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Medical Terminology
Introduction
Mrs. Elizabeth Keele, RN
• Chapter 1
• Pages 1-4
Word Analysis
HEMATOLOGY
• HEMAT/O/LOGY
Root
Suffix
(blood)
(Study of)
Combining
Vowel
• When you analyze a
medical term, begin at
the end of the word.
• The ending of a word is
called a suffix.
• All medical terms
contain suffixes.
Word Analysis
HEMATOLOGY
• HEMAT/O/LOGY
Root
Suffix
(blood)
(Study of)
Combining
Vowel
Root + combining vowel + suffix
• Start at the suffix
– Logy = Study of
• Then go back to the
beginning of the word.
– Hemat = blood
• Analysis (put it together)
– Study of blood
Word Analysis
BIOLOGIST
• BI/O/LOGIST
Root
(Life)
Suffix
(Specialist in)
Combining
Vowel
Root + combining vowel + suffix
• Start at the suffix
– Logist = specialist in (the
study of)
• Go to the beginning
– Bi = life
• Analysis
– Specialist in (the study
of) life
Word Analysis
CARDIOGRAM
• CARDI/O/GRAM
Root
Suffix
(heart)
(record)
Combining
Vowel
Root + combining vowel + suffix
• Start at the suffix
– Gram = record
• Go the to beginning
– Cardi = heart
• Analysis
– Record of the heart
Word Analysis
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
• ELECTR/O/CARDI/O/GRAM
Root
Root
Suffix
(electricity)
(heart)
(record)
Combining
Vowel
Root + CV + root + CV + suffix
• Start at the suffix
– Gram = record
• Go the to beginning
– Electr = electricity
– Cardi = heart
• Analysis
– Record of the
electricity in the
heart
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
E.C.G. (root-root-suffix)
Word Analysis
Roots
• Cardi/o = heart
• Gastr/o = stomach
• Hemat/o = blood
• Dermat/o = skin
Suffix
• -logy = study of
• -logist = specialist
• -gram = record
• -ac = pertaining to
• -itis = inflammation
CARDIOLOGY
• CARDI/O/LOGY
• Study of the heart
CARDIOLOGIST
• CARDI/O/LOGIST
• Specialist in the heart
HEMATOLOGIST
• HEMAT/O/LOGIST
• Specialist in blood
Word Analysis
Roots
• Cardi/o = heart
• Gastr/o = stomach
• Hemat/o = blood
• Dermat/o = skin
Suffix
• -logy = study of
• -logist = specialist
• -gram = record
• -ac = pertaining to
• -itis = inflammation
CARDIAC
• CARDI/AC
• Pertaining to the heart
What’s different?
• The combining vowel is
dropped when the suffix
begins with a vowel.
Word Analysis
Roots
• Cardi/o = heart
• Gastr/o = stomach
• Hemat/o = blood
• Dermat/o = skin
Suffix
• -logy = study of
• -logist = specialist
• -gram = record
• -ac = pertaining to
• -itis = inflammation
DERMATITIS
• DERMAT/ITIS
• Inflammation of the skin
Word Analysis
Roots
• Cardi/o = heart
• Gastr/o = stomach
• Hemat/o = blood
• Dermat/o = skin
Suffix
• -logy = study of
• -logist = specialist
• -gram = record
• -ac = pertaining to
• -itis = inflammation
GASTRITIS
• GASTR/ITIS
• Inflammation of the
stomach
Word Analysis
Roots
• Cardi/o = heart
• Gastr/o = stomach
• Hemat/o = blood
• Enter/o = intestines
Suffix
• -logy = study of
• -logist = specialist
• -gram = record
• -ac = pertaining to
• -itis = inflammation
GASTROENTEROLOGY
• GASTR/O/ENTER/O/LOGY
• Study of the stomach and
intestines
• 2 root words = OK
• 2 CV = OK
• Between roots the combining
vowel is not dropped, even if
the second root begins with a
vowel.
Word Analysis
Roots
• Electr/o = electicity
• Encephal/o = brain
• Gastr/o = stomach
Suffix
• -logy = study of
• -logist = specialist
• -gram = record
• -ac = pertaining to
• -itis = inflammation
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM
• ELECTR/O/ENCEPHAL/O/GRAM
• Record of the electricity in the
brain
Word Analysis
Prefix
• a word-part attached to the beginning of the
term
Word Analysis
Prefix
• Brady = slow
• Tachy = fast
Root
• Cardi/o = heart
Suffix
• -ia = condition / disease
BRADYCARDIA
• BRADY/CARD/IA
• Condition of a slow
heart
Word Analysis
Prefix
• Brady = slow
• Tachy = fast
Root
• Cardi/o = heart
Suffix
• -ia = condition / disease
TACHYCARDIA
• TACHY/CARD/IA
• Condition of a fast
heart
Word Analysis - Review
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Root = gives the essential meaning of the term
Suffix = the word ending
Prefix = a small part added to the beginning of a term
Combining vowel = connects roots to suffixes and
roots to other roots
• Combining form = combination of the root and a
combining vowel
Word Analysis - Rules
• Read the meaning of medical words from the
suffix, then to the beginning of the word and
across
• Drop the combining vowel before a suffix that
starts with a vowel
• Keep the combining vowel between roots,
even if the root begins with a vowel
Expectations
• Every week you will be given 25 new prefixes, roots
or suffixes to learn.
• You will need to be able to give the meaning the
medical terms created from that list
• You will need to be able to give the medical term if
you are given the meaning
• Spelling is important!