medical terminology
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Medical Terminology. Medical Abbreviations Prefix / Suffix. Interpreting Word Parts. Parts include prefix, suffix, & word roots Word roots = main word (prefix / suffix can be added) Prefix = syllable/word @ the beginning of a word root Suffix = syllable/word @ the end of a word root. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Medical Terminology
Medical AbbreviationsPrefix / Suffix
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Interpreting Word Parts
• Parts include prefix, suffix, & word roots
• Word roots = main word (prefix / suffix can be added)
• Prefix = syllable/word @ the beginning of a word root
• Suffix = syllable/word @ the end of a word root
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Examples
1. Tonsillitis Tonsil = word rootitis = suffix
2. AppendicitisAppendix = word rootitis = suffix
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Examples
1. Bradycardiaocardia = word rootoBrady = prefix
2. Apneaopnea = word rootoA = prefix
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Medical Words
• Define each word by identifying the word parts
1. Encephalitis2. Encephalogram3. Hepatomegaly4. Cystitis
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A’s• A-, an-• Ab-• Ad-• Adren-• Alba-• - Algia• Angio-• Anti-• Arterio-• Arthr-
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B’s
• Bi-• Brachi-• Brady-• Bronchi-• Bucc-
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C’s• Carcin-• Cardi-• -centesis• Cephal-• Cerebro-• Chol-• -clysis• Col-• Cranio-• Cyan-• Cyst-• Cyt-
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D’s
• Dent-• Derm-• -desis• Dis-• Dys-• Dorsi-• Duoden-
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E’s
• -ectomy• Electro-• -emia• Encephal-• Endo-• -esis• -emesis• Enter-• Erythro-
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F’s
• Faci-• -fascia• Fibr-• -form• Fore-• -fuge
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G’s
• Gast-• Gingiv-• Gluco-• -gram• -graph• Geronto-• Gly-
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H’s
• Hema(o)-• Hepat-• Hydro-• Hyper-• Hypo-
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I’s
• -ia, -iais• -ic, -ac• Idio-• Inter-• Intra-• -ism• Iso-• -itis
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K’s
• -kinesis, -kinetic
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L’s
• Latero-• Leuko-• -logy (-ology)• Lympho-• -lys
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M’s
• Macro-• Mal-• -mania• -megaly• Micro-• Muc-• Multi-• Myo-
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N’s
• Naso-• Nephro-• Neuro-• Noct-• Non-
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O’s
• Ocul-• Oligo-• -ologist• -ology• -oma• -opia• Osteo-• -oscopy• -otomy
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P’s
• Pancreat-• Path-• -pepsis• Pharyng-• -phasia• Phleb-
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Q’s & R’s
• Quad-
• Radi-• Ren(o)-• Rhin-• -rraphy
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S’s• Sanguine-• Sarc-• -sarcoma• -sclerosis• -scope• -scopy• -sect• Semi-• -soma• -spasm• Spleno-• -stasis• Sterno-• Sub-• sym
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T’s• Tachy-• -therapy• Thermo-• Thoraco-• Thrombo-• Thyro-• -toxic• Trach-• Tri-• -trophy• Tympano-
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U’s
• Ultra-• Uni-• Uro-• Ureter-• Urethro• -uria
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V’s
• Vaso-• Vena-• Ventro-• Vertebr(o)-• Viscero-
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X’s & Z’s
• -xenia
• Zoo-• Zymo-