1. Bilateral salpingoopherectomy
Cardio-
MRI
Tonsilectomy
ICU
Biopsy
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
Orthodontist
Bilateral salpingoopherectomy
Hernia
EKG
STAT

2. FOUR
Four Word Parts 4

3. Root Word It is the core of the word.
It contains the fundamental meaning of the word.

4. Root Word

5. Player…………..play/er
Arthritis………..arthr/itis
Hepatitis……….hepat/itis

7. Suffix
It is a word part attached to the end of the root word to modify its meaning.

8. Player……………………..play/er
Hepatic……………………hepat/ic
-ic means pertaining to
Hepatitis…………………hepat/itis
-itis means inflammation
Most medical terms have a suffix.

9. Prefix
It is a word part attached to the beginning of a root word to modify its meaning.

10. Replay……………………………………….re/play
Subhepatic………………………………..sub/hepat/ic
sub is the prefix for under
Intravenous……………………………….intra/ven/ous
intra is the prefix meaning within
ven is the root word for vein
ous is the suffix meaning pertaining to

11. Combining Vowel Between two root words
Between a root word and a suffix to ease pronunciation
Not used between a prefix and a word root
Usually an O

12. Combining Form
A root word with the combining vowel attached, separated by a vertical slash
Arthr/o
Oste/o
Ven/o

13. Osteoarthropathy

14. Oste/o/arthr/o/pathy

15. Oste/o/arthr/o/pathy
WR CV WR CV S
Oste/o/arthr/o/pathy
CF CF
Disease of bone and joint

16. Epidermal
Above skin

17. Prefix root word suffix
Epi/derm/al
Above skin characterized by

19. Leading from the cerebellum to the spinal cord.
WR CV WR S
Cerebr/o/spin/al
Leading from the cerebellum to the spinal cord.