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Building Medical Terms. Building Medical Terms. Word Root. Prefix. Suffix. Combining forms. Objectives. Objectives. After studying this chapter, you will be able to:. Define the four word parts used to build medical terms. Define common medical combining forms. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Building Medical TermsWord Root
Prefix
Suffix
Combining forms
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Objectives
•Define the four word parts used to build medical terms.•Define common medical combining forms.•Define common medical prefixes.•Define common medical suffixes.•Describe how word parts are put together to form words.
After studying this chapter, you will be able to:
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Forming Medical TermsMedical Term
PrefixWord root
Suffix
Combining forms
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Forming Medical Terms Part 2Medical terms are formed from two or more word parts.
Word root
•The main part of a word which contains the basic meaning.
Prefix
•Word parts attached to the beginning of a word that modifies the meaning.
Suffix
•Word parts attached to the end of a word that modifies the meaning.
Combining forms•The word root and a combining vowel that enable two parts to be connected.
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Word Roots and Combining Forms [ACANTH(O)]
Combining Forms Meaning
acanth (o) actin (o)
aer (o)
athero
bacill (i)
bar (o)
spiny, thorny
weight; pressure
bacilli; bacteria
plaque; fatty substance
air; gas
light
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Word Roots and Combining Forms [BLAST(O)]Combining Forms Meaning
blasto
carcin(o)
chrondro
cry(o)
crypt(o)
cyan(o)
immature cells
cancer
cartilage
cold
hidden
blue
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Word Roots and Combining Forms [CYT(O)]
Combining Forms Meaning
cyt(o)
dextr(o)
dips(o)
dors(o)
erythr(o)
esthesio
cell
right
thirst
back
red
sensation, perception
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Word Roots and Combining Forms [GALACT(O)]Combining Forms Meaning
galact(o)
gluco
gero
glyco
gyn(o)
home(o)
kin(o)
milk
glucose
old age
sugars
women
same
movement
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Word Roots and Combining Forms [KINESI(O)Combining Forms Meaning
kinesi(o)
lact(o)
leuk(o)
lith(o)
mio
narco
necro
motion
milk
white
stone
smaller; less
sleep; numbness
death; dying
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Word Roots and Combining Forms [NOCT(O)]Combining Forms Meaning
noct(i)
oncho
path(o)
phago
phon(o)
pseud(o)
pyo
night
tumor
disease
eating
sound; voice
false
pus
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Word Roots and Combining Forms [PYRO]Combining Forms Meaning
pyro
salping(o)
schiz(o)
scler(o)
scolio
somato
spiro
fever
tube
split; division
hardening
crooked; bent
body
breath; breathe
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Word Roots and Combining Forms [TEL(O)]Combining Forms Meaning
tel(o)
tono
tropho
xanth(o)
xeno
Xer(o)
distant; end; complete
tension; pressure
food; nutrition
yellow
stranger
dry
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•Prefixes are attached to the beginning of words.
•Modifies the meaning of the word or word root.
•Indicates size, quantity, position of, and location.
Prefixes
PrefixWord Root
Suffix
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Prefixes (a–aut)Prefix Meaning
a
ab
ambi
ana
ante
anti
aut(0)
without
away from
both, around
up, toward
before
against
self
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Prefixes (brachy–hypo)Prefix Meaning
brachy
brady
contra
dys
hemi
hyper
hypo
short
slow
against
abnormal; difficult
half
above normal
below normal
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Prefixes (inter–peri)Prefix Meaning
inter
iso
mal
meta
micr(o)
olig(o)
peri
between
equal; same
bad; inadequate
after
small
few; little; scanty
around; about; near
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Prefixes (pro–un)Prefix Meaning
pro
re
retro
semi
supra
tachy
un
before; forward
again; backward
behind; backward
half
above; over
fast
not
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Suffixes
•Attaches to the end of the word and carries the underlying meaning of the word.
•Suffixes can also be combining forms.
