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8/8/2020

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WHere do root words come from?



Here is a list of prefixes to Review:


Beginnings of words:

About size:

Macro-------------- Big
Micro--------------  Small
Megalo or megaly--- very large

About location:

Peri-------- around
Trans------- across
Endo------- within or inside
Inter------- between
​Para--------along side

About color:

Chloro------ green
Leuk--------white
Eryth------- red
Cyan-------- blue


About problems:

Dys------not working correctly or normally
Mal------bad
Emia-----blood conditions
itis-------inflammation
osis----- condition or disease (usually non-inflammatory)
pathy----disease

General use:

hyper---- above normal
hypo----- below normal
tachy-----fast
brady-----slow

About tests and procedures:

Starts with:

echo---ultrasonic waves
electro---electricity

Ends with:

​ectomy----------------- removal of
gram--------------------picture
graph or graphy----------process of taking picture
otomy-------------------making a cut/ removing a part of
scopy--------------------use of instrument for viewing
stomy-------------------create an opening in
plasty-------------------modifying the shape of/repairing 



Root Words


veins and arteries---------------------vas or vasc
blood--------------------------------hem or hemo or sangu
blood vessels-------------------------angi or angio
veins--------------------------------ven or veno or phleb or phlebo
aorta--------------------------------aort
arteries------------------------------arteri or arterio

brain--------------------------------enceph/ ceph
nose--------------------------------rhino
eardrum-----------------------------tympan or myringo 
tooth--------------------------------odont of dento
skull--------------------------------crani
eye---------------------------------opthalm or oculo
ear---------------------------------oto
tongue------------------------------lingu
liver---------------------------------hepat or hepato
gallbladder--------------------------cholecyst
esophagus---------------------------esoph or esopha
large intestine-----------------------colo
stomach-----------------------------gastr or gastro
small intestine-----------------------lleo/duodeno/jejuno
muscles-----------------------------myo
shoulder----------------------------scapula
arm---------------------------------brachi or brachio
wrist--------------------------------carp or carpo
rib----------------------------------cost or cost
back---------------------------------dorso
bones-------------------------------oste or osteo
foot---------------------------------pod, or podo, or ped, or pedo
chest--------------------------------thorac or thoraco
lung---------------------------------pneumo or pleura
breast-------------------------------mamm or mammo
blood clot---------------------------thromb or thrombo
kindey------------------------------neph, nephr



Medical Terminology flashcards



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