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Medical Terminology Diseases and Disorders

Medical Terminology Diseases and Disorders. Diseases & Disorders. Diseases and disorders are typically identified by the structure or system they are affecting. Some are identified by the name of the person who first recognized or described the problem (eponyms). Diseases & Disorders.

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Medical Terminology Diseases and Disorders

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  1. Medical Terminology Diseases and Disorders

  2. Diseases & Disorders Diseases and disorders are typically identified by the structure or system they are affecting Some are identified by the name of the person who first recognized or described the problem (eponyms)

  3. Diseases & Disorders Commonly used suffixes: ¤ -ia (condition) ¤ -iasis (condition) ¤ -osis (condition) ¤ -ism (condition) ¤ -y (condition) ¤ -path (disease)

  4. Diseases & Disorders Commonly used suffixes: ¤ -ous (pertaining to) ¤ -an (pertaining to) ¤ -ary (pertaining to) ¤ -eal (pertaining to) ¤ -ive (pertaining to) ¤ -tic (pertaining to)

  5. Diseases & Disorders Commonly used suffixes: ¤ -iac (one who suffers) ¤ -able (capable) ¤ -ible (capable) ¤ -therapy (treatment) ¤ -ium (membrane) ¤ -eum (membrane)

  6. Diseases & Disorders Commonly used suffixes: ¤ -lith (stone) ¤ -emia (blood) ¤ -oma (tumor) ¤ -cele (hernia) ¤ -ptosis (prolapse) ¤ -itis (inflammation)

  7. Diseases & Disorders Commonly used suffixes: ¤ -genic (origin, produce) ¤ -genesis (origin, produce) ¤ -cyte (cell) ¤ -phagia (eat, digest) ¤ -phasia (speech) ¤ -opia (vision)

  8. Diseases & Disorders Commonly used suffixes: ¤ -lytic (destruction) ¤ -schisis (split) ¤ -lepsy (seziure) ¤ -trophy (nutrition, energy) ¤ -trophic (nutrition, energy) ¤ -sclerosis (hardening)

  9. Diseases & Disorders Commonly used suffixes: ¤ -mania (obsessive) ¤ -manic (obsessive person) ¤ -phobia (fear of) ¤ -kinesis (movement) ¤ -meter (measuring devise) ¤ -metry (to measure)

  10. Diseases & Disorders Commonly used root words and combing forms: ¤ cyt(o) (cell) ¤ gen(o) (origin, beginning) ¤ log(o) (words, knowledge) ¤ chem(o) (chemical) ¤ kinesi(o) (movement) ¤ algesi(o) (pain, sensitivity)

  11. Diseases & Disorders Commonly used root words and combing forms: ¤ megal(o) (enlargement) ¤ lys(o) (destroy) ¤ phag(o) (eat) ¤ phas(o) (speech) ¤ schist(o) (split) ¤ pyr(o) (fire)

  12. Diseases & Disorders Commonly used root words and combing forms: ¤ narc(o) (stupor) ¤ pharmac(o) (drug) ¤ pharmaceut(i) (drug) ¤ therapeut(o) (treatment) ¤ muscul(o) (muscle) ¤ my(o) (muscle)

  13. Diseases & Disorders Commonly used root words and combing forms pertaining to color: ¤ chrom(o) (color) ¤ chlor(o) (green) ¤ cyan(o) (blue) ¤ erythr(o) (red)

  14. Diseases & Disorders Commonly used root words and combing forms pertaining to color: ¤ leuk(o) (white) ¤ alb(o) (white) ¤ melan(o) (black) ¤ xanth(o) (yellow)

  15. Diseases & Disorders Be able to recognize or write the meanings of the abbreviations at the end of the chapter

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