《醫(yī)學英語》全冊配套教學課件2

《醫(yī)學英語》全冊配套教學課件2BASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDYeWeiWenSirRunRunShawHospital

2014ALittleQuiz

Givethemeaningoffollowingcomponentsoftheword:acou-

(tohear)

aden-/adeno-(gland)

adip-/adipo-(fat)

ambi-(both)

andr-/andro-(male,man)

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Ant-/anti-(against)Ante-/antero-(before,signifyingbeforeintimeorplace)Appendico-(appendage)Athero-(gruel)Atmo-(vapororsteam)ALittleQuiz

Blephar-/blepharo-(eyelid)Bronchiolo-(windpipe)Cephal-(head)Cervico-(neck,orcervix)Chondri-(cartilage)ALittleQuiz

Costo-(rib)Crani-/cranio-(skull)Crypto-(concealed,hidden)Eu-(good,normal)Gangli-/ganglio-(knot)Language:HistoricalDevelopmentofMedicalTerminologyGreekandLatintermsEponymsModernlanguageLEARNINGMEMORIZELEARNWORDPARTSMEMORIZEMEMORIZEMedicalTerminologyorMedTermsisthevocabularyusedintheworldofhealthcare.TherearevariouscomponentsofMedTerms

AbbreviationsPrefixesSuffixesRootWordsAcronyms

ABBREVIATIONSShortenedformsofwords,usuallyjustletters.SometimesabbreviationsmaybejustaletterthatrepresentsawordCanbecombinedtocreateanorderordirection

SomeabbreviationsaresymbolsExamplesofAbbreviationsa-beforep-afterc-withs-without

SomelettershavealineovertheletterandsomedonotLettersofAbbreviationsabd

–

abdomenbil–

lateralck

–checkea

–

eachin-inchprn

–

whenevernecessaryUsedasaDirectionckTPRq4h

CheckTemperature,Pulse,andRespiration everyfourhoursShortenversiontogiveadirection,savestimeandeasiertowriteSymbolsinHealthcare♂maleincreaseorabovenumberlessthanchangeExamplesofUsingSymbolsinHealthcare23y/o♂-23

yearoldmaleHoldmedifBP90/60–holdmedicationifbloodpressurelessthan90over60.DONOTUSETHESEDANGEROUSABBREVIATIONSorDOSEDESIGNATIONS

TheseAbbreviations/DoseExpressionsareNOTtobeusedwhenmakinganyhand-writtenentriesinthemedicalrecord.Abbreviation/DoseExpression

PotentialProblem

PreferredTerm

U(forunit)Mistakenaszero,fourorccWrite“unit”IU(forInternationalunit)MistakenasIV(intravenousor10(ten)Write“Internationalunit”Q.D.(Oncedaily)Q.O.D(Everyotherday)Mistakenforeachother.TheperiodaftertheQcanbemistakenfor“I”andthe“O”canbemistakenforan“I”Write“daily”Write“everyotherday”TrailingZero(X.0mg)LackofLeadingZero(.Xmg)Neverwriteazerobyitselfafteradecimalpoint,AlwaysuseazerobeforeadecimalpointMSMSO4MgSO4Confusedforoneanother.Canmean`morphinesulfateormagnesiumsulfate.Write“morphinesulfate”Write“magnesiumsulfate”T.I.W.(forthreetimesaweek)Mistakenforthreetimesadayortwiceweekly.

Write“3timesweekly”or“Threetimesweekly”

c.c.(forcubiccentimeter)MistakenforU(units)whenpoorlywritten.

