MEDICAL TERMS CHAPTER 1 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

Greek and Latin - Answer-terms built from Greek and Latin word parts such as arthritis Eponyms - Answer-Terms derived from the name of a person, often a physician or scientist who was the first to identify a condition or technique such as Alzheimer disease Acronyms - Answer-terms formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase that can be spoken as a while word and usually contain a vowel such as laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) modern language - Answer-terms derived from the English languages such as nuclear medicine scanner terms built from word parts - Answer-can be translated literally to find their meaning ie word parts of Greek and Latin origin terms not built from word parts - Answer-cannot be easily translated literally to find their meaning ie eponyms, acronyms, modern language, terms from Greek and Latin that cannot be easily translated word root - Answer-the word part that is the core of the word and contains the fundamental meaning of the word WR suffix - Answer-a word part attached to the end of the word root to modify its meaning S prefix - Answer-is a word part attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning P combining vowel - Answer-a word part, usually o, to ease pronunciation. its placed to connect two word roots. placed to connect a word root and a suffix. not placed to connect a prefix and a word root. CV Guidelines for using a combing vowel - Answer-1) When connecting a word root and a suffix, a combining vowel is used if the suffix does not begin with a vowel. 2) When connecting a word root and a suffix, a combing vowel is usually not used if the suffix begins with a vowel. 3) When connecting two word roots, a combining vowel is usually used even if vowels are present. Combining form - Answer-word root with a combing vowel attached, separated by a slash