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What are the 4 medical word elements?
- word root
- combining form
- suffix
- prefix
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A word root is
the foundation of a medical term and contains its primary meaning
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4 things that greek roots describe
- disease
- condition
- treatment
- diagnosis
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latin roots describe
anatomical structure
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Combinging form is
- when a word root is combined with a vowel
- Usually and "o" or "I"
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Suffix is
a word element placed at the end of the word
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Suffix usually describes 5 different things
- a pathology (disease or abnormality)
- symptom
- surgical
- diagnostic
- part of speech
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Prefix is
- attached at the beginning of a word
- (not in all medical terms)
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5 things a prefix usually indicates
- number
- time
- position
- direction
- negation
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3 steps to define medical word
- 1. define suffix
- 2.define first part
- 3. define middle parts
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-Centesis
Surgical Puncture
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-Clasis
To Break; Surgical Fracture
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-desis
Binding, fixation (Of a bone or joint)
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-Ectomy
Surgical Removal, Excision
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-Lysis
Seperation, destruction; loosening
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-pexy
Fixation (of an organ)
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-Stomy
Forming an artificial Opening
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-graph
Instrument for recording
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-graphy
Process of Recording
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-meter
Instrument for measuring
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-scope
instrument for examining
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-scopy
Visual examination
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-ectasis
dilation, expansion
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-gen
forming, producing, origin
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-genesis
forming, producing, origin
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-iasis
abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
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-osis
abnormal condition; increase (used primary with blood cells)
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-penia
decrease, deficiency
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-phagia
eating, swallowing
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-plasia
formation, growth
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-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement (drooping)
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-schlerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
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-trophy
nourishment, development
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