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TERMINOLIGY TERMINOLIGY NURS 223NURS 223



MEDICAL TERMINOLIGY MEDICAL TERMINOLIGY

It is possible to build an extensieIt is possible to build an extensie

o!abula"# o$ %edi!al &o"ds b# o!abula"# o$ %edi!al &o"ds b#

lea"nin' a $e& basi! ele%ents &(i!(lea"nin' a $e& basi! ele%ents &(i!(

!an be !o%bined in a a"iet# o$ &a#s)!an be !o%bined in a a"iet# o$ &a#s) T(e $oundation o$ a &o"d is t(eT(e $oundation o$ a &o"d is t(e word word

rootroot su!( as * !a"di+, %eanin' *su!( as * !a"di+, %eanin' *

(ea"t, and * 'ast", %eanin' *(ea"t, and * 'ast", %eanin' *sto%a!(,sto%a!(,




• A &o"d "oot is usuall# $ollo&ed b# a A &o"d "oot is usuall# $ollo&ed b# a

o&el to si%pli$# t(e p"onun!iation) o&el to si%pli$# t(e p"onun!iation)

T(us !a"diT(us !a"di

be!o%es *!a"dio, and *'ast",be!o%es *!a"dio, and *'ast",

be!o%es *'ast"o,) T(e "oot &o"dbe!o%es *'ast"o,) T(e "oot &o"d

plus t(e o&el is "e$e""ed to as aplus t(e o&el is "e$e""ed to as a

**combining form”combining form”




• A A prex prex is a pa"t o$ a &o"d &(i!(is a pa"t o$ a &o"d &(i!(

p"e!edes t(e &o"d "oot and !(an'esp"e!edes t(e &o"d "oot and !(an'es

its %eanin') -o" exa%ple+ *pe"i,+its %eanin') -o" exa%ple+ *pe"i,+

%eans *a"ound, t(e"e$o"e)%eans *a"ound, t(e"e$o"e)

*.e"i!a"diu%, lite"all# %eans*.e"i!a"diu%, lite"all# %eans

*a"ound t(e (ea"t, and "e$e"s to a*a"ound t(e (ea"t, and "e$e"s to a

%e%b"anous sa! &(i!( su""ounds%e%b"anous sa! &(i!( su""oundst(e (ea"t)t(e (ea"t)




• A A suix,suix, o" &o"do" &o"d endin'+ is t(e pa"tendin'+ is t(e pa"t

t(at $ollo&s t(e &o"d "oot and addst(at $ollo&s t(e &o"d "oot and adds

to o" !(an'es its %eanin') -o"to o" !(an'es its %eanin') -o"

exa%ple+ * itis, %eans *in/a%%ationexa%ple+ * itis, %eans *in/a%%ation

o$, and &(en added to t(e "oot &o"do$, and &(en added to t(e "oot &o"d

* !a"d, be!o%es *!a"ditis, o"* !a"d, be!o%es *!a"ditis, o"

*in/a%%ation o$ t(e (ea"t,*in/a%%ation o$ t(e (ea"t,




• T(e !o%binin' o&el is d"oppedT(e !o%binin' o&el is d"opped

&(en t(e su0ix be'ins &it( a o&el)&(en t(e su0ix be'ins &it( a o&el)

1o&ee"+ !o%binin' o&els a"e1o&ee"+ !o%binin' o&els a"e

usuall# "etained bet&een t&o "ootusuall# "etained bet&een t&o "oot

&o"ds een t(ou'( t(e se!ond "oot&o"ds een t(ou'( t(e se!ond "oot

&o"d be'ins &it( a o&el) -o"&o"d be'ins &it( a o&el) -o"

exa%ple * 'ast"oente"itis,exa%ple * 'ast"oente"itis,




• Man# %edi!al &o"ds a"e !o%poundMan# %edi!al &o"ds a"e !o%pound

&o"ds t(at a"e %ade up o$ %o"e&o"ds t(at a"e %ade up o$ %o"e

t(an one "oot &o"d) # lea"nin' tot(an one "oot &o"d) # lea"nin' to

diide &o"ds into t(ese basi!diide &o"ds into t(ese basi!

ele%ents+ and lea"nin' t(e %eanin'sele%ents+ and lea"nin' t(e %eanin's

o$ ea!( ele%ent een t(e lon'esto$ ea!( ele%ent een t(e lon'est

and %ost !o%pli!ated te"% isand %ost !o%pli!ated te"% issi%plied)si%plied)




EG) Gast" 4 o 4 ente"4 itisEG) Gast" 4 o 4 ente"4 itis

Root 4 !o%binin' o&el 4 "oot 4Root 4 !o%binin' o&el 4 "oot 4

su0ixsu0ix

T(e "oot 'ast" %eans sto%a!(5 t(e "ootT(e "oot 'ast" %eans sto%a!(5 t(e "oot

ente" %eans intestines5 and t(e su0ix itisente" %eans intestines5 and t(e su0ix itis

%eans in/a%%ation) T(us t(e %eanin' o$%eans in/a%%ation) T(us t(e %eanin' o$'ast"oente"itis is in/a%%ation o$ t(e'ast"oente"itis is in/a%%ation o$ t(e

sto%a!( and intestines)sto%a!( and intestines)





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