Medical Terminology

______________________ can be defined as main words or parts to which prefixes and suffixes can be added.

A _________________ can be defined as a syllable or word placed at the beginning of a word

A _________________ can be defined as a syllable or word placed at the end of the word.

______________________ are terms used in medicine that are named after people, places, or things.

A- means

• without

• from

• pertaining to

• air

Derm- (a, at, o) means

• pertaining to skin

• to the right

• inflammation of skin

• pertaining of the skull

E- (c) means

• outside

• without

• condition of

• well

Macro- means

• small

• large

• enlarged

• black

Abbreviations are shortened forms of words, usually just letters.

• True

• False

Arthr- (o) means

• condition of

• enzyme

• joint

• sound