AMSA 101. Anatomy and Physiology 1
Components that comprise medical terms - answer Root word, prefix, suffix, and
combining vowels
Root Words - answer foundation of the word
Prefix - answer what occurs before the root word
Suffix - answer what occurs after the root word
combining vowels - answervowels that join one or more root words to other components
of a term
-phasia - answerspeaking
-phagia - answereating, swallowing
-dys - answerdifficult, painful
ilium - answerpart of the hip bone
ileum - answerportion of the small intestine
cardi - answerheart
pulmon - answerlungs
Root words job - answer-conveys the essential meaning of the word
-frequently indicates a body part
Prefixes describe - answer-location
-intensity
pnea - answerbreathing
tachy- - answerrapid
a- - answerwithout
brady- - answerslow
Suffix indiates - answer-procedure
,-condition
-disease
-part of speech
-itis - answerinflammation
arthro- - answerjoint
hepat - answerliver
nephr - answerkidney
neur - answernerves
psych - answermind
thorac - answerchest
hyper - answerover excessive, high
hypo - answerunder, below normal
pre- - answerbefore
post- - answerafter, behind
-al - answerpertaining to
-algio - answerpertaining to pain
-ectomy - answersurgical removal of
-ic - answerpertaining to
-logy - answerthe study of
-logist - answerspecialist
-megaly - answerenlargement
-meter - answermeasuring instrument
-oma - answertumor (usually referring to cancer)
-pathy - answerdisease
, Singular words that end in "a" change to - answer"ae"
Singular words that end in "is" change to - answer"es"
Singular words that end in "ex" or "ix" change to - answer"ices"
Singular words that end in "on" or "um" change to - answer"a"
Singular words that end in "us" change to - answer"I"
Prefixes can be used to indicate - answerNumbers, colors, positions and directions
uni- - answerone
dipl- - answertwo; double
null- - answernone
primi- - answerfirst
multi- - answermany
bi- - answertwo
tri- - answerthree
quad- - answerfour
tetra- - answerfour
quint- - answerfive
sexti- - answersix
septi- - answerseven
oct- - answereight
nona- - answernine
deca- - answerten
semi- - answerhalf; partial
hemi- - answerhalf; one-sided
Components that comprise medical terms - answer Root word, prefix, suffix, and
combining vowels
Root Words - answer foundation of the word
Prefix - answer what occurs before the root word
Suffix - answer what occurs after the root word
combining vowels - answervowels that join one or more root words to other components
of a term
-phasia - answerspeaking
-phagia - answereating, swallowing
-dys - answerdifficult, painful
ilium - answerpart of the hip bone
ileum - answerportion of the small intestine
cardi - answerheart
pulmon - answerlungs
Root words job - answer-conveys the essential meaning of the word
-frequently indicates a body part
Prefixes describe - answer-location
-intensity
pnea - answerbreathing
tachy- - answerrapid
a- - answerwithout
brady- - answerslow
Suffix indiates - answer-procedure
,-condition
-disease
-part of speech
-itis - answerinflammation
arthro- - answerjoint
hepat - answerliver
nephr - answerkidney
neur - answernerves
psych - answermind
thorac - answerchest
hyper - answerover excessive, high
hypo - answerunder, below normal
pre- - answerbefore
post- - answerafter, behind
-al - answerpertaining to
-algio - answerpertaining to pain
-ectomy - answersurgical removal of
-ic - answerpertaining to
-logy - answerthe study of
-logist - answerspecialist
-megaly - answerenlargement
-meter - answermeasuring instrument
-oma - answertumor (usually referring to cancer)
-pathy - answerdisease
, Singular words that end in "a" change to - answer"ae"
Singular words that end in "is" change to - answer"es"
Singular words that end in "ex" or "ix" change to - answer"ices"
Singular words that end in "on" or "um" change to - answer"a"
Singular words that end in "us" change to - answer"I"
Prefixes can be used to indicate - answerNumbers, colors, positions and directions
uni- - answerone
dipl- - answertwo; double
null- - answernone
primi- - answerfirst
multi- - answermany
bi- - answertwo
tri- - answerthree
quad- - answerfour
tetra- - answerfour
quint- - answerfive
sexti- - answersix
septi- - answerseven
oct- - answereight
nona- - answernine
deca- - answerten
semi- - answerhalf; partial
hemi- - answerhalf; one-sided
