Analyzing Medical Terms
Root: the central meaning of a word. |
Ex: arthr itis; arthr meaning joint. |
Suffixes: always comes at the end of the word. |
Ex: arthr itis; itis meaning inflammation of. |
Prefixes: always at the beginning of the word. |
Ex: peri arthritis; peri meaning around. |
The Body's Organization
Tissues |
Muscle: both voluntary and involuntary muscles. |
Connective: supports the internal structures. |
Nervous: transmit electrical pulses that control body ativity. |
Epithelial: covers and protects structures by lining body organs. |
Anatomical Position: standing erect, palms facing forward, arms at sides, and feet parallel pointing forward. |
The Body's Organization
Tissues |
Muscle: both voluntary & involuntary muscles. |
Connective: supports the internal structures. |
Nervous: transmit electrical pules that control parts of the body. |
Epithelial: covers and protects body structures by lining organs. |
Anatomical Position: standing erect, palms facing forward with hands at sides, & feet parallel facing forward. |
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Word Elements
Cutane/o - skin, cyte, cyt/o - cell Derm/o , dermat/o - skin Onych/o - nail Pil/o - hair Seb/o - sebum (oil, fat) Sudor/i - sweat |
Albin/o - white Cirrh/o, jaund/o, xanth/o - yellow Cyan/o - blue Epi - upon Erythr/0 - red Fero - “to carry” Ichthy/o - dry, scaly |
Kerat/o - hornlike Melan/o - black Myc/o - fungus Scler/o - hardening Sub - below Xer/o - dry |
algia - pain Amphi - both sides Ankyl/o - stiff, fused, closed Arthr/o - joint Brachi/o - arm Calcane/o - calcaneus, heel bone Carp/o - wrist Cervic/o - neck Cheir/o - hand Chondr/o - cartilage Cost/o - rib Crani/o - cranium Dactyl/o - finger, toe |
desis - stabilize or fuse ectomy - removal of, excision of Electro/o - electricity Femur/o - femur, thighbone gram - written record of Humer/o - humerus -it is - inflamation Kinesi/o - movement kinesia - movement Kyph/o - hump logy - study of Lord/o - swayback, curve Lumb/o - lower back |
malacia - softening My/o - muscle Myel/o - bone marrow oma - tumor Orth/o - correct, straight Os/te/o - bone Ped/o - foot, child Pelv/o - pelvis Phalang/o - bones of the finger, and toes physis - to grow plasty - surgical repair porosis - porous scopy - to visually examine |
Spondyl/o,vertebr/o - vertebrae Syn - joined together Thorac/o - thorax, chest Zygo -joined (yoked) together |
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Word Elements
Fasci/o - fibrous membrane Fibr/o - fiber Hemi - half Ligament/o - ligament Muscul/o - muscle My/o - muscle |
Para - beside, beyond, near paresis - partial or incomplete paralysis plegia - paralysis Quadri - four Sthen/o - strength Tend/o - tendon Ton/o - tone |
Arachn/o spider Cephal/o head Cerebell/o the cerebellum Cerebr/o the cerebrum Cortic/o outer layer or covering Encephal/o brain Gangli/o, ganglion/o ganglia (singular: ganglion) Gli/o glue Hydr/o water |
Iatro/o physician: to treat mania suffix “morbid attraction to” Meningi/o a membrane Ment/o referring to the mind mnesia memory Myel/o with nervous system: spinal cord and medulla oblongata Neur/o a nerve cell; nervous system oid like paresis weakness, loss of movement |
phasia speech phobia suffix; morbid or unreasonable fear plegia paralyzed Psych/o referring to the mind Schiz/o to split Spin/o referring to the spinal cord |
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