WordsRoot Foundationsofsthesterm
Suffix Wordsending
Prefix Wordsbeginning
CombiningsVowel
Vowels(usuallyso)sthatslinkssthesrootstosthessuffixsorsthesrootstosanothersrootsandsaidsspronu
nciation.
CombiningsForm Combinationsofsthesrootsandsthescombiningsvowel
WR WordsRoot
CV CombiningsVowel
S Suffix
P Prefix
CF CombiningsForms(thesWRsandsCVstogether
Hematologys
Hemat/o/logy Hemat-sBlood
-logy-sStudys(processsof)
ElectrocardiogramsElectr/o/cardi/o/gram Electr-sElectricitys(electricity/o)
Cardi-sHearts(cardi/o)
Gram-sRecord
Gastritis
Gastr/itis Gastr-sStomachs(gastr/o)
Itis-sInflammation
Note:sDropscombiningsvowelswhenssuffixsstartsswithsasvowels(assins"itis")
, Gastroenterology
Gastr/o/enter/o/logy Gastr-sStomachs(gastr/o:sCF)
Enter-sIntestiness(enter/o:sCF)
Logy-sProcesssofsstudy
WhensasmedicalstermshasstwosWR'ssthatsaresbodysparts
THEsANATOMICsPOSITIONs(fromssuperiorstosinferior,sorsabovesandsbelow)sisswhatsdecidesst
hesorderstheysaresinsthesdefinition
Hypogstric
Hypo/gastr/ic Hypo-sBelow
Gastr-sStomach
Ic-sPertainingsto
Epigastric
Epi/gastr/ic Epi-sAbove
Gastr-sStomach
Ic-sPertainingsto
Aden/o Gland
Arthr/o Joint
Bi/o Life
Carcin/o Cancerous,scancer
Cardi/oHeart
Cephal/o Head
Cerebr/o Cerebrum
Cis/o Toscut
Crin/o Tossecrete
Cyst/o UrinarysBladder;scyst;ssacsofsfluid
Cyt/o Cell
Derm/osorsDermat/o Skin
Suffix Wordsending
Prefix Wordsbeginning
CombiningsVowel
Vowels(usuallyso)sthatslinkssthesrootstosthessuffixsorsthesrootstosanothersrootsandsaidsspronu
nciation.
CombiningsForm Combinationsofsthesrootsandsthescombiningsvowel
WR WordsRoot
CV CombiningsVowel
S Suffix
P Prefix
CF CombiningsForms(thesWRsandsCVstogether
Hematologys
Hemat/o/logy Hemat-sBlood
-logy-sStudys(processsof)
ElectrocardiogramsElectr/o/cardi/o/gram Electr-sElectricitys(electricity/o)
Cardi-sHearts(cardi/o)
Gram-sRecord
Gastritis
Gastr/itis Gastr-sStomachs(gastr/o)
Itis-sInflammation
Note:sDropscombiningsvowelswhenssuffixsstartsswithsasvowels(assins"itis")
, Gastroenterology
Gastr/o/enter/o/logy Gastr-sStomachs(gastr/o:sCF)
Enter-sIntestiness(enter/o:sCF)
Logy-sProcesssofsstudy
WhensasmedicalstermshasstwosWR'ssthatsaresbodysparts
THEsANATOMICsPOSITIONs(fromssuperiorstosinferior,sorsabovesandsbelow)sisswhatsdecidesst
hesorderstheysaresinsthesdefinition
Hypogstric
Hypo/gastr/ic Hypo-sBelow
Gastr-sStomach
Ic-sPertainingsto
Epigastric
Epi/gastr/ic Epi-sAbove
Gastr-sStomach
Ic-sPertainingsto
Aden/o Gland
Arthr/o Joint
Bi/o Life
Carcin/o Cancerous,scancer
Cardi/oHeart
Cephal/o Head
Cerebr/o Cerebrum
Cis/o Toscut
Crin/o Tossecrete
Cyst/o UrinarysBladder;scyst;ssacsofsfluid
Cyt/o Cell
Derm/osorsDermat/o Skin