Write“ml”formilliliters

S.C.(forsubcutaneous)S.Q.(forsubcutaneous)

MistakenasSLforsublingual,or“5every”.Write“Sub-Q”,“subQ”,or“subcutaneously”

FOURWORDPARTSWORDROOTSSUFFIXESPREFIXESCOMBININGVOWELSBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDSimplerulesformedicalwordtofollowSomewordsareexceptionstotherulesFewmedicalterminologysubjecttoirregularitiesFourelementsneededtobeidentified:

wordroot,combiningform,suffix,andprefixBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDThissectioncontainstheprefixes&suffixesinmedicalnomenclature.TherearesomeconsiderationsaboutthedevelopmentoftermsinmodernmedicalnomenclaturefromLatinandGreekrootprefixsuffixBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDWORDROOTCOREOFTHEWORDCONTAINSFUNDAMENTALMEANINGEACHMED.TERMCONTAINSONEORMOREBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDCOMBININGFORMS:USEDBETWEENTWOWORDROOTSUSEDBETWEENWORDROOTANDSUFFIXTOEASEPRONUNCIATIONNotUSEDBETWEENPREFIXANDWORDROOTBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDCOMBININGFORMS:usuallyawordrootplusavowel“O”Examples:

cardi+o→cardioerythr+o→erythrogastr+o→gastronephr+o→nephrooste+o→osteoGUIDELINESFORUSINGCOMBININGVOWELNotusuallyusedifsuffixbeginswithavowelUsuallyisusedifconnectingtwowordroots(evenifvowelspresentatjunction)CombiningVowelUSUALLY“O”BASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDSUFFIXES:

*awordending.*-erand-inglikework/erorwork/ing*anewmeaninggiventothewordbychangingthesuffixEXAMPLESOFSUFFIXESBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDArthr/ro-centesis→arthrocentesis(punctureofajoint)Gastr/ro-tomy(incisionofthestomach)Gastr/ro-ectomy(resectionofstomach)Hepat/o-megaly(enlargementoftheliver)BASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDPREFIXES:★awordelementlocatedatthebeginningofaword

★themeaningofthewordinfluencedbyaddingoftheprefix★usuallyanumber,position,direction,orsenseofnegationindicated

NotallmedicalwordshaveprefixesEXAMPLESOFPREFIXES:

Hyper+therm+ia

=hyperthermia→conditionofexcessiveheat

Macro+gloss+ia=macroglossia→conditionofalargetongue

Micro+card+ia=microcardia→conditionofasmallheartBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORD※Basicrulesfordefiningmedicalwordsusingtheexampletermgastroenteritis.Rule#1Definethesuffix,orlastpartoftheword.Inthiscase,-itis,whichmeansinflammation.Rule#2Definethefirstpartoftheword(whichmaybeawordroot,combiningform,orprefix).Inthiscase,thecombiningformgastr/omeansstomach.Rule#3Definethemiddlepartsoftheword.Inthiscase,enter/meansintestine.

ONCEYOUGOTTHEBASICCOMPONENTS,MEDICALTERMSBEMUCHEASIERTOBEDEFINED.CombiningWordParts

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MEDICALWORDHypoinsulinemiaHypo/insulin/emiaPrefixWordrootsuffixLOWINSULINBLOODNoticethatthereisnocombiningvowelinthiswordbecausetheprefixendswithavowelandthesuffixbeginswithavowel.DefiningMedicalWordsWhenyouanalyzegastroenteritisfollowingthethreepreviousrules,themeaningisrevealedas:1.inflammation(of)2.stomach(and)3.intestineThedefinitionofgastroenteritisis

“inflammation(of)stomach(and)intestine.”BASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORD(Prefix)Identificationoftheprefixesasfollowing:position,numberandmeasurement,negation,direction.

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MEDICALWORD(Prefix)PREFIXESOFNEGATIONa-&ab-1.(negative,usually“an”beforeavowel)signifyingwantorabsence;2.(awayfrom,usually“an”beforeavowel)signifyingawayfromorseparation.

