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Medical Term Terminations - Noun: Person place or thing - Adjective: describes a noun - Verb – action word (to do Verb: -

x – ize to (do the action of) or to make something

Adjectives - Al - ic - Ous - Ary - Ar - An - Ine - Ac o Pertaining to x - Example o A dermatic condition = a condition pertaining to the skin - Oid o Resembling X - Example o A dermatoid growth = a growth resembling skin Noun - ia - Osis o An abnormal condition involving x - Itis o The inflammation of x - Otomy o The cutting of x X-ist = - One who (does the action of) x - one who does the x thing - One who does the action implied by x - If no verbal idea o X-ist = one who specializes in x X-ize

- To (do the action of) x X – in - A substance (which does the action) of x - Plan B: A substance which If substance can feel pain you put (in x) If substance cannot feel pain you say involving x If some which does not name a physical object comes after x and before Ia or osis, do not convert to an abnormal condition involving - CYT-IA o An abnormal condition involving the cells - Cty-osis o An abnormal condition involving cells - Cyt-o-Necr-osis o Necr means death but is not a physical object so: o The death of the cells of x - O-sten-ot-ic o Pertaining to the narrowing of X Module 2: Direction - Always go from right to left X-ology - The study of x - Cardiology – the study of the heart - Biology – the study of life X-it is – the inflammation of x - Dematisis – the inflammation of the skin - Dermat/it/ic o Pertaining to the inflammation of the skin o Dropping the primary suffix of is - X-it/ology = the study of the inflammation of x o Drop primary suffix and add ology X-o-kinesis = the movement of x X-osis = an abnormal condition involving x - X-os/is = an abnormal condition involving x - X-ot/ic = pertaining to an abnormal condition involving x - X-ot/ology = the study of an abnormal condition involving x o Always look for OT o If its by its own always define it as an abornmal condition involving Primary suffixes

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Y Is S Ism E o These indicate that a word is a noun, but otherwise can be removed without changing the meaning

Constant Changes - See pages 25-26 X-o-pathy - A disease of x - X-o-path o One with a disease of x - X-o-pathy o A disease of x o The y adds “one with a” X-ogenesis = the production of x X-o-genetic = pertaining to the production of x X – o – genic = producing x x- o – genous = produced by x pain in if it can feel pain pain involving if it can’t feel pain the flowing of something from x if its something that can’t flow x-o-cele = the protrusion of (something through) only when something cant protruse like skin x-ics = The science of x - Kinet/ics o The science of movement X-icist = one who specializes in the science of x ********* x-o-trophy = the growth/nourishment of x - Always say both on the test. X-o – plasty = the surgical repairing of x x-o-plastic and the nature of x - Hemat/o/plast/ic o Pertaining to the formation of blood

o You can’t surgically repair blood

Module 3 How Many? General Principles 1) One patient with the regular number of organs 2) Logic and common sense (depending on the termination – e.g. dentist: one who specializes in teeth or one who specializes in a tooth?) 3) Normal English usage (e.g., the breaking of bone vs the breaking of arm) Plan A: Of - The two combining forms are connected with the word “of” - Plan A is your default, provided that: 1) It makes logical sense 2) It adds information a. Tells something that you didn’t know before Plan B: Involving - The two combining forms are connected with the word “involving” - Plan B is used when 1) Plan A does not work 2) The two body parts in question can somehow be connected (physically or otherwise) Plan C: AND - The two combing forms are connected with the word ‘and’ - Plan C is used when Plans A and B won’t work IA/ OSIS - Do not have any independent meaning Plan A - Pain “in” if it can feel pain - Pain involving if it can’t feel pain Plan B - The flowing of something from X if Plan A doesn’t work Agreement: Latin - Number: o Singular or pleural - Gender o Masculine o Femine o Neuter X-(h)emia the abnormal presence of blood in

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If blood cannot be in something then x-emia means o “the abnormal presence of x in the blood

