Intro to Terminology, Chapter 1.1/1.2 (quiz 1) Flashcards
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Word roots are derived from Greek or Latin. _______ roots describe disease, condition, treatment, or diagnosis. ________ roots describe anatomical structure
Greek, Latin
What is the GREEK word root for skin?
dermat
What is the LATIN word root for skin?
cutane
What is the GREEK wood root for kidney?
nephr
What is the LATIN word root for kidney?
ren
What is the GREEK word root for mouth?
stomat
What is the LATIN word for mouth?
or
What is the combining form for red?
erythr/o
What is the combining form for stomach?
gastr/o
What is the combining form for liver?
hepat/o
What is the combining form for immune, immunity, safe?
immun/o
What is the combining form for kidney?
nephr/o
All medical terms have a……
suffix
In medical terms, suffixes describe:
1)
2)
3)
4)
-pathology
-symptom
-surgical or diagnostic procedure
-part of speech
What is the suffix for enlargement?
-megaly
Do all medical terms have prefixes?
no
What do prefixes indicate?
-number
-time
-position
-direction
-negation
What is the prefix for without/not?
an
ex: anesthesia (without pain)
What is the prefix for excessive/ above normal?
hyper
ex: hyperglycemia (excessive sugar)
What is the prefix for in/within?
intra
ex: intramuscular (within/in muscles)
What is the prefix for near, beside, beyond?
para
ex: paranasal (near the nose)
What is the prefix for many/much?
poly
Aden/o=
gland
What is an adenoma?
tumor of gland (parotid gland)