Example:abacterial-denotingnon-bacteriumabiosis-nolifeBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORD(Prefix)PREFIXESOFNEGATION(continued)1.Im-(meaningnot,usuallybeforeB,P,orM)eg.im/mobility,im/balance2.In-(un,not;conveyingsenseofnegation)eg.in/abilityBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORD(Prefix)PREFIXESOFPOSITION※Ante,pre,andpro(before,infront)※epi(above,upon)※hypo,infraandsub(under,below)※inter(between)※meso,medi(middle)※post-(behind,after)※retro-(backward,behind)BASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORD(Prefix)PREFIXESOFNUMBERANDMEASUREMENT※bi-,ambi-,di-twoordouble,orboth※dipl-,diplo-doubleortwofold※hemi-,semi-onehalf※hyper-excessive※macro-large※micro-small,miniBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORD(Prefix)PREFIXESOFNUMBERANDMEASUREMENT※mono-,uni-one※primi-first※tri-,three※quadri-,tetra-four※penta-,pent-five※hex-,hexa-six※multi-,poly-many,muchBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORD(Prefix)PREFIXESOFDIRECTION※ab-awayfrom※ad-toward※circum-,peri-around※ec-,ex-out,oroutfrom※dia-,trans-across,through

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MEDICALWORD(Prefix)PREFIXESOFDIRECTION※para-near,beside,orbeyond※ecto-,exo-,outside※endo-,intra-in,orwithin※super-,supra-above,excessiveBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORD(Prefix)OTHERPREFIXES※anti-,contra-against※brady-slow※tachy-rapid,swift,orquick※dys-,mal-bad,difficult,unlucky※eu-good,normal※hetero-differentBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORD(Prefix)OTHERPREFIXES※homo-same※pan-all※pseudo-false※holo-,hol-whole,entire,orcomplete※syn-,sym-union,together,joinedSYM-justbeforetheappearanceofB,P,PH,orMBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDAbdomin-/abdomino-denotingrelationshiptotheabdomenBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDAcou-denotingrelationshiptohearing(acousticduct)BASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDAden-/adeno-denotingrelationshiptoaglandorglands(thyroidgland)BASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDAngio-denotingrelationshiptovesselAngio/gram(descendingaorticaneurysm)Angio/graphyBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDAngio-,Arteri-,Arterio-denotingtovessel(coronaryartery)

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MEDICALWORDArth-,arthr-,arthro-denotingrelationshiptoajoint,orarticulationoftheskeletonBASICELEMENTSOF

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Bronch-,bronchi-denotingbronchus(windpipe)Bronchiolo-denotingbronchiolusTrache-(windpipe)relatingtothetracheaBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDCardi-,cardia-,cardio-relatingtoheartBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDCrani-,Cranio-

RelationshiptocraniumCerebello-,Cerebr-,cerebri-,cerebrio-

RelatingtocerebellumCephal-,cephalo-

Relationshiptothehead

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MEDICALWORDDactyl-,dactylo-denotingtofingers,andsometimestothetoesBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDDerm-,derma-,dermat-,dermato-,dermo-RelationshiptoskinBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDDent-,denta-,dento-,denti-denotingtoatoothortheteeth(dentist,dentistry,dentalgia,denture)BASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDDuodeno-

Relationshiptoduodenum(about12finger-breadthsinlength)BASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDEmbry-,embryo-denotingtotheembryoBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDEnter-,entero-RelationshiptotheintestineBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDGastr-,gastro-denotingrelationshiptothestomachorabdomenBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDGloss-,glosso-RelatingtothetongueBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDGonad-,gonado-RelatingtothegonadsGyn-,gyne-,gyneco-,gyno-RelationshiptowomanortothefemalesexBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDHyster-,hystero-,metra-,metro-denotingtheuterusorhysteriaIschio-denotingtotheischiumorthehipKaryo-(nut,nucleus)denotingrelationshiptothenucleusKerat-,kerato-denotingthecornea,orhorneytissueorcells

