Surgical Tech Medical Terminology - 4

Time/ Position

100

pre-

Before, in front of

200

post-

after, behind

300

ec-, ecto-

out; outside

400

ex/o-

away from; outside

500

ante-

before

Body Chemistry

100

suffix for sugar

-ose

Example - lactose

200

suffix for enzyme

-ase

Example - lipase

300

root word for water/ fluid

hydro

400

root word for starch

amyl/o

500

All of these root words have a similar meaning, which is?

adip/o, lip/o, steat/o

fat, fatty, lipid

Roots 4 Regions

100

cephal/o

head

200

Meaning of regional terms:

abdomin/o; celi/o

abdomen

300

Meaning of regional term:

periton, peritone/o

peritoneum

400

Meaning of regional term:

cervic/o

neck

500

Meaning of regional term:

thorac/o

chest/ thorax

Truth is in the Numbers

100

Semi-

half; partial 

200

prim/i-

first

300

tri-

three

400

dipl/o-

double

500

multi-

many

Degree

100

olig/o-

few, scant

200

hypo-

under, below, abnormally low, decreased

300

super-

above, excess

400

pan-

all

500

hyper-

over, excess, abnormally high, increased