Medical Terminology Simplified

Conduction Pathway of the Heart 174 Cardiac Cycle and Heart Sounds 176 Lymphatic System 181 Word Elements 182 Section Review 5–3 ...

Gallbladder 247 Pancreas 251 Section Review 6–6 254 Abbreviations 255 Additional Medical Terms 255 Diseases and Conditions 255 D ...

Urinary System Chapter Review 320 Word Elements Summary 320 Word Elements Chapter Review 322 Vocabulary Review 327 CHAPTER 8 Rep ...

Anatomy and Physiology Overview 394 Endocrine System 394 Word Elements 396 Section Review 9–1 398 Hormones 398 Pituitary Gland 4 ...

CHAPTER 10 Musculoskeletal System 453 Objectives 453 Medical Specialties 453 Orthopedics 453 Osteopathy 453 Chiropractic 454 Ana ...

Eyes 508 Word Elements 508 Section Review 11–1 510 Fibrous Tunic 511 Vascular Tunic 512 Sensory Tunic 512 Ears 517 Word Elements ...

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1 CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Programmed Learning and Medical Word Building Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, you will b ...

Instructions In the first few pages, you will learn the most efficient use of this self-instructional programmed learning approa ...

Do not look at the answer column before you write your response and do not move ahead in a chapter. Progress in developing a med ...

Word Root A word root (WR) is the main part, or foundation, of a word. All medical words have at least one word root. 1–16 In th ...

1–21 In medical words, the root usually indicates a body part (anatomical structure). For example, the root in cardi/al, cardi/a ...

1–28 Underline the word root in the following combining forms: therm/o abdomin/o nephr/o 1–29 Use the combining vowel oto change ...

1–34 Understanding the word-building system will help you decipher the mean- ings of medical terms. Using the word-building syst ...

Suffixes A suffix is a word element located at the end of a word. Substituting one suffix for another suffix changes the meaning ...

1–46 A dent/istis a specialist in teeth. Dent/almeans pertaining to teeth.Simply changing the suffix gives the word a new meanin ...

1–50 Elements preceding a suffix can be a root or a combining form. Review Frame 1–49 and list the combining forms preceding suf ...

1–53 Rule 1:In the following examples, use a word root to link suffixes that begin with a vowel. Word Root Suffix Medical Word l ...

1–58 Form a word with carcinand -oma:_________________ / __________ (root) (suffix) Summarize the rule that applies in this fram ...

1–62 You may or may not know the meaning of the suffixes covered in this chap- ter. It is not necessary for you to know the mean ...