Prefix/Suffix
What is a Prefix?
The word part that attaches to the beginning of the word.
Medical terms originate from?
Latin and Greek origins
What is a root word?
The basic foundation of a medical term
What is the midsagittal plan?
the body plane that divides the body into equal left and right portions.
What is the responsibility of the combining vowel?
To help aid in pronunciation
What is a suffix?
The word part that attaches to the end of the word
the suffix -oma means?
tumor
Define Cyan/o
Blue
Define phagocytosis:
Cell eating
What is a combining form?
Root word + the combining vowel.
Example: gastr/o
The prefix iso- means?
same
inflammation
Define Leuk/o
Which
What is the diaphragm?
Also, separate the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.
When a patient had edema their skin may look?
Puffy and swollen
The suffix -pathy means?
disease
define dermatitis?
inflammation of the skin
Define cyt/o
Cell
Epithelial tissue provides:
specific secretions for the body
patient cannot digest milk
The prefix intra- means?
within
What is the different between Anatomy and Physiology?
Anatomy : study of the body structure (framework)
Physiology: study of body functions
Dermat/o
Skin
the Cell membrane is made up of?
Protein and fat
Name the categories of connective tissue
•Connective tissue proper
•Supportive connective tissue
•Fluid connective tissue