Med Term Exam #1

eponyms

based on a person’s name (capitalized)

three types of Med Terms

Latin and Greek word parts, eponyms, modern english words

What does the word root “cardi” mean?

heart

What does the word root “gastr” mean?

stomach

What does the word root “hepat” mean?

liver

What does the word root “rhin” mean?

nose

What does the word root “cephal” mean?

head

What does the word root “arthr” mean?

joint

What does the word root “my” mean?

muscle

What does the word root “oste” mean?

bone

What does the word root “electr” mean?

electric

What does the word root “carcin” mean?

cancer

What does the suffix “-ectomy” mean?

surgical removal (ex. gastrectomy)

What does the suffix “-itis” mean?

inflammation (ex. arthritis)

What does the suffix “-logy” mean?

study of (ex. cardiology)

What does the suffix “-megaly” mean?

enlarged (ex. hepatomegaly)

What does the suffix “-gram” mean?

record or picture (electrocardiogram)

What does the suffix “-pathy” mean?

disease (ex. myopathy)

What information do prefixes provide?

abnormal condition, numbers, positions, time

What does the prefix “inter-” mean?

between (ex. intervertebral)

What does the prefix “bi-” mean?

two (ex. bilateral)

What does the prefix “sub-” mean?

below, underneath (ex. subcutaneous)

What does the prefix “a-” and “an-” mean?

without (ex. apnea, analgesia)

What does the prefix “dys-” mean?

abnormal, difficult, or painful (ex. dysuria)

What does the prefix “post-” mean?

after (ex. postsurgical)

What are combining vowels used for?

to connect together word parts and to make terms easier to spell and pronounce

Where is a combining vowel placed?

between a word root and suffix or two word roots (NOT between prefix and word root)

True or False: if a suffix begins with a vowel, combining vowel is not necessary

true (ex. arthr + -itis = arthritis)

True or False: if a suffix begins with a consonant, use a combining vowel

True (ex. rhin + -plasty = rhinoplasty)

What do suffixes indicate?

disease or abnormal conditions, surgical procedures, diagnostic procedures, medical specialties or personnel

-algia

pain (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-asthenia

weakness (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-cele

hernia, protrusion (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-cytosis

too many cells ((diseases or abnormal conditions)

-dynia

pain (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-ectasis

dilated (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-edema (can also stand alone)

swelling (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-emesis (can stand alone)

vomiting (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-emia

blood condition

-ia

state, condition (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-iasis

abnormal condition (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-ism

state of, condition (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-itis

inflammation (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-lith

stone (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-lysis

destruction (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-lytic

destruction (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-malacia

abnormal softening (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-megaly

enlargement, large (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-oma

tumor, mass (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-osis

abnormal condition (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-pathy

disease (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-penia

too few (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-phobia (can also stand alone)

fear (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-plegia

paralysis (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-ptosis (can stand alone)

dropping (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-rrhage

bursting forth

-rrhagia

burting forth

-rrhea

discharge, flow (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-rhexis

rupture (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-sclerosis

hardened condition (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-spasm (can stand alone)

involuntary muscle contraction (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-stasis

stopping (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-stenosis (can stand alone)

narrowing (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-toxic (can stand alone)

poison (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-uria

condition of urine (diseases or abnormal conditions)

-clasia

surgical breaking (surgical procedures)

-desis

surgical fixation (surgical procedures)

-ectomy

surgical removal, excision (surgical procedures)

-ostomy (can stand alone)

surgically create an opening (surgical procedures)

-otomy

cutting into, incision (surgical procedures)

-pexy

surgical fixation (surgical procedures)

-plasty

surgical repair (surgical procedures)

-rrhaphy

suture (surgical procedures)

-tome

instrument to cut (surgical procedures)

-tripsy

crushing (surgical procedures)

-centesis

puncture to withdraw fluid (diagnostic procedure)

-gram

record or picture (diagnostic procedure)

-graph

instrument for recording (diagnostic procedure)

-graphy

process of recording (diagnostic procedure)

-manometer

instrument for measuring pressure (diagnostic procedure)

-meter (can stand alone)

instrument for measuring (diagnostic procedure)

-metry

process of measuring (diagnostic procedure)

-scope (can stand alone)

instrument for viewing (diagnostic procedure)

-scopy

process of visually examining (diagnostic procedure)

-arche

beginning (general suffixes)

-cle

small (general suffixes)

-cyesis

pregnancy (general suffixes)

-cyte

cell (general suffixes)

-derma

skin condition (general suffixes)

-dipsia

thirst (general suffixes)

-esthesia

feeling, sensation (general suffixes)

-gen

that which produces (general suffixes)

-genesis (can stand alone)

produces, generates (general suffixes)

-genic

producing (general suffixes)

-globin

protein (general suffixes)

-globulin

protein (general suffixes)

-gravida

pregnancy (general suffixes)

-kinesia

movement (general suffixes)

-oid

resembling (general suffixes)

-ole

small (general suffixes)