Medical terminology chapter 1- LBWCC Sonography

lith

Stone

psych

Mind

Caud

Tail

Or

Mouth

The main body of the word

What is the root word?

Greek and Latin words

What do most medical words derive from?

Latin words

What words are used to write words naming and describing structures of the body?

Greek words

What words are used for naming and describing diseases, conditions, diagnosis, and treatment?

Anti-

Hyper-

Pre-

What are the three prefixes?

-logy

-mania

-itis

What are the three suffixes?

Before suffixes that begin with a consonant and before another root word.

When is the combing vowel used?

If the suffix also begins with a vowel.

When is the combing vowel dropped?

"O"

What is the most frequently used vowel?

Skin

What is the largest organ in the human body?

Be added to other word parts without change.

Most prefixes end with a vowel and may do what?

Study of

What does -logy mean?

Eponyms

names derived from a person's name

abbreviations

letters or shortened words

Acronyms

names derived from the first letter of a series of words

Pharmacology

study of the preparation, properties, uses, and actions of drugs

Into classes based on their major effects.

How are drugs grouped?

"es"

What does "is" become?

"a"

What does "um" become?

"i"

What does "us" become?

"ae"

What does "a" become?

"ices"

What does "ix" become?

"ices"

What does "ex" become?

"aces"

What does "ax" become?

"mata" or "s"

What does "ma" become?

"a"

What does "on" become?

"nges"

What does "nx" become?

1. The syllable that gets the greatest stress is boldfaced. Single syllable words have no stress mark

2. Long vowels are marked with a straight line above them

3. Short vowels are unmarked

What are the three rules of pronunciation?

-itis

inflammation

oris

Mouth

combining vowel

Often inserted between word roots to make the word easier to pronounce.

Lith, psych

Examples of word roots?

Anything that has /o added to the end of it. Can also be /e. Basically anything with a dash and vowel added to the end of a word

Examples of combining forms?

Dermis

What is the scientific name for "skin"?

Derm/a and cutane/o

Skin

-al, -ous

pertaining to

Prefix

Placed before a word or word part to modify its meaning. When written alone, it is usually followed by a hyphen (e.g anti-)

suffix

Attached to the end of a word or word root to modify its meaning. Usually preceded by a hyphen when it is written alone. (e.g -cyte)

-cyte

Cell

erythr/o

red

trich/o, pil/o

Hair

ocul/o, ophthalm/o

eye

nas/o, rhin/o

nose

Or/o,stomach/o

Mouth

thorac/o,

Chest

When a suffix begins with a vowel

When do you drop the combining vowel?

Otic

Pertaining to the ear

Otitis

Inflammation of the ear

otology

Study of the ear

otoplasty

Plastic surgery of the ear

otorrhea

discharge from the ear

ototomy

incision of the ear

When they are used as adjectives

When are eponyms not capitalized?