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WORD ROOT
A word part.
Contains the basic meaning of the term.
In medical terminology, this word part usually, but not always, indicates the involved body part.
COMBINING FORM
A word part.
A modified word root with a combining vowel added at the end.
PREFIX
A word part.
Always comes at the beginning of a word.
In medical terminology, this word part usually, but not always, indicates location, time, number, or status.
SUFFIX
A word part.
Occurs at the end of a word.
In medical terminology, this word part usually, but not always, indicates the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease.
GASTR/O
A word root.
Means stomach.
-ITIS
A suffix.
Means inflammation.
HYPER-
A prefix.
Means excessive or increased.
MYEL/O
A word root.
Means spinal cord.
MY/O
A word root.
Means muscle.
OSTE/O
A word root.
Means bone.
ARTHR/O
A word root.
Means joint.
NEUR/O
A word root.
Means nerve.
GASTROENTERITIS
An inflammation of the stomach and small intestine.
NEUROPLASTY
The surgical repair of a nerve.
NEURORRHAPHY
Suturing together the ends of a severed nerve.
-PLASTY
A suffix.
Means surgical repair.
-RRHAPHY
A suffix.
Means surgical suturing.
-ECTOMY
A suffix.
Means surgical removal.
TONSILL
A word root.
Means tonsils.
TONSILLITIS
Inflammation of the tonsils.
TONSILLECTOMY
The surgical removal of the tonsils.
CRANI
A word root.
Means skull.
-UM
A suffix.
Functions as a noun ending.
-A -Y -E -US -UM
Examples of noun ending suffixes:
ADJECTIVE
A word that defines or describes
NOUN
A word that is the name of a person, place, or thing.
CARDI
A word root.
Means heart.
-AC
A suffix.
Means pertaining to.
CARDIAC
An adjective that means pertaining to the heart.
-AC -AL -AN -AR -ARY
-EAL -ICAL -IAL -IC -INE
-IOR -ORY -OUS -TIC
Common suffixes meaning pertaining to:
-OSIS
A suffix.
Means abnormal condition or disease.
GASTROSIS
Any disease of the stomach.
-AGO -ESIS -IA
-IASIS -ION -ISM
-OSIS -PATHY
Suffixes meaning abnormal condition:
PATHOLOGY
The study of all aspects of diseases.
-ALGIA
A suffix.
Means pain and suffering.
GASTRALGIA
Pain in the stomach.
-DYNIA
A suffix.
Means pain.
GASTRODYNIA
Pain in the stomach.
[Not as frequently used as gastralgia].
GASTRITIS