VBSC prefix-root-suffix

Psych

Mind

• psychology

Caud

Tail

• caudal

Or

Mouth

• oral

Derm

Skin

• dermal

Cut

Skin

• cutaneous

Cardi

Heart

• o

• Cardiology

Neur

Nerve

• o

• Neuron

Chol

Bile/gall

• e

• Cholestasis

Gastr

Stomach

• o

• Gastroscopy

Root word

• cell

• Tissue

• Organ

• System

• Condition/disease/quality

Types of cells

• neuron - nerve cell

• Myocyte - muscle cell

• Erythrocyte/leukocyte - blood cell

• Gamete, ovum, sperm - reproductive cell

• Keratinocyte - skin cell

Types of tissues

• epithelial tissue

• Connective tissue

• Muscular tissue

• Nervous tissue

Plasia

Development of tissue

Trophy

Size increase

A

Lack of development

Dys

Abnormal development or bad

Hypo

Abnormal decrease

Hyper

Abnormal increase

Meta

After, beyond, change or transformation

Aden

Gland

Cepha

Head

Cerebr

Brain

Chondr

Cartilage

Gnos

Knowledge

Ren

Neph

Kidney

Brady-

Slow

Tachy-

Fast

Anti, Contra-

Against

Eu-

Good, normal

Mal-

Bad, abnormal

Pro-

Favoring, supporting

-Er, Ist

One who

-latrician

Practitioner

-logist

Specialist

-logy

Study/science of

-Ac, -Al, -Ic, -Ical

Pertaining to

-centesis

Aspirate or remove fluid

-ectomy

Surgical removal

-lysis

Process of loosening or destroying

-pexy

Surgical fixation

-plasty

Surgical repair

-rrphaphy

Suture

-scopy

Visual examination with lighted instrument

-tome

Instrument used for cutting

-tomy

Incision (into tissue)

-tripsy

Surgical crushing

-edema

Swelling

-megaly

Enlargement

-ptosis

Prolapse/sagging

-oid

Resembling

-cele

Herniation/protusion

-rrhea

Flow/discharge

-rrhage

Excessive bleeding

-rrhexis

Rupture

-emesis

Vomitting

-spasm

Involuntary contraction

-stasis

Stopping, controlling

-osis

Abnormal condition

-Penia

Deficiency

-emia

Blood condition

-lith

Stone

Why does this matter clinically?

• -rrhage → urgent

• -penia → labs

• -ptosis →physical exam