medical terminology - PowerPoint 1

Hematology

hemat / o / logy

root = hemat = blood

combining vowel = o = no meaning

suffix = logy = study of

meaning = study of blood

Language of medicine

medical words that sound complicated but they indicate common things we commonly know

Incision

In / cis / ion

ion = process

in = into

cis = to cut

meaning = the process of cutting into

Electrocardiogram

electr / o / cardi / o / gram

electr = electricity

cardi = heart

gram = record

meaing = record the electricity of the heart

Gastritis

gastr / itis

gastr = stomach

itis = inflammation

meaning = inflammation of the stomach

Gastroenterology

Gastr / o / enter / o / logy

gastr = stomach

enter = intestines

logy = study of

meaning = study of the stomach and the intestines

aden-

gland

arthr-

joint

bi-

life

carcin-

cancerous, cancer

cardi-

heart

cephal-

head

cereb-

cerebrum ( largest part of the brain)

cis-

to cut

crin-

to secrete

cyst-

urinary bladder

cyt-

cell

derm- or dermat-

skin

electr-

electricity

encephal-

brain

enter-

intestines (usually small)

erythr-

red

gastr-

stomach

glyc-

sugar

gnos-

knowledge

gynec-

women / female

hemat-

blood

hapat-

liver

latr-

treatment or physician

leuk-

white

log-

study of

nephr-

kidney

neur-

nerve

onc-

tumor

ophthalm-

eye

osteo-

bone

path-

disease

ped-

child

psych-

mind

radi-

x-rays

ren-

kidney

rhin-

nose

sarc-

flesh

sect-

to cut

thromb-

clotting

ur-

urinary, tract, urine

subgastric

sub / gastr / ic

sub = below

gastr = stomach

ic = pertaining to

meaning = pertaining to under the stomach

epigastric

epi / gastr / ic

epi = above

gastrc = stomach

ic = pertaining to

meaning = pertaining to under the stomach

a- or an-

no, not, without

aut- or auto-

self, own

dia-

through, complete

endo-

within

epi-

above, upon

ex- or exo-

out, outside of, outward

hyper-

excessive, above, more than normal

in-

into, in

peri-

surrounding, around

pro-

before, forward

re-

back, backward, again

retro-

behind

sub-

below, under

trans-

across, through

suffixes

• small parts attached to the end of a term

• NOT all medical terms contain suffixes but the suffix can have an important influence on the meaning of the final term

-ac, -al, -ic, -ica

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

excision, removal

-emia

blood condition

-genic

pertaining to, producing, produced by, produced in

-globin

protein

-gram

record

-ion

process

-ist

specialist

-itis

inflammation

-logy

process of study

-oma

tumor, mass, swelling

-opsy

process of viewing

-osis

condition, usually abnormal

-pathy

disease condition

-scope

instrument to visually examine

-sis

state of, condition

-tomy

process of cutting, incision

-y

process, condition

______ is the beginning of the word

prefix

____ is the foundation of the term

root

______ is the end of the word

suffix

_________ _____ (usually “o”) connects the root to another root or to the suffix

combining vowel

______ ____ is the root plus the combining vowel

coming from

cerebral

cerebr / al

• pertaining to the cerebrum the largest part of the brain

biopsy

bi / opsy

• process of viewing life; removal of living tissue and viewing under a microscope

adenitis

aden / itis

• inflammation of a gland

cephalic

cephal / ic

• pertaining to the head

carcinoma

carcin / oma

• tumor that is cancerous

cystoscopy

cyst / o / scopy

• process of visually examining the urinary bladder

cardiology

cardi / o / logy

• study of the heart

dermatitis

dermat / itis

• inflammation of the skin

electrocardiogram

electr / o / cardi / o / gram

• record of the electricity of the heart

electroencephalogram

electr / o / encephal / o / gram

• record of the electricity in the brain