Nominative Singular Inflectional Endings - Gender Noun Ending Adjectival ending o Masculine: us us is o Feminine a a is o Neuter um or on um e  OS is neuter Adjectival ending As a combining form meaning - Ic ic something p.t - Al al something p.t - Ous OS something P.t - Ary ar S. PT - Ar ar SPT - An an SPT - Ine NA NA - Ac ac SPT - Oid oid something resembing x-ize

to (do the action of) x to make (something) x

x-al x-al/is x-al/e

pertaining to x

x-ic x-ic/us x-ic/a x-ic/um

pertaining to x

x-ous x-os/us x-os/a x-os/um

pertaining to x

x-ar/y x-ar/is x-ar/e

pertaining to x

x-ar x-ar/is x-ar/e

pertaining to x

x-an x-an/us x-an/a x-an/um

pertaining to x

x-in/e x-in/us x-in/a x-in/um

pertaining to x

x-ac x-ac/us x-ac/a x-ac/um

pertaining to x

x-oid x-oid/e/us x-oid/e/a x-oid/e/um

resembling x

x-ia

an abnormal condition involving x

x-ist

one who (does the action of) x one who specializes in x

x-in

a substance (which does the action) of x

x-it/is

the inflammation of x

x-o/rrhex/is

the rupturing of x

x-o-schis/is

the splitting of x

x-ias/is

the abnormal presence of x

x-o-clas/is

the breaking of x

x-os/is

an abnormal condition involving x

x-o-path/y

a disease of x

x-o-megal/y

the enlargement of x

x-o-phag/y

the ingestion of x

x-o-gen/es/is

the production of x

x-o-poi/es/is

the formation of x

x-o-kin/es/is

the movement of x

x-alg/ia

pain in(volving) x

x-odyn/ia

pain in(volving) x

x-o-pleg/ia

the paralysis of x

x-o-pen/ia

a deficiency of x

x-o/rrhag/ia

the rapid flowing of (something from) x

x-o-malac/ia

the softening of x

x-o-necr/os/is

the death of x

x-o-sten/os/is

the narrowing of x

x-o-scler/os/is

the hardening of x

x-o/pt/os/is

the downward displacement of x

x-agr/a

gouty pain in x

x-o/rrhe/a

the flowing of (something from) x

x-edema

the swelling of x

x-o-cel/e

the protrusion of (something through) x

x-o-lith

a calculus in(volving) x

x-o-spasm

a spasm of x

x-ec/top/ia

the displacement of x

x-ec/tas/ia

the distention of x

x-o-plas/ia

the formation of x

x-o-dys/plas/ia

the defective formation of x

x-o-troph/y

the growth/nourishment of x

x-o-dys/troph/y

the defective growth of x

x-a/troph/y

the lack of growth of x

x-a/sthen/ia

the lack of strength of x

x-o-therap/y

treatment by means of x

x-iatr/y

the healing of x

x-o-stas/is

the stopping of x

x-o-plast/y

the surgical repairing of x

x-o-cent/es/is

the surgical puncturing of x

x-o/rrhaph/y

the suturing of x

x-o/tom/y

the cutting of x

x-ec/tom/y

the cutting out of x

x-o/stom/y

the making of an opening in x

x-ic/s

the science of x

x-o/log/y

the study of x

x-o-scop/y

the examination of x

x-o-plr/y

the measurement of x

x-o-graph/y

the recording of x

x-o-pex/y (diagnostic)

the adhesion of x

x-o-pex/y (therapeutic)

the fixation of x

x-o-lys/is (diagnostic)

the disintegration of x

x-o-lys/is (therapeutic)

