1. WELCOME  BELL RINGER  Write 4 words and their definitions that you learned yesterday.  Finish definitions from yesterday  Learn 2 new fun things about the person sitting next to you, you will have to share it

2. Dr. Stumon Med Term Aug 26,2015

3. 3 Word Parts  Word Roots  Word roots contain the basic meaning of the term. They usually, but not always indicate the involved body part.  Suffixes  Usually but not always indicate the procedure, condition, disorder or disease. A suffix always comes at the end of a word to complete the term

4.  Prefix  Prefixes usually but not always indicate location, time, number or status. A prefix always comes at the beginning of a word  When a prefix is necessary it is always placed at the beginning of the word

5. Rules for Combining vowels 1. A combining vowel is used when the suffix begins with a consonant  Example: Neur is joined with plasty. The combining vowel O is used because plasty begins with a _________________  Give examples from yesterdays words that fix this rule

6. Rules for Combining vowels 2. A combining vowel is not used when the suffix begins with a vowel _______  For example when Neur is joined with the suffix –it is the combining vowel is not used because –itis begins with a vowel  Example of word from yesterday that fits this rule

7. Rules for Combining vowels 3. A combining vowel is always used when two or more root words are joined  When combine gastr/o with enter/0 the combining vowel is used; however when you add the suffix –itis after enter/o you don’t need a combining vowel because – itis begins with a ____________  Examples from yesterday

8. Rules for Combining vowels 4. A prefix does not require a combining vowel. Don’t place a combining vowel between a prefix and the word root  When a prefix is necessary is it always placed where?

9. Break down suffix  Suffixes are added where?  Remember also a suffix usually but not always indicates the procedure, condition, disorder or disease  -itis means_______  -ectomy means ________

10. Break down suffix  Sometimes times when use suffix to complete the term it changes the word root into an adjective. Many of these suffixes are defined as “pertaining to”  What is the definition of an adjective?  Example cardiac means pertaining to the heart  Cardi means?  -ac means pertaining to

11. Break down suffix  Some suffixes complete the term by changing the word root into a noun  What is the definition of a noun?  Example the word cranium is the portion of the skull that encloses the brain  Crani means skull  -um is the noun ending

12. Break down suffix  Some suffixes have a general meaning of “abnormal condition or disease”  -osis means abnormal condition or disease  What do you think Gastrosis means?

13. Break down suffix  Pathology means the study of disease and the suffixes releated to pathology describe specific disease conditions  Example gastr-o-dynia  Stomach pain or pain in the stomach

14. Break down suffix  Suffixes related to procedures identify a procedure that is performed on the body part identified by the word root  Example: my-o-plasty  Why have “o” in between

15. Break down prefix  A prefix is added to the beginning of the word to change the meaning of that term. Prefixes usually but not always indicate location, time, or number.  Example pre-nat-al,peri-nat-al,post-nat-al  pre- means before  Peri- means surrounding  Post- means after

16. Taking apart terms  To determine a word’s meaning by looking at the component pieces you must first separate it into word parts 1. Always start at the end of the word, with the suffix and work toward the beginning 2. As you separate the word parts identify the meaning of each 3. Because some word parts have more than one meaning, it is also necessary to determine the context in which the term is being used