Common Prefixes
The prefix "a"
What is without, not
A medical word consist of some or all the following
elements
What is Word root, Combining form, Suffix, Prefix
plasty as in rhinoplasty
surgical procedure
pertaining to the front
What is anterior
An imaginary flat surface that divides the body into two sections is a
What is a body plane
The prefix dipl as in diplopia
What is double
Medical terminology is not difficult to learn when you understand how the elements are combined to ________________
stomy as in tracheostomy
forming an opening
pertaining to the side
What is lateral
divides the chest into equal right and left sides
What is the median or midsagittal plane
The prefix circum, as in circumduction
what is around
To make a word easier to pronounce attach a combining ____________ to the word root.
What is a vowel
trispy as in lithotripsy
What is crushing
Pertaining to the nearest point of attachment
What is proximal
The frontal plane is also called the
What is coronal plane
The prefix endo, as in endocrine
What is in or within
A word root( WR) in the _____________ of word.
What is the main part or foundation.
lysis as in thrombolysis
separation, destruction, loosening
pertaining to the back
what is dorsal
The Dorsal cavity protects organ located where
What is cranial and spinal cavities.
The prefix micro, as in a microscope
What is small
In medical words, the root usually indicates
What is a body part( anatomical structure).
osis as in cyanosis
What is an abnormal condition, increase
towards the tail
What is tail
The ventral cavity is located
What is in the front of the body.