Meaning of Medical Terms
The meaning of hepat/o
What is liver?
The 5 word parts.
What are root word, suffix, pre-fixes, combining vowel and combining form? (order is not required)
The "o" between two word parts.
What is a combining vowel?
When reading a medical term.
What is start with the suffix?
-emia
What is blood condition?
What is joint?
Not all medical terms have.
What is prefixes.
Has no meaning of it's own.
What is the combining vowel?
The 2nd step in reading a medical term.
What is look for a prefix?
-osis
What is abnormal condition?
The medical term for low blood pressure.
What is hypotension?
All medical terms have.
What is a suffix?
Use a combining vowel when ____.
What is when the end of the root word is a consonant and the beginning of the suffix is a consonant?
The 3rd step in reading a medical term.
What is determine the meaning of each root word?
-tomy
What is process of cutting; incision?
The patient has inflammation of the liver.
What is hepatitis?
Indicates location, time or number.
What is prefix?
Don't use a combining vowel when.
What is used when the end of the root word is a consonant and the beginning of the suffix is a vowel?
Hypo means.
What is low?
Endo-
What is within?
Athletes and older people may get this in the joints.
What is arthritis?
Indicates procedure, condition, disorder or disease.
What is a suffix?
A combining vowel is always used when.
What is when two root words are joined?
In the medical term gastritis, which part do you read first?
What is the the suffix - itis?
Ante-
What is before