Caduceus Medical Terminology
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root word/ stem word
the word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
root or stem word
In the medical word intra/ven/ous, 'ven' is the
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suffix
In the medial trm arthr/itis, -itis is the
suffix
The word part attached to the end of a root word in order to modify its
meaning is the
'o'
The most common combining vowel is
combining vowel "used with both the stem word and the suffix"
,In the divided medical term arthr/o/pathy, "o" is the
sub- and -ic
In the divided medical term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix and
which part is the suffix?
root word and combining vowel
The combining form of a stem word is usually made of two component
parts, the ___ and _____.
por- and -osis
In the divided medical term osteo/por/o/sis, the slash lines indicate that
the vowel may be used as part of which word parts?
pertains to
The phrase, refers to or _______, is a generalized actual menaing (not a
literal meaning) uses for the suffixes -a, -ia, -iac, -al, -ar, -ic, -is, -on, -os, -
us, -ium, and -um
action taken, condition, or state
Verb variations of a stem word usually describe
distinction of the object from something else
Adjectives usually modify a noun (thing named) denoting quality, quantity,
extent or ______
fracturing
Breaking a compound term into component word parts (usually with
combining vowel or vowels) is called
nucleus
What cellular organelle contains chromosomes and has the literal meaning
'nut'?
viscer/o
The combining form or term that literally means "internal organs" is
liver
the abdominal cavity contains the
muscle
my/o is the combining form of a word part that means
tissue or web-like
the combining form hist/o means
,organ
A body part which is formed of two or more types of body tissues and
performs one or more specific functions is called an
formation, growth, or development
The suffix -plas/ia is a compound suffix (2 or more parts) that refers to
connective
Bone is described as ____ tissue
eti/o
The combining form that means "cause of (disease)" is
meta
The prefix that means "change or after " is
-stasis
The suffix that means "to control or stop" is
path/o/logy
The medical term that means "the science of or study of body changes
caused by disease" is
tumor
The combining form onc/o means
encapsulated, slow growing, and expansive
If a tumor is found to be benign, it is
neoplasm
The medical term for new growth (of abnormal tissue or tumor) is
crab-like tumor "invades with crab-like leg growths"
The LITERAL meaning of the medical term carcin/oma is
melano/carcin/oma
The correct way to divide the medical term melanocarinoma is
to the side
The directional term 'lateral' describes movement in which direction?
caudal
The directional term that means "toward the lower end of the body" is
, proximal
The term that describes the direction closest to the point of origin is
dorsal
The directional term for movement toward the back of the body
cephalic
The term that describes movement towards the top of the body is
ventral
The term that describes movement toward the front of the body is
toward the lower end of the body
Th directional term 'inferior' describes movement...
sagittal plane "like an arrow"
The term that divides the body into left and right halves is the
anterior and posterior portions
the term 'coronal' or 'frontal plane' divides the body into the
iliac or inguinal
The regional term that refers to the areas on both the right and left sides
of the hypo/gastr/ic body region is the
situated near the surface
If a wound is considered superficial, it is
supine
If one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a ___ position
sole of the foot
A plantar wart is located on the
abduction
The term defines as drawing away from the mid-line or middle is
extension
The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called
conveying toward the center
The term 'af/ferent' (as in sensory impulse) is defined as
circumduction
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