αγγλική ορολογία

• terminology word parts:

  1. word root
  2. prefix
  3. suffix
  4. combining vowels
• word root:

  • the foundation of the term
  • either body part or action
  • there may be more than one
• prefix:

  • added to the front of the term
  • not needed
  • adds meaning of location, number or time
  • a hyphen follows it (when written)
• suffixes:

  • attached to the end of a term
  • adds meaning of: condition, disease, procedure
  • all medical terms must have one
  • it is written with a hypen before it
• adjective suffixes can convert a word root into a complete word
• combining vowel:

  • makes pronunciation easier
  • mostly an -o
  • needed when combining two roots
  • needed when a suffix that follows the root begins with a consonant
• -graphy: the medical exam while -gram: a written record of a medical exam
• in order to translate a medical term we start from the suffix and then the prefix