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MEDICALWORDileo-(torollup,twist)denotingrelationshiptotheileumJejuno-(empty)denotingrelationshiptothejejunumBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDKine-,kinesio-,kin-(movement)Kineto-(moving,movable)Kino-(tomove)denotingrelationshiptothemovementormotionBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDLaryng-,laryngo-(larynx)denotingtherelationshiptothelarynxBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDLip-,lipo-(fat)denotingrelationshiptofat,orlipidLith-,litho-(stone)relatingtostoneorcalculus,ortocalcificationLymph-,lympho-(clearspringorriverwater)relatingtolymphBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDMammo-(themother’sbreast)relationshiptothebreast(usuallymammarygland)Mast-,masto-(breast)relationshiptothebreastBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORD

Naso-(nose)Rhin-,rhino-(nose)relatingtothenoseBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDNeph-,nephr-,nephro-,reno-(kidney)relatingtothekidneyPyel-,pyelo-(trough,pelvis)relatingtotherenalpelvis

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MEDICALWORDOculo-,Ophthalm-,Ophthalmo-Opo-denotingrelationshiptotheeyeBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDDidym-,didymo-(twin)Orchi-,orchid-Orchido-,orchio-(testis)denotingrelationshiptothetestesBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDHepat-,hepatico-,hepato-relatingtotheliverPancreat-,Pancreatico-,Pancreato-Pancreo-relatingtothepancreasBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDOssi-,ost-,oste-,osteo-(bone)relatingtoboneBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDPelvi-(bowl)denotingrelation-shiptothepelvisBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDPneumo-,Pneumon-,Pneumono-(lung)Pulmo-,pulmono-(organofaspiration)indicatingrelationshiptothelungorlungsBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDPodo-,Pod-(foot)

meaningfootorfoot-shaped,orrelatingtothefootBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDPharyng-,Pharyngo-(throat)signifyingrelationshiptothepharynxBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDColo-(colon)relatingtothecolonProct-,procto-(anus)relatingtotheanus,frequently,therectumRecto-,(straight)denotingtotherectum

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MEDICALWORDSpondyl-,Spondylo-Vertebro-(toturn,vertebra)denotingrelationshiptothevertebraeorspinalcolumnBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDPleur-,pleuro-(rib,side)denotingrelationshiptotherib,side,orthepleuraThorac-,thoraco-(chest)relatingtothechestLEARNING MemorizeFlashcardsRepetitionMemorizePractice,practice,practicePracticewords:MalabsorptionPancarditisSubnormalSubtheraputicSuprascapularHemorrhagicArthroscopePediatricgastroenterologistMorepracticewords:PeriarticularSupraauricularIntracranialHypertensionHyperuricemiaAntivertedPericardiocentesisTachycardiaWhichwordshaveprefixes?GastritisAppendectomyPrenatalPedalOncologistHemithoraxParaplegiaRetrocardiacWhataretherootwords?PerimortemHypokalemiaPanarthritisIntraarticularDiplococcusWhichwordsdescribeposition?SupraorbitalSubmentalRetrosternalIntrathoracicTriphasicPolymorphicArterioleCoronaryBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDYeWeiWeSirRunRunShawHospital2014WordRoot

Foundationorcore Allmedicalwordscontainoneormore ConveysfundamentalmeaningExample:HEPAT/ITIS"HEPAT"(liver)isthewordroot.SUFFIX

Medicaltermsmay/maynotcontainasuffix Attachedtotheendofawordroot AltersormodifiesthemeaningExample:HEPAT/ITIS

"-ITIS"(inflammation)isthesuffix.PREFIX

Attachedtothebeginning Influencesthemeaning NotallmedicaltermscontainaprefixExample:SUB/HEPAT/IC"SUB-"(under)istheprefix.("-IC"isthesuffixforpertainingto,subhepaticmeanspertainingtoundertheliver.)COMBININGVOWEL

