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Basic Word Structure

This document provides an overview of basic medical terminology structure and components. It explains that medical terms can be divided into root words, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms or vowels. The root gives the essential meaning, prefixes can change the meaning, and suffixes contribute additional meaning. Examples are given of common roots, prefixes, suffixes and how they are used to analyze and understand medical terms. Pronunciation of some example terms is also covered. The goal is to teach readers to divide, analyze, pronounce and understand medical terms based on their structural components.

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Basic Word Structure

This document provides an overview of basic medical terminology structure and components. It explains that medical terms can be divided into root words, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms or vowels. The root gives the essential meaning, prefixes can change the meaning, and suffixes contribute additional meaning. Examples are given of common roots, prefixes, suffixes and how they are used to analyze and understand medical terms. Pronunciation of some example terms is also covered. The goal is to teach readers to divide, analyze, pronounce and understand medical terms based on their structural components.

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Medical Terminology

Basic Word Structure


Basic Word Structure

Objectives

• To divide Medical Terms into Component Parts

• To Analyze, Pronounce and Spell Medical terms using


common Combining forms, Suffixes and Prefixes
Medical Terminology
Mispronunciations
Artery - The study of fine paintings.
Barium - What you do when CPR fails.
Benign - What you are after you be eight.
Coma - A punctuation mark.
Morbid - A higher offer.
Urine - opposite of you’re out.
Tablet - A small table.
Basic Word Structure
Word Analysis

• Medical words need to be divided into components


• Learn the meaning of the individual part
• Use the knowledge to understand many new terms
Word Analysis

1. Root—gives the essential meaning of the term.


2. Suffix—is the word ending.
3. Prefix—is a small part added to the beginning of a
term.
4. Combining vowel—connects roots to suffixes and
roots to other roots.
5. Combining form—is the combination of the root
and the combining vowel.
Word Root

• Derived form Greek or Latin


• Core or main part of the word
• All medial terms have one or more root
• Frequently indicates a body part
Word Root (Cont.)
Examples of word roots
Word Root Meaning
Cardi Heart
Cerebr Brain, cerebrum
Col, colon Colon (section of large intestine)
Crani Cranium, skull
Dermat Skin
Disk Disk (as in disk of the spine)
Gastr Stomach
Nephr, ren Kidney
Oste Bone
Pumon Lung
Combining Forms (CF)

• Combining Form (CF) is a Word Root (WR) plus a


vowel, usually an “o”

• Usually indicates a body part


Combining Forms (CF) (Cont.)
Combining Forms Examples
• Cardi/ + o = cardi/o heart
• gastr/ + o = gastr/o stomach
• hepat/ + o = hepat/o liver
• nephr/ + o = nephr/o kidney
• oste/ + o = oste/o bone
Prefixes

Prefix can change the meaning of a medical term


Prefixes (Cont.)
Examples of Prefixes
Prefix Meaning
a-, an- No, not
aut- Self
dia- Complete, through
dys- Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
endo- Within
exo- Outside
hyper- Excessive, more than normal, too much
hypo- Below, less than normal, under
peri- Surrounding
Suffixes

• Suffix is preceded by word root


• All medical terms are built with suffixes
• Suffixes always contribute to the meaning of the medical
term
• Add the meaning of the suffix to the word root
Suffixes (Cont.)

Rules to remember:
1. Read the meaning of medical words from the suffix to the beginning
of the word and then across.

2. Drop the combining vowel before a suffix that starts with a vowel.

3. Keep the combining vowel between word roots, even if the second
root begins with a vowel.
Suffixes (Cont.)
Example of Suffixes
Suffix Meaning Medical term (eg)
-al Pertaining to Neural
-algia Pain Arthralgia
-cyte Cell Leukocyte
-ectomy Cutting out; Gastrectomy
removal
-emia Blood condition Leukemia
-globin Protein Hemoglobin
-gram Record Arthrogram
-ia Condition Neuralgia
-ic Pertaining to Gastric
Suffixes (Cont.)
Terms Using -Logy (Study Of)

Cardiology Study of the heart


Dermatology Study of the skin
Endocrinology Study of the endocrine
glands
Gastroenterology Study of the stomach and
intestines
Gynecology Study of women’s diseases
Hematology Study of the blood
Neurology Study of the nerves
Oncology Study of tumors
Opthalmology Study of the eye
Pathology Study of disease
Rheumatology Study of joint diseases
Pronunciation of Terms

adenitis ad-eh-NI-tis
adenoma ah-deh-NO-mah
arthralgia ar-THRAL-jah
biopsy BI-op-se
cardiac KAR-de-ak
dermatitis der-mah-TI-tis
enteritis en-teh-RI-tis
gastric GAS-trik
hepatitis hep-ah-TI-tis
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