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PROKARYOTE
EUKARYOTE
PREFIX
Pro: before
Eu: Real
WORD ROOT
Ryote: living things
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
RULE
Word root:
Foundation of all medterm
Usually describe parts of body
Combining form vowels:
Make the resulting medterm easier to
pronounce
Ex: Gastr/o
Gastritis / Gastrodynia
RULE
Prefix:
Usually: location
time
number
status
Suffix
Usually: procedure
condition
disorder
disease
Latin - Greek
Greek:
disease
condition
treatment
diagnosis
Latin:
anatomical structures.
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Anatomy
Word Root
Ot/o
Rhin/o
Laryng/o
Gastr/o-
Arthr/o-
Cardi/o-
Neur/o-
Oste/o-
Pneum/o-
Hepat/o-
Cyan/o
Erythr/o
Leuk/o
Melan/o
Poli/o
COMMON SUFFIXES
- ectomy: surgical removal
- plasty : surgical repair
COMMON SUFFIXES
- itis: inflammation
SUFFIXES: PERTAINING TO
n adj
-
ac: cardiac
al: neural
ar: muscular
ary: pulmonary
ic: thoraic
ior: posterior
SUFFIXES: CONDITION
- ia: pneumonia (infection of the
lung)
- ism: hyperthyroidism
( condition of overeacting of
thyroid gland)
COMMON PREFIXES
Prefix
Word
root
AnEsthes
(without (feeling
)
)
HyperTherm
(excessi (heat)
ve)
IntraMuscul
(within) (muscle
)
ParaNas
(near)
(nasal/
nose)
PolyUr
(urine)
Suffix
Medical
Word
-ia
Anesthesia
(condition (n)
)
-ia
Hyperthemi
(condition a (n)
)
-ar
Intramuscul
(pertainin ar (adj)
g to)
-al
Paranasal
(pertainin (adj)
g to)
-ia
Polyuria
(condition
Meaning
Condition of
no feeling
V cm
Condition of
excessive
heat
Pertaining to
within
muscle
Pertaining to
the area near
the nose
Condition of
much urine
Cuspid
Foretooth
Proximal
Distal
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Singular - plurals
If the singular term ends in the suffix -a, the
plural is usually formed by changing the
ending to -ae.
Larva
vertebra
Larvae
vertebrae
appendix
index
appendices
indices
diagnosis
metastasis
diagnoses
metastases
Singular - plurals
If the singular term ends in the suffix -itis, the
plural is usually formed by changing the -is
ending to -ides.
arthritis
meningitis
arthritides
meningitides
phalanx
meninx
phalanges
meninges.
criterion
ganglion
criteria
ganglia
Singular - plurals
If the singular term ends in the suffix -um, the
plural usually is formed by changing the ending diverticulum
to -a.
ovum
cactus
*Virus
diverticula
ova
Cacti
*Viruses