Definitions
This is an affix which is placed before the stem of a word. Adding it to the beginning of one word changes it into another word.
What is a Prefix?
Dermatology
What is logy (Dermat/o/logy)
Articulation
What is Articul (Articul/ation)
Acted
What is Act
-logy
What is The study of
A Morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative.
What is a Suffix?
Acrodermatitis
What is itis (Acr/o/dermat/itis)
Apathy
What is a- (a/pathy)
Unhappy
What is happy
Hyper-
What is Too much, excessive
The foundation of a word
What is a word root?
Acromegaly
What is -megaly (Acr/o/megaly)
Anisocytosis
What is Anis- (Anis/o/cyt/osis)
Dysmenorrhea
What is men
-algia
What is Pain
In English medical terminology most word roots originate from
What is Greek and Latin.
Dysmenorrhea
What is -rrhea (Dys/men/o/rrhea)
Arteriole
What is Arteri- (Arteri/ole)
Acrodermatitis
What is dermat
Un-
What is Not, reversal
These people were responsible for naming body structures and identifying early diseases.
What is Greek and Roman physicians (They did this by studying anatomy)
Paralysis
What is -lysis (Para/lysis)
Atmospheric
What is Atmo- (Atmo/spher/ic)
Acromegaly
What is mega
Hemat-
What is Blood