Usuallyan“O” Linkstwowordrootsorawordrootandasuffix Easespronunciation Notallmedicaltermscontaincombiningvowels Hasnomeaningofitsown Awordrootwhichavowelisattachediscalleda combiningformRULES

Whenconnectingtwowordroots,a combiningvowelisusuallyusedevenwhenvowelsarepresentatthejunction- oste/o/arthr/itis Whenconnectingawordrootandasuffix,acombiningvowelisusuallynotusedifthesuffixbeginswithavowel-hepat/icSTOP!IwillnowtestyourknowledgeBASICELEMENTSOF

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(Review)Identifyanddefinetheprefixineachofthefollowingwords:1.amorphous(withoutform)(rootmorph/o)a-not,without,lackof,absence2.antibody_____3.amnesia_____4.disintegrate_____5.contralateral_____6.incontinent_____7.dehumidify_____8.noncontributory

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(Review)Matchthefollowingtermsandwritetheappropriatelettertotheleftofeachnumber:_____1.primarya.onehalforonesideofthechest_____2.trisectb.havingmanyforms_____3.unilateralc.tocutintothreeparts_____4.polymorphousd.pertainingtooneside_____5.hemithoraxe.first_____6.neonatef.cellwithyellowcolor_____7.melanomag.throughtheskin_____8.xanthocyteh.darktumor_____9.percutaneousi.anewborn_____10.leukodermaj.lossofcolorintheskinBASICELEMENTSOF

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(alittlequiz)-algesia,-algia

pain-dynia

pain-ectasis

dilation.Expansion-emesis

vomiting-desis

binding,fixationBASICELEMENTSOF

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(alittlequiz)-rrhea

discharge,flow-rrhaphy

suturerepair-trophy

development,nourishment-stasis

standingstill-stenosis

narrowing,strictureBASICELEMENTSOF

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(alittlequiz)-penia

decrease,deficiency-phil

attractionto-poiesis

formation,production-malacia

softening-porosis

porousBASICELEMENTSOF

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(alittlequiz)-iasis

abnormalcondition(producedbysomethingspecified)-esthesia

feeling,sensation-phasia

speech-opia

vision-tropia

turningBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORDSUFFIXES:AdjectiveNounDiminutiveSingularPluralBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORD

(surgicalsuffix)Surgicalsuffixesdenotingincisions:

-centesis→puncture.

pericardiocentesis→thoracocentesisperitoneocentesisarthrocentesisBASICELEMENTSOF

MEDICALWORD

(surgicalsuffix)Surgicalsuffixesdenotingincisions:-ectomy→excision,resection,removalpneumonectomygastrectomyesophagectomyhysterectomynephrectomysplenectomy-tome→instrumenttocuttracheotome,mammotomeSurgicalexcisionofastonefromthebladderiscalled:cystocelecystogramcystolithectomycystoscopeBASICELEMENTSOF

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(surgicalsuffix)Surgicalsuffixesdenotingincisions:

-stomy→forminganopening(mouth)colostomy,ileostomytracheostomy-tomy→incision,cutintophlebotomythoracotomycraniotomytracheotomyureterotomyBASICELEMENTSOF

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(surgicalsuffix)Surgicalsuffixesdenotingreconstructivesurgeries:

-desis→binding,fixation(ofaboneorjoint)arthrodesis-pexy→fixation(ofanorgan)mastopexytracheopexynephropexy

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(surgicalsuffix)※Surgicalsuffixesdenotingreconstructivesurgeries:

-rrhaphy→suturemyorrhaphy,angiorrhaphyurethrorrhaphy

-plasty→surgicalrepairorreconstructionrhinoplasty,cranioplastyannuloplasty,bronchoplasty

Surgicalrepairoftheureteriscalled:ureterocolostomyureteropathyureteroplastyurethralgiaBASICELEMENTSOF

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(surgicalsuffix)

