
WHAT IS PREFIX
HYPER-
HYPO-
WHAT IS ABOVE/EXCESSIVE?
WHAT IS BELOW/DEFICIENT?
ARTHRO
WHAT IS JOINT?
INCISION INTO
WHAT IS -OTOMY?
ABBREVIATION FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY
WHAT IS MIS?
A LETTER (USUALLY "O") INSERTED TO EASE PRONUNCIATION BETWEEN WORD ELEMENTS
WHAT IS A COMBINING VOWEL?
SUB-
WHAT IS UNDER, BENEATH?
RHINO
WHAT IS NOSE?
SURGICAL FIXATION
WHAT IS -PEXY?
ABBREVIATION OF OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION
WHAT IS ORIF?
HOW TO DECODE A MEDICAL TERM
WHAT IS SUFFIX -> BEGINNING -> MIDDLE?
TRANS-
WHAT IS ACROSS, THROUGH?
CYSTO
WHAT IS BLADDER?
TO SUTURE
WHAT IS -RRHAPHY?
ABBREVIATION FOR ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM (REPAIR)
WHAT IS AAA?