Origins
Words that cannot be translated to find their meanings.
What are terms NOT build from word parts?
The core of the term
-ic
What is pertaining to?
what is arthr
Arthritis
What is inflammation of the joint?
Terms formed from the first letters of words in a phrase.
What are an acronyms?
Is usually the letter "o".
What is a combining vowel?
Sub-
what is under?
liver
What is hepat?
Venous
Pertaining to the vein
Terms derived from the English language
What is modern language?
All terms have them; are found at the end of the term
What is the suffix?
suffix meaning disease
what is -pathy?
ven
What is vein?
Hepatomegaly
What is enlargement of the liver?
Terms derived from the name of a person or place.
What are eponyms?
Not always in a medical term; found at the beginning of a medical term
What is the prefix?
Prefix meaning within
What is intra-?
Bone
what is oste?
osteopathy
What is disease of the bone?
Name three examples of Terms not built from word parts?
Eponyms, Acronyms, modern language, and some Greek or Latin word parts that are not easily translated
What is the word root and combining vowel?
-megaly
What is the suffix enlargement?
word root for blood
what is hem?
osteoarthritis
What is inflammation of the bone and joint?