MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
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MEDICAL MEDICAL TERMINOLOGYTERMINOLOGY
The Language of the Health The Language of the Health ProfessionProfession
ORIGIN OF MEDICAL ORIGIN OF MEDICAL TERMSTERMS
Hippocrates was a Hippocrates was a Greek physician Greek physician and is known as and is known as the “father of the “father of medicine.”medicine.”
75% of medical 75% of medical terms are based terms are based on either Greek or on either Greek or Latin words.Latin words.
ROOT WORDSROOT WORDS A root is the A root is the
foundationfoundation or or basic meaning of basic meaning of a word.a word.
May appear with May appear with a prefix or suffix, a prefix or suffix, or between a or between a prefix or suffix.prefix or suffix.
cardi - heartcardi - heart hepat- liverhepat- liver neur - nerveneur - nerve nephr - nephr -
kidneykidney cyt- cellcyt- cell
PREFIXPREFIX Pre - beforePre - before peri- aroundperi- around hemi - halfhemi - half micro - smallmicro - small neo- newneo- new
The prefix is a The prefix is a part of the word part of the word that precedes that precedes the word root the word root and changes its and changes its meaning.meaning.
Often indicates Often indicates location, time, location, time, or number.or number.
SUFFIXSUFFIX A suffix is the word A suffix is the word
ending that follows ending that follows the word root and the word root and changes its changes its meaning.meaning.
Often indicates the Often indicates the procedure, procedure, condition, disorder, condition, disorder, or disease.or disease.
-itis- -itis- inflammationinflammation
-ology - study of-ology - study of - ectomy- - ectomy-
surgical removalsurgical removal -plast- surgical -plast- surgical
repairrepair
CardiologyCardiology Cardi - root Cardi - root
means heart.means heart. -ology - suffix -ology - suffix
means the study means the study of.of.
Cardi/ology - the Cardi/ology - the study of the heart.study of the heart.
NephritisNephritis Nephr - root words Nephr - root words
means kidneymeans kidney -itis suffix means -itis suffix means
inflammationinflammation Nephr/itis means Nephr/itis means
inflammation of the inflammation of the kidneykidney
Break down and define the Break down and define the following medical terms.following medical terms. pericarditispericarditis leukocyteleukocyte hepatitishepatitis neuroplastyneuroplasty
Separation by word Separation by word elementelement
Peri/card/itisPeri/card/itis
leuko/cyteleuko/cyte
hepat/itishepat/itis
neuro/plastyneuro/plasty
pericarditispericarditisPericaridits
Peri-m eans around
-card i-m eans the heart
-itism eans in flam m ation
leukocyteleukocyte leuko- prefix leuko- prefix
means whitemeans white cyte - root word cyte - root word
means cellmeans cell leukocyte means leukocyte means
white cellwhite cell
hepatitishepatitis hepat - root word hepat - root word
means livermeans liver -itis - suffix means -itis - suffix means
inflammationinflammation hepatitis - means hepatitis - means
inflammation of the inflammation of the liverliver
neuroplastyneuroplasty neuro - root word means neuro - root word means
nerve or nervesnerve or nerves -plasty - suffix means -plasty - suffix means
surgical repairsurgical repair neuroplasty means surgical neuroplasty means surgical
repair of the nerverepair of the nerve
Combining FormsCombining Forms Combining form consists of the Combining form consists of the
word root and a word root and a connecting vowelconnecting vowel to to make it easier to pronounce and make it easier to pronounce and attach another root word or suffix.attach another root word or suffix.
Combining form for heart is cardiCombining form for heart is cardi Combining form associated with Combining form associated with
cells is cytcells is cyt
Basic Rules for the Basic Rules for the Combining VowelCombining Vowel
The combining vowel is not used The combining vowel is not used when the suffix begins with a when the suffix begins with a vowel. (neuritis)vowel. (neuritis)
The combining vowel is used when The combining vowel is used when the suffix begins with a consonant. the suffix begins with a consonant. (neuroplasty)(neuroplasty)
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