Foundations- Directional Terms and Vocab

Is used to accurately describe the human body and related components, conditions, processes and procedures.

• Medical Terminology

• Anatomical Terms

• Abbreviations and Symbols

• Medical Jargon

Are the foundation of a medical term, usually indicating the body part involved.

• Suffix

• Prefix

• Root word

• Combining Forms

cardi is a common _________.

• combining form

• suffix

• prefix

• root word

Help connect each part of the word together.

• root word

• combining forms

• prefix

• suffix

Come before the root word.

• root word

• suffix

• prefix

• symbols

Come after the root word.

• Suffix

• Prefix

• Root Word

• Combining Forms

cephal is an example of a __________.

• prefix

• root word

• suffix

• combining form

dys is an example of ________.

• combining form

• root word

• suffix

• prefix

endo is an example of a ________.

• prefix

• suffix

• combining form

• root word

hepat/o is an example of a ___________.

• prefix

• combining form

• suffix

• root word