※Surgicalsuffixesdenotingrefracturing,loosening,orcrushing:-clasis→break,fractureosteoclasis,cranioclasisarthroclasis-lysis→separation,destruction,looseningenterolysis,alcoholysishemolysis-tripsy→crushinglithotripsy,angiotripsyBASICELEMENTSOF

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(surgicalsuffix)

※

Diagnostic,Symptomatic,andRelatedSuffixes:-algia/-algesia→pain

cephalalgia,neuralgia-cele→hernia,swelling

hepatocele,craniocelevaricocele

(swellinganddistensionofveinsofthespermaticcord)-dynia→pain

gastrodyniaodontodynia

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(surgicalsuffix)

Diagnostic,Symptomatic,andRelatedSuffixes-ectasis→dilation,expansionbronchiectasis,angiotelectasis-emesis→vomitinghematoemesishyperemesis-emia→bloodleukemia,alcoholemiaBASICELEMENTSOF

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(surgicalsuffix)

Diagnostic,Symptomatic,andRelatedSuffixes-gen/-genesis→

forming,producing,origin

antigen,carcinogenangiogenesis,osteogenesis,-itis→inflammation

arthritis,gastritis,angitisInflammationofthebladderandrenalpelvisiscalledpyelocystitis:TrueFalseBASICELEMENTSOF

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(surgicalsuffix)

Diagnostic,Symptomatic,andRelatedSuffixes-iasis→abnormalconditioncholelithiasis-lith→stone,calculuscholelith,ureterolith-meter→instrumentformeasuringthermometer,phonometer-metry→actofmeasuringpelvimetry,physiometryBASICELEMENTSOF

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(suffix)

Diagnostic,Symptomatic,andRelatedSuffixes-oid→resemblinglipoid,adenoid,leukemoid-oma→tumoradenoma,lymphoma,lipoma,angiomyoma-osis→abnormalcondition,increasedermatosis,erythrocytosisBASICELEMENTSOF

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(suffix)

Diagnostic,Symptomatic,andRelatedSuffixes-para

→tobear(offspring)multipara,nullipara-paresis→partialparalysishemiparesis-pathy→diseaseneuropathy,phonopathy-penia→decrease,deficiencythrombocytopenia,leukopeniaBASICELEMENTSOF

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(suffix)

Diagnostic,Symptomatic,andRelatedSuffixes-phagia

→eating,swallowingdysphagia-phasia→speechaphasia(lossofvoice)-philia→attractionforhemophilia-phobia→fearclaustrophobia,phonophobiaBASICELEMENTSOF

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(suffix)

Diagnostic,Symptomatic,andRelatedSuffixes-plasia→formation,growthhyperplasia,dysplasia-plegia→paralysis(differencewith–paresis?)hemiplegia-poiesis→formation,productionhemopoiesis,angiopoiesisBASICELEMENTSOF

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(suffix)

Diagnostic,Symptomatic,andRelatedSuffixes-ptosis→prolapse,downwarddisplacementhysteroptosis,gastroptosis-rrhage/-rrhagia→burstingforthhemorrhagemenorrhagia-rrhea→discharge,flowdiarrheasteatorrhea

-STASISHemostasisBASICELEMENTSOF

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(suffix)※Diagnostic,Symptomatic,andRelatedSuffixesStoppingControllingBASICELEMENTSOF

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(suffix)※Diagnostic,Symptomatic,andRelatedSuffixes-scope→instrumenttovieworexamineoesophagoscope,bronchoscope-scopy→visualexaminationendoscopy,thoracoscopy,proctoscopy-spasm→involuntarycontraction,ortwitchingvasculospasm,bronchospasm,blepharospasmBASICELEMENTSOF

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(surgicalsuffix)