the separation of the adhesions of x

x-o-trop/ism

the tendency to preferentially affect x

x-o-phag/e

something which ingests x

x-o/tom/e

an instrument for cutting x

x-ec/tom/e

an instrument for cutting out x

x-o-scop/e

an instrument for examining x

x-o-clast

something which breaks x

x-o-stat

an instrument for stopping x

x-o-gen

a substance which produces x

x-o-path

one with a disease of x

x-o-graph

an instrument for recording x

x-o-gram

a record of x

x-o-meter

an instrument for measuring x

x-o-/gen/ic

producing x

x-o-gen/ous

produced by x

x-o-trop/ic

preferentially affecting x

x-ize

to (do the action of) x to make (something) x

x-al x-al/is x-al/e

pertaining to x

x-ic x-ic/us x-ic/a x-ic/um

pertaining to x

x-ous x-os/us x-os/a x-os/um

pertaining to x

x-ar/y x-ar/is x-ar/e

pertaining to x

x-ar x-ar/is

pertaining to x

x-ar/e x-an x-an/us x-an/a x-an/um

pertaining to x

x-in/e x-in/us x-in/a x-in/um

pertaining to x

x-ac x-ac/us x-ac/a x-ac/um

pertaining to x

x-oid x-oid/e/us x-oid/e/a x-oid/e/um

resembling x

x-ia

an abnormal condition involving x

x-ist

one who (does the action of) x one who specializes in x

x-in

a substance (which does the action) of x

x-it/is

the inflammation of x

x-o/rrhex/is

the rupturing of x

x-o-schis/is

the splitting of x

x-ias/is

the abnormal presence of x

x-o-clas/is

the breaking of x

x-os/is

an abnormal condition involving x

x-o-path/y

a disease of x

x-o-megal/y

the enlargement of x

x-o-phag/y

the ingestion of x

x-o-gen/es/is

the production of x

x-o-poi/es/is

the formation of x

x-o-kin/es/is

the movement of x

x-alg/ia

pain in(volving) x

x-odyn/ia

pain in(volving) x

x-o-pleg/ia

the paralysis of x

x-o-pen/ia

a deficiency of x

x-o/rrhag/ia

the rapid flowing of (something from) x

x-o-malac/ia

the softening of x

x-o-necr/os/is

the death of x

x-o-sten/os/is

the narrowing of x

x-o-scler/os/is

the hardening of x

x-o/pt/os/is

the downward displacement of x

x-agr/a

gouty pain in x

x-o/rrhe/a

the flowing of (something from) x

x-edema

the swelling of x

x-o-cel/e

the protrusion of (something through) x

x-o-lith

a calculus in(volving) x

x-o-spasm

a spasm of x

x-ec/top/ia

the displacement of x

x-ec/tas/ia

the distention of x

x-o-plas/ia

the formation of x

x-o-dys/plas/ia

the defective formation of x

x-o-troph/y

the growth/nourishment of x

x-o-dys/troph/y

the defective growth of x

x-a/troph/y

the lack of growth of x

x-a/sthen/ia

the lack of strength of x

x-o-therap/y

treatment by means of x

x-iatr/y

the healing of x

x-o-stas/is

the stopping of x

x-o-plast/y

the surgical repairing of x

x-o-cent/es/is

the surgical puncturing of x

x-o/rrhaph/y

the suturing of x

x-o/tom/y

the cutting of x

x-ec/tom/y

the cutting out of x

x-o/stom/y

the making of an opening in x

x-ic/s

the science of x

x-o/log/y

the study of x

x-o-scop/y

the examination of x

x-o-metr/y

the measurement of x

x-o-graph/y

the recording of x

x-o-pex/y (diagnostic)

the adhesion of x

x-o-pex/y (therapeutic)

the fixation of x

x-o-lys/is (diagnostic)

the disintegration of x

x-o-lys/is (therapeutic)

the separation of the adhesions of x

x-o-trop/ism

the tendency to preferentially affect x

x-o-phag/e

something which ingests x

x-o/tom/e

an instrument for cutting x

x-ec/tom/e

an instrument for cutting out x

x-o-scop/e

an instrument for examining x

x-o-clast

something which breaks x

x-o-stat

an instrument for stopping x

x-o-gen

a substance which produces x

x-o-path

one with a disease of x

x-o-graph

an instrument for recording x

x-o-gram

a record of x

x-o-meter

an instrument for measuring x

x-o-/gen/ic

producing x

x-o-gen/ous

produced by x

x-o-trop/ic

preferentially affecting x

1) X – iz – e 2) X- al 3) X-ic 4) X- ous 5) X- ar -y 6) X – ar 7) X-an 8) X – in - e 9) X – ac 10) X- oid 11) X- ia 12) X – ist 13) X – in 14)

To (do the action of) x or to make something of x Pertaining to x Pertaining to Pertaining to X pertaining to x pertaining to x pertaining to x pertaining to x pertaining to x pertaining to x an abnormal condition involving x one who (does the action of) x a. One who specializes in x A substance (which does the action of) x...