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Questions and Answers
What does the prefix 'hemisemi' mean?
What does the prefix 'hemisemi' mean?
- Half (correct)
- Two
- Painful
- One
Which prefix means 'against'?
Which prefix means 'against'?
- Pseudo-
- Contra- (correct)
- Auto-
- Dys-
What does the prefix 'protprim' indicate?
What does the prefix 'protprim' indicate?
- Painful
- Three
- Stone
- First (correct)
What does the root 'onc/o' refer to?
What does the root 'onc/o' refer to?
Which suffix means 'stoppage'?
Which suffix means 'stoppage'?
'Leuko' is a prefix related to which bodily component?
'Leuko' is a prefix related to which bodily component?
'Mal-' as a prefix indicates:
'Mal-' as a prefix indicates:
'Py/o' as a root refers to:
'Py/o' as a root refers to:
'Chloro' as a prefix relates to what color?
'Chloro' as a prefix relates to what color?
What does the prefix 'xero-' mean?
What does the prefix 'xero-' mean?
Study Notes
Word-Building System
- Medical terminology is constructed through a system combining word roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
- Essential word roots include:
- Stomato (mouth)
- Dento (teeth)
- Gingiva (gums)
- Glosso/linguo (tongue)
- Nephro/reno (kidney)
- Encephalo (brain)
- Hepato (liver)
- Gastro (stomach)
- Entero (intestine)
Compound Words
- Compound medical words combine multiple word roots or a word root with a combining vowel.
- Examples of compound words include:
- Chicken + Pox = Chickenpox
- Underage, shorthand, download, brainstem
- Compound terms are formed using:
- Word root + combining vowel + word root
- Examples:
- Gastr/o + scope = Gastroscope
- Neur/o + surgery = Neurosurgery
- Micr/o + meter = Micrometer
- Hydr/o + phobia = Hydrophobia
- Hydr/o + therapy = Hydrotherapy
Prefixes and Suffixes
- Prefixes are added to the beginning of a word.
- Suffixes are appended to the end of a word.
- Examples of suffixes:
- Word root + Suffix = Noun (dent + ist = dentist)
- Word root + Suffix = Adjective (Anem + ic = Anemic)
Singular vs. Plural Forms
- Singular forms include:
- Sarcoma, Diagnosis, Phalanx, Coccus, Vertex, Cervix
- Plural forms change to:
- Sarcomata, Diagnoses, Phalanges, Cocci, Vertices, Cervices
Prefixes for Position
- Common prefixes indicating position include:
- Circum- (around)
- Peri- (around)
- Meta- (beyond, after)
- Retro- (behind)
- Ultra- (beyond, in excess)
- Meso- (middle)
Body Planes
- Body planes help describe anatomical positions:
- Coronal Plane: Cuts body into anterior and posterior halves.
- Sagittal Plane: Vertical division into equal right and left halves.
Directional Terms
- Medial: Toward the middle (medi/o)
- Lateral: Towards the side (later/o)
- Anterior: Front (anter/o)
- Posterior: Back (poster/o)
Combined Directional Terms
- Anterolateral: Front and side.
- Anteromedial: Front and middle.
- Anterosuperior: Front and top.
- Posterolateral: Back and side.
- Posterexternal: Back and outside.
- Posterinternal: Back and inside.
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Description
Test your knowledge of medical terminology by identifying word building systems, common prefixes and suffixes, compound medical words, and body planes. Learn about word roots of major organs in the human body and prefixes related to position, color, directions, and numerical terms.
