BASICS OF MEDICAL

TERMINOLOGY
Learning Outcomes:
• To define and categorize common prefixes in anatomy and
physiology.
• To define and review root words related to anatomy and
physiology and breakdown word parts.
• To define and categorize common suffixes in anatomy and
physiology.
• To appreciate Greek and Latin origins.
• To survey terms describing the body’s interior and exterior.
• To add up individual meanings.
• To find out more about physiological systems and how they
work together.
Prefixes in Anatomy and Physiology
Prefixes to Denote Number or
Quantity
Prefixes to Describe Normal
Function
Commonly Used Prefixes to Denote
Direction or Location in Time
Review of common Prefixes
Matching Prefixes to Situation
Suffixes to Form Nouns
Suffixes to Form Adjectives
Suffixes to Create Singular and
Plural Forms
 Common Suffixes
-itis (simply indicates inflammation)
1. Tonsilitis - inflammation of tonsils
2. Bronchitis - inflamation of the bronchi
3. Arthritis - inflammation of a joint
-oma (a tumor or new growth)
4. Carcinoma - malignant (cancerous) or growth
5. Leiomyoma - benign (non-cancerous) tumor
derived from smooth muscle
6. Melanoma - tumor of the melanocytic system of
the skin
-pathy (indicates a disease process)
1. Cardiomyopathy: disease process
involving the muscles of the heart.
2. Cardiopathy: disease process involving
the heart.
3. Neuropathy: disease process involving
the nervous system.
4. Osteopathy: disease process involving
the bone.
Suffixes: Wrapping it up
Did you know???
The suffixes, -rrhagia or rrhage, rrhea,
and rrhexis, are known as the Four R’s. All
four are difficult to pronounce and are
almost always misspelled - ussually with
one r being left out.
WORD RECOGNITION
Terms for Your Interior
Terms for the Outside of Your Body
External Terminology
 WORD BUILDING IN
PATHOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS AND
Learning Outcomes:
• To define and categorize common prefixes in
pathology.
• To define and review root words related to
pathology and breakdown word parts.
• To define and categorize common suffixes in
pathology.
• To appreciate Greek and Latin origins.
• To add up individual word meanings.
PATHOLOGY RELATED WORD
ELEMENTS
Prefixes to Describe Pathologic
Conditions
Suffixes to Describe Pathlogic
Conditions
Combining Forms to Describe
Diagnostic Procedures
Prefixes to Describe Diagnostic
Procedures
Suffixes to Describe Diagnostic
Procedures
Suffixes to Describe Therapeutic
and Surgical Procedures
Pathology Terms
Abbreviations by Body System
Cardiovascular
Blood
Blood
Lymphatic and Immune System
Respiratory System
Digestive System
Urinary System
Nervous System
Endocrine System
Male Reproductive System
Female Reproductive System
Skeletal and Muscular System
Skin
Special Senses
Oncology
Pharmacology / General
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