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CHAPTER 1. INTRO TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY [ UNITEK COLLEGE] QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
CHAPTER 1. INTRO TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY [ UNITEK COLLEGE]
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CHAPTER 1. INTRO TO MEDICALTERMINOLOGY [ UNITEK COLLEGE]
Word Root - answer- has the basic meaning of the term.
- USUALLY, but not always indicates a body part.
- CANNOT STAND ALONE
- ESSENTIALLLL!!
Combining Form - answer- Usually used with a "O" and indicated with a back slash
when alone.
ex. /o
- Needed when combing a word root that has a vowel
[a,e,i,o,u]
- NOT ESSENTIAL!
** 2 vowels can't follow each other :( **
Would you need a COMBINING FORM when putting gastr + itis? – answer YESSS!
Gastritis NOT GastrOITIS!!
Suffix - answer- usually, but not always, indicates the procedure, condition, disorder, or
disease
- comes at THE END OF THE WORD
- NOT ESSENTIAL!!
- indicated with a "-" AFTER the word part.
- MUST be added at the end of a word root to complete the term
Prefix - answer- usually, but not always, indicates location, time, number, or status
- ALWAYS comes at the beginning of a word.
- indicated with a "-" BEFORE the word part.
Myel/o - answerSpinal Cord or Bone Marrow
ex. Myelitis ; Inflammation of the Spinal Cord
(Myel/o= spinal cord or bone marrow, -itis = inflammation.)
Oste/o - answerBone
ex. Osteoporosis ; Bone Disease
(Oste/o = bone, -osis = abnormal condition or disease )
My/o - answerMuscle
ex. Myositis ; Inflammation of the Muscle
(My/o = muscle, -itis = inflammation)
, Neur/o - answerNerve
ex. Neuroplasty ; Surgical Repair of the Nerve
(Neur/o = nerve , -plasty = surgical repair)
Arthr/o - answerJoint
ex. Arthritis ; Inflammation of the Joints
(Arthr/o = Joint , -itis = iflammation)
Cyan/o - answerBlue ;
ex. Cyanosis ; blue discoloration of the skin caused a lack of adequate oxygen in the
blood.
(Cyan = BLUE,
-osis = abnormal condition)
Erthy/o - answerRed ;
ex. Erythrocyte ; Mature Red Blood Cell
(Erythr/o = Red, -cyte = cell)
Leuk/o - answerWhite;
ex. Leukocyte ; White Blood Cell
(Leuk/o = white, -cyte = cell)
Melan/o - answerBlack ;
ex. Melanosis ; unusual deposits of black pigment in body tissues or organs.
(Melan = Black, -osis = abnormal condition)
Poli/o - answerGrey ;
ex. Poliomyelitis ; Infection of the GREY never tissue in the spinal cord.
(Poli/o = grey, Myel = spinal cord, -itis = inflammation)
Gastr/o - answerstomach
ex. gastroenteritis ; inflammation of the stomach and small intestine.
(gastr/o = stomach, enter = small intestine, -itis = inflammation)
Neur/o - answerNerve
ex. Neurosis ; abnormal condition of the nerves.
(Neur/o = nerve, -osis = abnormal condition or disease)
-plasty - answersurgical repair
ex. rhinoplasty ; surgical repair of the nose.
(rhin/o = nose, -plasty = surgical repair)
-rrhaphy - answersurgical suturing
ex. Neurorrhaphy ; suturing together the ends of a severed nerve.
(Neur/o = nerve, -rrhaphy = surgical suturing)
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