Medical Terminology

Medical Terminology does NOT use which language to construct terms?

• Greek

• Latin

• Spanish

A word part added to the beginning of a word is called a ______. 

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Root Word

• Ending

A word part added to the end of a word is called a ______. 

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Root Word

• Consonant

Sometimes terms may use a combining ________ to make the word pronounceable. 

• consonant

• vowel

• number

• latch

_____ indicate surgical terms, procedures, conditions or disorders. 

• Prefixes

• Suffixes

• Root Words

• Languages

-itis

• flow, discharge 
• enlargement
• bursting forth
• inflammation

abnormal condition

• -dynia
• -osis
• -rrhea
• -pathy

-algia

• pain
• rupture
• flow, discharge 
• to suture

-pathy

• a path
• enlargement
• disease
• pain

study of

• -logy

• -metry

• -rraphy

• -itis