1. DISSECTING TERMINOLOGY

2. ANATOMY OF A MEDICAL TERM Prefix- word part found at the beginning of a word Root- word part that gives the essential meaning of a word Suffix- word part found at the end of a word

3. PREFIX EXAMPLES Pre- means before  Preoperative means before an operation Peri- means around  Perioperative means around an operation time Post- means after  Postoperative means after operation

4. A, An-Means without or no Ab-Means away from Ad-Means towards Anti-Means against Dys-Means difficult, painful or bad Eu-Means good, easy or normal Ex, exo-Means without, out of, outside, or away from Ecto-Means outside Endo-Means within or inside Hyper-Means increased or more than normal Hypo-Means decreased or less than normal Inter-Means between Intra-Means within Oligo-Means scant or little (oliguria-infrequent urination) Poly-Means many Sub-Means below Super/ supra-Mean above, beyond, or excessive

5. SUFFIXES “Pertaining to” Suffixes Surgical SuffixesProcedural Suffixes -ac-ectomy: surgical removal-centesis: surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas -al-stomy: surgically create opening-gram: record of -ar-tomy: cutting into-graph: instrument that records -ary-pexy: suture to stabilize-graphy: procedure that records -an-plasty: surgical repair-Lysis: separation or breakdown -eal-scope: instrument to visually examine -ic-therapy: treatment -ine -ous -tic

6. SUFFIXES CONT… Double “R” SuffixesConditional Suffixes -rrhagia, -rrhage: Bursting forth-algia, -dynia: pain -rrhaphy: To suture-itis: inflammation -rrhea: Flow or discharge-malacia: abnormal softening -rhexis: rupture-megaly: enlargement -osis: abnormal condition -pathy: disease -sclerosis: abnormal hardening -um: strcture

7. ANALYZING MEDICAL TERMS 1.Dissect: analyze the word structurally by dividing it into components 2.Begin at the end: define the suffix first, then prefix, then roots - Gastroenteritis: inflammation of stomach and intestines -Define itis, then gastro, then entero…. 3.Anatomic order: if multiple roots, they are listed in anatomic order based on order found in the body - Gastroenteritis: inflammation of stomach and intestines