Medical Terminolgy Chapter 1: Word Analysis

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Hematology
- HEMAT/O/LOGY: Study of Blood
- Root: Hemat (Blood)
- CV: o
- Suffix: -logy (study of)
Electrocradiogram
- ELECTR/O/CARDI/O/GRAM: Record of the electricity in the heart
- Root: Electr (electricity)
- CV: o
- Root: Cardi (heart)
- CV: o
- Suffix: -gram (record)
Gastroenterology
- GASTR/O/ENTER/O/LOGY: study of the stomach and intestines
- Root: Gastr (stomach)
- CV: o
- Root: enter (intestines)
- CV: o
- Suffix: -logy (study of)
Gastroscope
- GASTR/O/SCOPE: instrument to visually examine the stomach
- Root: Gastro (Stomach)
- CV: o
- Suffix: -scope (Instrument to visually examine)
Gastric
- GASTR/IC: pertaining to the stomach
- Root: Gastr (stomach)
- Suffix: -ic (pertaining to)
Cardiac
- CARDI/AC: pertaining to the heart
- Root: Cardi (Heart)
- Suffix: -ac (pertaining to)
Enteritis
- ENTER/ITIS: inflammation of the intestines
- Root: Enter (intestines)
- Suffix: -itis (inflammation of)
Gastroenteritis
- GASTR/O/ENTER/ITIS: inflammation of the stomach and intestines
- Root: Gastr (stomach)
- CV: o
- Root: enter (intestines)
- Suffix: -itis (inflammation)
Subgastric
- SUB/GASTR/IC: pertaining to below the stomach
- Prefix: sub (below)
- Root: gastr (stomach)
- Suffix: -ic (pertaining to)
Transgastric
- TRANS/GASTR/IC: pertaining to across the stomach
- Prefix: trans (across)
- Root: gastr (stomach)
- Suffix: -ic (pertaining to)
Retrogastric
- RETRO/GASTR/IC: pertaining to behind the stomach
- Prefix: retro (behind)
- Root: gastr (stomach)
- Suffix: -ic (pertaining to)
Important word parts (5)
- Root: gives the essentail meaning of the term
- Suffix: is the word ending
- Prefix: is the small part added to the beginning of a term
- Combining Vowel: connects roots to suffixes and roots to other roots
- Combining Form: is the combination of the root & combining vowel
Important rules to remember w. word analysis (3)
- Read the meaning of medical words from the suffix to the beginning of the word and then across
- Drop the combining vowel before a suffix that starts with a vowel
- Keep the combining vowel between word roots, even if the scoend root begins w. a vowel

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Medical Terminolgy Chapter 1: Word Analysis

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Medical Terminology Chapter 1: Word Analysis

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