Intro TO Med Term

It helps in accurate communication and patient care.

It is only useful for doctors, not other staff.

It makes medical records more complicated.

It is not necessary for daily work.

Because it is easy to learn

Because it is used worldwide for accurate documentation and communication

Because it is only used in hospitals

Because it is based on modern English

They have no influence on modern terms

Ancient languages are the source of many medical terms still used today

Modern terms are only derived from English

Ancient languages are only used for naming diseases

A combining vowel is always used after a root

A combining vowel is used when the word part after the root starts with a consonant

A combining vowel is used when the word part after the root starts with a vowel

Combining vowels are never used in medical terms

A root plus a combining vowel, usually 'o'

A prefix added to a root

A suffix added to a root

A root without any vowel

antiseptic

hyperactive

trimester

microscope

They are added to the beginning of a term

They describe something about the term

They are always followed by a combining vowel

They may give information about size, amount, location, direction, time, or number

To relate to disease or disorder

To relate to body processes

To relate to procedures or treatments

To indicate the word's origin

-ac

-ous

-al

-oma

sinuses

sinusis

sinusies

sinusos

Add 'e' to words ending in 'a'

Change 'is' to 'es'

Drop 'x' and add 'ces'

Drop 'on' and add 'a'

abduction

adduction

ablation

addition