※Diagnostic,Symptomatic,andRelatedSuffixes-stenosis→stricture,narrowingarteriostenosis,aorticvalvulostenosis-trophy→development,nourishmentatrophyhepertrophy,hypotrophy-malacia→softeningosteomalaciacraniomalacia-schisis→cleftcranioschisisCommonCategories’Suffixes※Conditionsordiseases-edema(swelling),lymphedema-emia(bloodcondition),hypoxemia-algia(pain),cephalgia-genesis(origin),gluconeogenesis-iasis(abnormalcondition),cholelithiasisCommonCategories’Suffixes※Conditionsordiseases(continued):-itis(inflammation),pancreatitis-megaly(enlargement),hepatomegaly-oma(tumor,mass),hemangioma-osis(abnormalcondition),hemochromatosis-pathy(abnormalcondition),neuropathyCommonCategories’Suffixes※Conditionsordiseases(continued):-penia(deficiency),osteopenia-plasia(growth),dysplasia-plegia(paralysis),hemiplegia-paresis(weakness),hemiparesis-rrhage(bursting),hemorrhage-stenosis(narrowing),arteriostenosisSUFFIXESCondition-EMA-ESIS-IA-ISM-SISEmesisProstatismDialysisCorectopia(translocationofpupils)ErythemaWhichareconditions?CeliacIntestineEnterotomyPolycythemiaAngioedemaColonoscopeIntracerebral

Identifytheconditionorprocedureidentifiedbyeachofthefollowingterms:HematologyTracheotomyRhinitisGastritisPharyngitisOsteoarthritis

Identifytheconditionorprocedureidentifiedbyeachofthefollowingterms:NephrologyPancreatitisMastectomyOpthalmoscopyAmenorrheaDermatitisSampleQuizQuestionUsingslashes(/)dividethefollowingtermintoitscomponentpartsandgivethemeaningforthewholeterm.Adenoma:___________________ADEN/OMAMassorTumoroftheglandSampleQuizQuestionCompletethesentenceusingoneofthemedicaltermsgiven.Amassofblood,or“blackandblue”mark,isa(an)_________HemoglobinHematomaHepatitisAdenomaCerebralSampleQuizQuestionGivethemeaningofthefollowingsuffix:-itisPertainingtoRecordConditionofInflammationTumor

Whendefiningamedicalterm,youshouldstartwithwhichpart?Answer:Whendefiningamedicalterm,youshouldstartwiththesuffix.LEARNING

MemorizeFlashcardsRepetitionMemorizePractice,practice,practicePluralFormsWhenasingularwordendsiny,thepluralisoftenformedbychangingyto

i

andaddinges.Whenasingularwordendsina,addetoformtheplural.Ifasingularwordendsinum,changetheumtoatoformtheplural.

Whatisthepluralformofeachofthefollowing?

EmergencyemergenciesFimbriafimbriaeatriumatriaArthritisARTHR/ITISWR

SHepatitisHEPAT/ITIS

WRSSubhepaticSUB/HEPAT/IC

PWRSIntravenousINTRA/VEN/OUSPWRSArthropathyARTHR/O/PATHYWRVSGASTROINTESTINALSYSTEM

CombiningFormsOR/O MouthorOralCavityPHARYNG/O PharynxorThroatESOPHAG/O EsophagusGASTR/O StomachPYLOR/O PyloricsphincterILE/O,ENTER/O SmallIntestineDUODEN/O DuodenumJEJUN/O JejunumILE/O IleumGASTROINTESTINALSYSTEM

CombiningFormsCOL/O;COLON/O Colon,LargeIntestine CEC/O CecumAPPENDIC/OAPPEND/O AppendixSIGMOID/O SigmoidColonRECT/O RectumAN/O AnusPROCT/O Rectum&AnusGASTROINTESTINALSYSTEM

CombiningFormsHEPAT/O LiverCHOL/E,BIL/I BileCHOLEDOCH/O BileDuctsCHOLECYST/O GallbladderPANCREAT/O PancreasVISCER/O Viscera(anyinternalorgan)GI-CombiningFormsCombiningForms

BUCC/O Cheek BuccalCELI/O Abdomen/bellyCel