PrefixWord Root
Suffix
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Suffixes (ad–crine)Suffix Meaning-ad
-algia
-asthenia
-blast
-cidal
-clast
-crine
toward
pain
breaking
weakness
immature; forming
destroying; killing
secreting
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Suffixes (crit–ectomy)Suffix Meaning
-crit
-cyte
-cytosis
-derma
-dynia
-ectasis
-ectomy
separate
cell
condition of cells
skin
pain
expanding; dilating
removal of
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Suffixes (emesis–graphy)Suffix Meaning-emesis
-emia
-esthesia
-globin
-gram
-graph
-graphy
vomiting
blood
sensation
protein
a recording
recording instrument
process of recording
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Suffixes (ic–malacia)Suffix Meaning-ic
-ism
-itis
-kinesia
-logist
-lysis
-malacia
pertaining to
condition; disease
inflammation
movement
one who practices
destruction of
softening
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Suffixes (mania-pathy)Suffix Meaning-mania
-megaly
-oid
-opia
-ostomy
-para
-pathy
obsession
enlargement
like; resembling
vision
opening
bearing
disease
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Suffixes (penia-phrenia)Suffix Meaning
-penia
-pepsia
-pexy
-phage
-phobia
-phonia
-phrenia
deficiency
digestion
fixation
eating; devouring
fear
sound
of the mind
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Suffixes (phylaxis-rrhaphy)Suffix Meaning
-phylaxis
-plasty
-plegia
-pnea
-ptosis
-rrhagia
-rrhaphy
protection
surgical repair
paralysis
breath
falling down; drooping
heavy discharge
surgical suturing
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Suffixes (rrhexis-tropia)Suffix Meaning
-rrhexis
-spasm
-stasis
-stenosis
-tomy
-trophy
-tropia
rupture
contraction
stopping; constant
narrowing
cutting operation
nutrition
turning
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Apply Your KnowledgeUsing various word parts, build terms for the following meanings.
Meaning Term
•Absence of blood
•Bluish color of hands and feet
•Equal vision in both eyes.
•Fast heart.
•Breakdown of sugar.
anemia
cyanosis
isopia
tachycardia
glycolysis
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Apply Your Knowledge Part 2Using various word parts, build terms for the following meanings.
Meaning Term
•Lack of white blood cells.
•Softening of bone.
•Inflammation of a vein.
•Nerve pain.
•Science of skin and its diseases.
leukopenia
osteomalacia
phlebitis
neuralgia
dermatology
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Combining Forms [acetabul (o)]Combining Form Meaning
•acetabul(o)
•aden(o)
•adip(o)
•alveol(o)
•angi(o)
•arthr(o)
•aur(i)
cup-shaped hip socket
gland
fat
air sac, alveolus
vessel
joint; articulation
ear
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Combining Forms [blephar (o)]Combining Form Meaning
•blephar(o)
•brachi(o)
•bucc(o)
•calcane(o)
•celi(o)
•cephal(o)
•cheil(o)
eyelid
arm
cheek
heel bone
abdomen
head
lip
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Combining Forms [chir (o)]Combining Form Meaning
•chir(o)
•chol(e)
•dactyl(o)
•dent(i)
•encephal(o)
•enter(o)
•gingiv(o)
hand
bile
fingers, toes
tooth
brain
intestines
gum
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Combining Forms [gloss (o)]Combining Form Meaning
•gloss(o)
•gnath(o)
•hidr(o)
•ile(o)
•ili(o)
•labi(o)
•lapar(o)
tongue
jaw
sweat
ileum
ilium
lip
abdominal wall
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Combining Forms [lip (o)]Combining Form Meaning
•lip(o)
•my(o)
•ocul(o)
•odont(o)
•onych(o)
•oo
•oophor(o)
fat
muscle
eye
tooth
nail
egg
ovary
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Combining Forms [orchi (o),orchid (o)]Combining Form Meaning
•orchi(o), orchid(o)
•ot(o)
•ped(o), pedi
•phleb(o)
•pil(o)
•pod(o)
•proct(o)
testis
ear
foot; child
vein
hair
foot
anus
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Combining Forms [psych (o), psyche]Combining Form Meaning
•psych(o), psyche
•rachi(o)
•rhin(o)
•somat(o)
•trachel(o)
•trich(o), trichi
•vesic(o)
mind
spine
nose
body
neck
hair
bladder