1. BASIC ELEMENTS OF A Medical term Medical terminology is used to describe the body and its associated conditions, components, and processes.

3. Word roots Combining forms suffixesPrefixes Medical words Medical term elements

4. www.themegallery.comCom pany Logo Define M.w How to Build M.w

5. A medical term A m.w = prefix + root + suffix

6. 1.Word roots (stems) - Fundermental meaning - Core + establishes the basic meaning of the word Ex:hepatitis +the part to which modifying prefix & sufix are added

7. Latin Greek VS Who is more handsome ??

9. Most roots are drived from Greek or Latin : twofold origin => 2 different roots may have the same meaningmeaning *Greek root describes a disease, condition, treatment, dianosis Ex: dermatitis *Latin root describes anatomic structures Ex : subcutane aque/o : G hydr/ : L

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11. 2.Combining forms  Connect two elemnent  Is a vowel : o, e,u, i, a,  Has no meaning of its own  Build a complete word ex : neurology

12. Suffixes

13. www.themegallery.comCom pany Logo Suffixes : a word part added to the end of a root to modify its meaning Suffixes : a word part added to the end of a root to modify its meaning suffixes diagnosticsurgical pathological ………………. Part of speech Plural

14. www.themegallery.comCom pany Logo Suffixes : a word part added to the end of a root to modify its meaning Suffixes : a word part added to the end of a root to modify its meaning suffixes diagnosticsurgical pathological ………………. Part of speech Plural

15. www.themegallery.comCom pany Logo Suffixes : a word part added to the end of a root to modify its meaning Suffixes : a word part added to the end of a root to modify its meaning suffixes diagnosticsurgical pathological ………………. Part of speech Plural

16. www.themegallery.comCom pany Logo Suffixes : a word part added to the end of a root to modify its meaning Suffixes : a word part added to the end of a root to modify its meaning suffixes diagnostic surgical pathological ………………. Part of speech Plural

17. www.themegallery.comCom pany Logo Suffixes : a word part added to the end of a root to modify its meaning Suffixes : a word part added to the end of a root to modify its meaning suffixes diagnosticsurgical pathological ………………. Part of speech Plural

18. prefixes

19. www.themegallery.comCom pany Logo Prefixes : are added to the beginning of a word root Prefixes number direction ………………. position negation

20. www.themegallery.comCom pany Logo Prefixes : are added to the beginning of a word root Prefixes number direction ………………. position negation

21. www.themegallery.comCom pany Logo Prefixes : are added to the beginning of a word root Prefixes number direction ………………. position negation ACARDIAC

22. Notes  1,prefix + root : ko cần thêm combining vowel bất chấp giữa bọn hắn là nguyên âm hay phụ âm.><  Ex: post/natal, peri/ondontal, endo/crine, uni/nuclear  2,root+ combining vowel + root : cũng bất chấp giữa bọn hắn là nguyên âm hay phụ âm.  3,root_tận cùng là nguyên âm hay phụ âm + suffix_bắt đầu bằng nguyên âm  Ex:oste/oma, lymph/oma  4,root_tận cùng là nguyên âm hay phụ âm + combining vowel + suffix_bắt đầu bằng phụ âm  Ex:cardi/o/logy, hemat/o/logy

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25. polyphobia

26. www.themegallery.comCom pany Logo What ‘s the meaning of a m.w R3 : define the middle part of a word R2: define the first part of the word R1 : define the suffix Defining Medical Word

27. POLY/PHOB/IA Cardiologist

29. www.themegallery.comCom pany Logo How to make a m.w A word root links a suffix that begins with a vowel A combining form (root + o)links a suffix that begins a consonant Use a combining form to link a root to form a compound word BuildingMedicalword

31. Reference : My lovely laptop + My friend’s ugly laptop + wifi