med term ch. 1-2

constructed terms

words made up of multiple word part that are combined to form a new word

eponym

terms derived from the names of people

nonconstructed terms

terms that are not formed from individual word parts

prefix

a word part that is afficed to the beginning of a word

word root

a word part that provides the primary meaning of the term

suffix

a word part that is affixed to the end of a word

combining vowel

when a word root requires a connection in order to add a suffix that begins with a consonant, or to add another word root

combining form

word root + combining vowel

anti-

against, opposite of

brady-

slow

endo-

within

epi-

upon, over, above, on top

neo-

new

pre-

to come before

append/o, appendic/o

appendix

bi/o

life

cardi/o

heart

cerebr/o, enchephal/o

brain, cerebrum

derm/o, dermat/o

skin

electr/o

electricity

gastr/o

stomach

hem/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

hyster/o

uterus

laryng/o

voice box, larynx

leuk/o

white

mamm/o, mast/o

breast

ment/o, psych/o

mind

nat/o

birth

neur/o

nerve

path/o

disease

proct/o

rectum, anus

rhin/o

nose

tonsill/o

almond, tonsil

vas/o

vessel

-al, -ic, -tic, -ous

pertaining to

-ectomy

removal, excision

-emia

condition of blood

-gram

a record or image

-ia

condition of

-iatry

treatment, specialty

-itis

inflammation

-logist

one who studies

-logy

study or science of

-philia

loving, affinity for

-plasty

surgical repair

-scope

instrument used for viewing

-meter

measure, measuring instrument

-scopy

process of viewing

-drome

run, running

-opsy

view of

-phagia

eating or swallowing

-statis

standing still

-anthenia

weakness

-cele

hernia, swelling, protrusion

-oma

tumor

-penia

abnormal reduction in number, deficiency

-plasia

formation, growth

-rrhagia

abnormal discharge

-rrhea

discharge

-rrhexis

rupture-a

-a

singular

-ion

process

-tripsy

surgical crushing

-rrhaphy

suturing

-stomy

surgical creation of an opening

-tomy

incision

-phylaxis

protection

-pexy

surgical fixation

-graphy

recording process

-graph

an instrument for recording

-centesis

surgical puncture

-clast

break

-desis

surgical fusion

-practic

practice

-ad

toward

-spasm

sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

-sclerosis

hardening

-phobia

fear

-penia

deficiency

-ism, -osis

condition or disease

-dynia, -algia

pain

-atresia

closure or the absences of a normal body opening

-phasia

speaking

-plegia

paralysis

-phagia

eating or swallowing

-oxia

condition of oxygen

-drome

running

-malacia

softening

-emesis

vomiting