medical words and word parts
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Medical Words and Word Parts. Size, Shape, Color, Direction…. The part of the body. Prefix Infor. or describes test or problem. Combining Form. Prefix. Suffix. -a -itis -ology -emesis -pnea -ectomy. a- dys- brady- endo- tachy- peri-. bronch /o cardi /o gastr /o hepat /o - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Medical Words and Word Parts
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Prefix Combining Form Suffix
a-dys-
brady-endo-tachy-peri-
-a-itis
-ology-emesis-pnea
-ectomy
bronch/ocardi/ogastr/ohepat/opne/o
nephr/o
Size, Shape, Color,
Direction….
The part of the body.
Prefix Infor. or describes test
or problem
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Prefix
a-allo-brady-hetero-macro-micro-
nulli-para-peri-poly-supra-tachy-
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a- (no; not; without)
allo- (other)
brady- (slow)
hetero- (different)
macro- (large)
micro- (small)
nulli- (none)
para- (near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of)
peri- (surrounding)
poly- (many; much)
supra- (above; upper)
tachy- (fast)
Combining Forms
cardi / o
root slash
cardi/o-
-
hyphencombining vowel
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Suffix
-emic-ia-ology-penia-emesis-orexia-itis
-capnia-pnea-thorax-ptysis-stasis-globin-pathy
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-capnia (carbon dioxide)
-pnea (breathing)
-thorax (chest; pleural cavity)
-ptysis (spitting)
-stasis (to stop; control; place)
-globin (protein)
-pathy (disease; emotion)
-emic (Pertaining to blood cond)
-ia (Condition)
-ology (Study of…)
-penia (deficiency)
-emesis (vomiting)
-orexia (appetite)
-itis (inflammation)
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ante-bi-brady-contra-dys-endo-hyper-hypo-inter-per-peri-poly-tachy-
arthr/o-bronch/o-
cardi/o-carp-o-gastr/o-lip/o-oste/o-nephr/o-neur/o-ot/o-pne/o-ren/o-rhin/o-
arthr/o- (joint)
bronch/o-(bronchus)
cardi/o- (heart)
carp-o- (wrist)
gastr/o- (stomach)
lip/o- (fat)
oste/o- (bone)
nephr/o- (kidney)
neur/o- (nerve)
ot/o- (eye)
pne/o- (breathe)
ren/o- (kidney)
rhin/o- (nose)
ante- (before)
bi- (two)
brady- (slow)
contra- (against)
dys- (w/difficulty)
endo- (with-in)
hyper- (above normal)
hypo- (below normal)
inter- (between)
per- (through)
peri- (around)
poly- (many)
tachy- (fast)
-a-ectomy-emesis-ia-ic-itis-ium-logy-ostomy-pathy-penia-plasty-scopy
-a (condition of)
-ectomy (cut out)
-emesis (vomit)
-ia (condition)
-ic (pertaining to)
-itis (inflammation)
-ium (structure of tissue)
-logy (study of)
-ostomy (opening)
-pathy (disease)
-penia (lack of)
-plasty (surg repair)
-scopy (exam w/instr)
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Medical WordsExcerpted From:
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medicalwords) U.S. National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health
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