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Word Root: Chapter 1 + 2 Flashcards

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Word Root

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Foundation of the word that contain its main meaning

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What language(s) is word root derived from?

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Latin and Greek

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What is it called when the word root is combined with a vowel?

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Combined Form
ex: megaly combined to gastr
gastr/o /megaly= gastromegaly

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Suffix

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condition, therapeutic or diagnostic procedure; “what are you doing to it”
denotes singular or plural form of the word

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Where is the suffix?

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At the end of the word

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-Itis

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Inflammation (suffix)

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-megaly

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Enlargement (suffix)

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-oma

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Tumor (suffix)

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-cyte

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cell (suffix)

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Prefix

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indicating a number, time, position, measurement, or direction; “tells you where it is”
ex: PRE/natal- period before birth
POST/natal- period after birth

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Where is the prefix?

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Placed at the beginning of the word

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Hyper

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Excessive, or above normal (prefix)

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Hypo

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Below, or less than (prefix)

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The steps to defining medical terms?

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  1. Define the suffix (last part of word)
  2. Define the prefix (first part of the word)
  3. Define the middle part of the word
    last things first, first things second, middle at the end
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The most used vowel for the combining form?

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“o” (enables two or more word elements to be connected)

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Type of Suffix:

Surgical

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describes a type of invasive procedure performed on the body part
ex: append/ ectomy
arthr/o/ centesis
lith/o/ tripsy

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-ectomy

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removal; excision (surgical suffix)

ex: append/ectomy- surgical removal of appendix

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-centesis

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surgical puncture (surgical suffix)

ex: arthr/o/ centesis- surgical puncture of the joint

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-tripsy

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crushing (surgical suffix)

ex: lith/o/ tripsy- crushing a stone

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-lysis

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destruction, separation, loosening (surgical suffix)

ex: thromb/o/ lysis- destruction or separation of a blood clot

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-clasis

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surgical fracture; to break (surgical suffix)

ex: oste/o/ clasis- surgical fracture of a bone performed to correct a deformity

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-pexy

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fixation of an organ (surgical suffix)

ex: mast/o/ pexy- fixation of the breasts

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-rrhaphy

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suture (surgical suffix)

ex: my/o/ rrhaphy- suture of a muscle

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-plasty

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surgical repair (surgical suffix)

ex: rhin/o/ plasty- surgical repair of the nose

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-stomy
forming an opening (mouth) (surgical suffix) ex: trache/o/ stomy- windpipe
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-desis
fixation of bone or joint; binding (surgical suffix) ex: arthr/o/ desis- fusion of bones in an unstable joint
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-tome
instrument to cut (surgical suffix) ex: oste/o/ tome- instrument to cut bone
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-tomy
incision (surgical suffix) ex: trache/o/ tomy- incision of the trachea
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Diagnostic Suffixes
``` Denote a procedure or test performed to identify the cause and nature of an illness ex: electr/o/cardio/gram gastr/o/ scopy encephal/o/ graphy ```
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-scope
instrument for examining (diagnostic suffix) ex: endoscope
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-scopy
visual examination (diagnostic suffix) ex: endoscopy
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-graph
instrument for recording (diagnostic suffix) ex: electrocardiograph
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-graphy
process of recording (diagnostic suffix) ex: electrocardiography
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-meter
instrument for measuring (diagnostic suffix) ex: spirometer
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-metry
act of measuring (diagnostic suffix) ex: spirometry
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-gram
record, writing (diagnostic suffix) ex: electrocardiogram
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Pathological Suffixes
Describe an abnormal condition or a disease neur/algia gastr/itis hem/o/rrhage
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-algia/ dynia
pain (pathological suffix) ex: neur/ algia- nerve pain
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gen/ genesis
forming, producing, origin (pathological suffix) ex: carcinogen- substance that increases risk of caner carcinogenesis- transformation (long process)
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-emesis
vomiting (pathological suffix) ex: hyperemesis- excessive vomiting
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-edema
swelling (pathological suffix) ex: angioedema- swelling of blood vessels
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-cele
hernia, or swelling (pathological suffix) ex: hepatocele- protrusion of the liver through the diaphram
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-osis
abnormal condition (pathological suffix) ex:cyanosis- bluish coloration of blood cells
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-spasm
involuntary twitching (pathological suffix) ex: blepharospasm- twitching of the eyelid
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-stenosis
narrowing, stricture (pathological suffix) ex: arteriostenosis- narrowing of the artery
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-rrhea
discharge, flow (pathological suffix) ex: rhinorrhea- runny nose
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-pathy
disease (pathological suffix) ex: myopathy- disease of the muscle
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-rrhexis
rupture (pathological suffix) ex: arteriorrhexis- rupture of artery
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-plegia
paralysis (pathological suffix) ex: quadriplegia- paralysis f four extremities
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-ectasis
dilation, expansion (pathological suffix) ex: bronchiectasis- dilation of the bronchi
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-emia
blood condition (pathological suffix) ex: leukemia- white blood cells (cancer of) anemia- not enough blood cells
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Grammatical Suffixes
``` Attached to word roots to form parts of speech, such as adjectives and nouns gastr/ic (adjective) neur/al (adjective) obstetr/ician (noun) pneumon/ia (noun) ```
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Diminutive Suffix
``` Denote a smaller version of a word tub/ ULE (small, minute) arteri/ OLE (small, minute) ```
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adjective suffixes- –ac, –al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ile, and ous mean?
pertaining to
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Noun suffixes | –esis, -ia, and ism mean?
condition
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Noun suffixes | –ician and ist mean?
specialist
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Singular and Plural Suffixes
``` Change when a word is modified from a singular to a plural form diagno/sis to diagno/ses bronch/us to bron/chi deform/ity to deformi/ities Thrombus to Thrombi Ovum to Ova Fungus to fungi ```
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Noun suffix -iatry means?
Medicine; treatment
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Diminutive suffixes - icle - ole - ule mean?
Small, minute

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