word parts
A ----- is placed at the beginning of the term.
a prefix
What is the suffix for Cyte
cell
Vowels are added between word parts to make the term easier to pronounce. These vowels are called
Combining vowels
Ca, CA means
carcinoma (cancer)
body parts toward the point of attachment are called?
proximal
A ------ is placed at the end of the term
suffix
What is the prefix for ante
before
True or false: All medical terms have a prefix.
false
N&V means
nausea and Vomiting
divides body into front and back sections
frontal plane
A ---- ---- is a basic meaning of the term
A word root
Peri means
surrounding
Vowels added between word parts to make terms easier to pronounce are called _______ vowels.
Combining
pH means
power of hydrogen concentration
body parts away from this plane are called and the body parts towards this plane are called
lateral and medical
True or false: A medical dictionary is useful only when you cannot figure out the meaning of a word by breaking it into parts.
False
What is the prefix for pseudo
False
to break it into its word parts to figure out the meaning
Decoding Terms
QNS means
quantity not sufficient
caudal
True or false: Some medical terms may have more than one meaning.
True
What is the suffix of stasis meaning
control or stop
What does hematology mean?
The study of blood
SOB means
shortness of breath
what are the three body planes
transverse, midsagittal, frontal