Medical Terminology

Fahrenheit temperature scale is an example of

• an abbreviation
• a suffix
• a root word
• a prefix
• an eponym

SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) is an example of

• an acronym
• an abbreviation
• a suffix
• a root word
• a prefix

NASA (National Aeronautics & Space Association is an example of

• an eponym
• an acronym
• an abbreviation
• a suffix
• a root word

Parkinson Disease is an example of

• a prefix
• a root word
• an acronym
• an eponym
• a suffix

hyper-

• a root word
• a suffix
• a prefix
• an acronym
• an abbreviation

-itis

• a suffix
• a root word
• a prefix
• an eponym
• an acronym

cardi/o

• an eponym
• an acronym
• an abbreviation
• a suffix
• a root word

medical terminology

• a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first

• word roots, combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes

• the base word you start with before adding prefixes or suffixes

• special vocabulary that is used in healthcare and is often formed from Latin and Greek word parts

• anything that stands for or represents something else

acronym

• special vocabulary that is used in healthcare and is often formed from Latin and Greek word parts

• a word composed of the first letters or parts of a name or series of words

• a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first

• word roots, combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes

• the base word you start with before adding prefixes or suffixes

eponym

• word roots, combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes

• the base word you start with before adding prefixes or suffixes

• a syllable or word that comes before a root word to change its meaning

• a shortened form of a word or phrase

• a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first