Medical Terminology Lecture 2 Handout PDF

PPC 102 / PPD 102 Medical terminology Lecture 2 Fall 2024 – 2025 Assoc. Prof. Noha El-Salamouni Rules of word building Assoc. Prof. Noha El-Salamouni  Rules of word building 5 1 root - suffix...

PPC 102 / PPD 102 Medical terminology Lecture 2 Fall 2024 – 2025 Assoc. Prof. Noha El-Salamouni Rules of word building Assoc. Prof. Noha El-Salamouni  Rules of word building 5 1 root - suffix (begins with a vowel) Tonsil/itis 2 combined form - suffix (root/o) (begins with a consonant) hepat/o/megaly Hepat/o/splen/o/megaly 3 root / o / root - suffix (Combined form links 2 roots to form a compound word) Gastr/o/enter/itis (this occurs even if the second root starts with a vowel)  Rules of word building; Rule 1 6 root - suffix (begins with a vowel) Medical term Root Suffix Meaning Arthritis Gastrectomy Appendectomy Cephalalgia Dr. Noha El-Salamouni, PhD  Rules of word building; Rule 1 11 root - suffix (begins with a vowel) Medical term Root Suffix Meaning Arthritis Arthr -itis inflammation of the joints Gastrectomy Gastr -ectomy surgical removal of stomach Appendectomy Append -ectomy surgical removal of the appendix -algia Cephal/algia Cephal pain in the head, headache “pain” Root Part of the body Dr. Noha El-Salamouni, PhD  Rules of word building; Rule 1 12 root - suffix (begins with a vowel) Medical term Root Suffix Meaning Arthritis Arthr -itis inflammation of the joints Gastrectomy Gastr -ectomy surgical removal of stomach Appendectomy Append -ectomy surgical removal of the appendix -algia Cephal/algia Cephal pain in the head, headache “pain” suffix starts with vowel Dr. Noha El-Salamouni, PhD  Rules of word building; Rule 2 13 root / o - suffix “combined form” (begins with a consonant) Medical term Combined form Suffix Meaning Chondromalacia Arteriosclerosis Arthroplasty Hepatosplenomegaly Dr. Noha El-Salamouni, PhD  Rules of word building; Rule 2 17 root / o - suffix “combined form” (begins with a consonant) Combined Medical term Suffix Meaning form Chondr/o -malacia Chondromalacia softening of the cartilage “cartilage” “softening” Arteri/o -sclerosis Arteriosclerosis hardening of the arteries “arteries” “hardening” Arthr/o -plasty Arthroplasty Plastic repair of the joint “joint” “plastic repair” Hepat/o -megaly enlargement of both liver & Hepat/o/spleen/o/megaly splen/o “enlargement” spleen Root-0 “combined form” Dr. Noha El-Salamouni, PhD  Rules of word building; Rule 2 18 root / o - suffix “combined form” (begins with a consonant) Combined Medical term Suffix Meaning form Chondr/o -malacia Chondromalacia softening of the cartilage “cartilage” “softening” Arteri/o -sclerosis Arteriosclerosis hardening of the arteries “arteries” “hardening” Arthr/o -plasty Arthroplasty Plastic repair of the joint “joint” “plastic repair” Hepat/o -megaly enlargement of both liver & Hepat/o/spleen/o/megaly splen/o “enlargement” spleen Start with consonant Dr. Noha El-Salamouni, PhD  Rules of word building; Rule 2 19 root / o - suffix “combined form” (begins with a consonant) Medical term Combined form Suffix Meaning Gastroplasty Menorrhea Ureterolith Dr. Noha El-Salamouni, PhD  Rules of word building; Rule 2 22 root / o - suffix “combined form” (begins with a consonant) Medical term Combined form Suffix Meaning Gastr/o -plasty A surgical procedure of the stomach to Gastr/o/plasty decrease its size or repair a defect stomach examination of Men/o -rrhea Menorrhea blood from the normal flow of blood from the uterus discharge or flow uterus Ureter/o -lith Ureter/o/lith a calculus (stone) in the ureter ureter calculus Root-o Dr. Noha El-Salamouni, PhD  Rules of word building; Rule 2 23 root / o - suffix “combined form” (begins with a consonant) Medical term Combined form Suffix Meaning Gastr/o -plasty A surgical procedure of the stomach to Gastr/o/plasty decrease its size or repair a defect stomach examination of Men/o -rrhea Menorrhea blood from the normal flow of blood from the uterus discharge or flow uterus Ureter/o -lith Ureter/o/lith a calculus (stone) in the ureter ureter calculus Start with consonant Dr. Noha El-Salamouni, PhD  Rules of word building; Rule 3 24 root / o / root - suffix “combined form” Combined form Second Medical term Suffix Meaning Root / o root Arthroscopic Gastroenteritis Osteoarthritis Osteochondritis Dr. Noha El-Salamouni, PhD  Rules of word building; Rule 3 28 root / o / root - suffix “combined form” Combined form Second Medical term Suffix Meaning Root / o root Pertaining to examination of the Arthroscopic Arthr/o scop -ic interior of joint using endoscope inflammation of the stomach & Gastroenteritis Gastr/o enter -itis intestine inflammation of the bones & Osteoarthritis Oste/o arthr -itis joints inflammation of the bone & its Oste/o/chondri/tis Oste/o chondr -itis cartilage Dr. Noha El-Salamouni, PhD