Medical Terminology: Word Roots Lecture 2

A word root in a medical term contains the essential meaning of the word and often refers to a body part or system.

All medical root words come from the Latin language.

A word root can stand alone in a medical term without needing a suffix added to it.

The correct pronunciation of medical words is not important in the field of healthcare.

Constructed medical terms can include roots from languages such as Greek, Latin, Arabic, French, and English.

The term 'Hypertrophy' means a decrease in size.

The term 'pasteurize' refers to the process of cooling milk to a temperature that kills harmful microorganisms.

The word 'pasteurize' is derived from the name of Louis Pasteur.

To understand nonconstructed terms, it is not necessary to commit them to memory.

All acronyms and abbreviations are derived from names of people.