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Basic Word Structure

Basic Word Structure. Chapter 1. Objectives. Divide medical words into their component parts. Find the meaning of basic combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes of the medical language. Use these combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes to build medical words. How to study Medical Language.

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Basic Word Structure

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  1. Basic Word Structure Chapter 1

  2. Objectives • Divide medical words into their component parts. • Find the meaning of basic combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes of the medical language. • Use these combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes to build medical words.

  3. How to study Medical Language • Analyze words by dividing them into their component parts. • Relate the medical terms to the structure and function of the human body. • Be aware of spelling and pronunciation problems.

  4. Word Analysis • Root: Foundation of the word - also known as the combining form. Usually indicates the body part • Suffix: word ending • Prefix: word beginning • Combining Vowel: Usually an “o”; links the root to the suffix or the root to another root.

  5. Suffixes • End of the word • Usually indicate the procedure, condition, disorder or disease

  6. Suffixes • Ac (adjective) pertaining to • Um (noun ending) person, place or thing • Pathology suffixes: -itis, -megaly, -algia, -necrosis • Procedures: -centesis, -ectomy, -plasty • “rr’s”: -rrhea, -rrhaphy, -rrhage

  7. Prefixes • Time/Event Pre: before Peri: surrounding Post: after • Location retro-, sub-, endo- • Number uni-, poly-, tri- • Status auto-, a-, an-

  8. Ab - away from dys - bad, difficult, painful hyper - excessive or increased inter - between or among sub - under, less, or below Ad - forward, in the direction of eu - good, normal, well or easy hypo - deficient or decreased intra - within or inside supra - above or excessive Contrasting and Confusing Prefixes

  9. RULES • Read the meaning of medical terms from the suffix back to the beginning of the term across. • Drop the combining vowel (usually o) before a suffix beginning with a vowel. • Keep the combining vowel between 2 roots. • Do not use combining vowel after a prefix

  10. Examples HEMATOLOGY HEMAT/ O/ LOGY root suffix combining vowel

  11. Let’s Review! • Root: foundation of the term • Suffix: word ending • Prefix: word beginning • Combining vowel: links the root to the suffix or the root to another root • Combining form: combination of the root and the combining vowel

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