Medical Terminology for Health Care Professionals
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slide1. Medical Terminology for Health Care Professionals Tenth Edition Chapter 2 Suffixes and Prefixes Copyright © 2021, 2018, 2015, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved<br>
slide2. Learning Objectives (1 of 2) 2.1 Describe how suffixes are used when building medical words.
2.2 Name adjective, noun, and diminutive suffixes.
2.3 Recognize suffixes that pertain to pathological conditions.
2.4 Identify selected suffixes common to surgical and diagnostic procedures.
2.5 Describe how prefixes are used when building medical words.<br>
slide3. Learning Objectives (2 of 2) 2.6 Name prefixes that are commonly used in medical terminology.
2.7 Identify prefixes that have more than one meaning.
2.8 Recognize prefixes that pertain to position or placement
2.9 Identify selected prefixes that pertain to numbers and amounts.
2.10 Analyze, build, spell, and pronounce medical words.<br>
slide4. Overview of Suffixes (1 of 3) A suffix is added at the end of a word to change the meaning of the word or to create a new word.
A suffix can be added to a prefix, root, or combining form.
gastr + -ic = gastric
Gastric means “pertaining to the stomach.”
If you change the suffix, you change the meaning.
gastr + -itis = gastritis
Gastritis means “inflammation of the stomach.”<br>
slide5. Overview of Suffixes (2 of 3) A compound suffix is made up of more than one word component, though it is treated as a single word part.
The suffix -ectomy has three components.
The prefix ec- means “out.”
The word root tom means “to cut.”
The suffix –y means “process.”
ec- + tom + -y = -ectomy
-ectomy means “surgical excision.”<br>
slide6. Overview of Suffixes (3 of 3) The meaning of the suffix comes first when defining terms.
The meaning of the prefix comes second (if there is one).
The meaning of the root or combining form comes last.
Gastrectomy = gastr + -ectomy
-ectomy means “surgical excision.”
gastr means “stomach.”
Gastrectomy means “surgical excision of the stomach.”<br>
slide7. General-Use Suffixes Suffixes are preceded by a hyphen when written alone but not when written as part of a word.
Written alone = -ectomy
Written in a word = gastrectomy
You will see this on the following screens.<br>
slide8. Table 2.1 Selected Suffixes for General Use (1 of 4)<br>
slide9. Table 2.1 Selected Suffixes for General Use (2 of 4)<br>
slide10. Table 2.1 Selected Suffixes for General Use (3 of 4)<br>
slide11. Table 2.1 Selected Suffixes for General Use (4 of 4)<br>
slide12. Grammatical Suffixes Grammatical suffixes are attached to a word root to form a part of speech, especially a noun or an adjective.
They can also make a medical word singular or plural.
In some cases, they indicate a diminutive form of the object indicated by the word root.<br>
slide13. Table 2.2 Adjective Suffixes That Mean Pertaining to (1 of 2 )<br>
slide14. Table 2.2 Adjective Suffixes That Mean Pertaining to (2 of 2 )<br>
slide15. Table 2.3 Noun Suffixes That Mean Condition, Treatment, or Specialist<br>
slide16. Table 2.4 Diminutive Suffixes That Mean Small or Minute<br>
slide17. Suffixes That Pertain to Pathological Conditions Suffixes can be used to indicate pathological conditions.
They refer to pain, weakness, swelling, softening, inflammation, and tumor.
They are usually combined with roots or combining forms for body parts.<br>
slide18. Table 2.5 Selected Suffixes That Pertain to Pathological Conditions (1 of 8)<br>
slide19. Table 2.5 Selected Suffixes That Pertain to Pathological Conditions (2 of 8)<br>
slide20. Table 2.5 Selected Suffixes That Pertain to Pathological Conditions (3 of 8)<br>
slide21. Table 2.5 Selected Suffixes That Pertain to Pathological Conditions (4 of 8)<br>
slide22. Table 2.5 Selected Suffixes That Pertain to Pathological Conditions (5 of 8)<br>
slide23. Table 2.5 Selected Suffixes That Pertain to Pathological Conditions (6 of 8)<br>
slide24. Table 2.5 Selected Suffixes That Pertain to Pathological Conditions (7 of 8)<br>
slide25. Table 2.5 Selected Suffixes That Pertain to Pathological Conditions (8 of 8)<br>
slide26. Suffixes Associated with Surgical and Diagnostic Procedures Suffixes can also be used for surgical and diagnostic procedures.
These suffixes refer to puncture, surgical excision, instruments to measure, and new openings.
They are often combined with roots or combining forms for parts of the body.<br>
slide27. Table 2.6 Selected Suffixes Used in Surgical and Diagnostic Procedures (1 of 5)<br>
slide28. Table 2.6 Selected Suffixes Used in Surgical and Diagnostic Procedures (2 of 5)<br>
slide29. Table 2.6 Selected Suffixes Used in Surgical and Diagnostic Procedures (3 of 5)<br>
slide30. Table 2.6 Selected Suffixes Used in Surgical and Diagnostic Procedures (4 of 5)<br>
slide31. Table 2.6 Selected Suffixes Used in Surgical and Diagnostic Procedures (5 of 5)<br>
slide32. Overview of Prefixes A prefix is added at the beginning of a word to change the meaning of the word or to create a new word.
Not all words have a prefix.
A prefix can be added to a root, combining form, or suffix.
ab- + norm + -al = abnormal
Abnormal means “away from the norm.”<br>
slide33. General-Use Prefixes Prefixes are followed by a hyphen when written alone, but the hyphen is not used when the prefix is part of a word.
Written alone = dys-
Written in a word = dysphagia
You will see this on the following screens.<br>
slide34. Table 2.7 Selected Prefixes for General Use (1 of 4)<br>
slide35. Table 2.7 Selected Prefixes for General Use (2 of 4)<br>
slide36. Table 2.7 Selected Prefixes for General Use (3 of 4)<br>
slide37. Table 2.7 Selected Prefixes for General Use (4 of 4)<br>
slide38. Prefixes That Have More Than One Meaning Many prefixes have more than one meaning.
To identify the correct meaning of the prefix, you must define the medical word.
For example, dys- can mean “bad, difficult, painful, or abnormal.”
It does not mean all of these things in every word.
Dyspnea means “difficult breathing.”
Dysmenorrhea means “painful menstruation.”<br>
slide39. Table 2.8 Selected Prefixes That Have More Than One Meaning (1 of 2)<br>
slide40. Table 2.8 Selected Prefixes That Have More Than One Meaning (2 of 2)<br>
slide41. Prefixes That Pertain to Position or Placement Prefixes that pertain to position or placement refer to being away from, toward, before, above, and below .
To identify the correct meaning of the prefix, you need to analyze the definition of the medical word.<br>
slide42. Table 2.9 Prefixes That Pertain to Position or Placement (1 of 3)<br>
slide43. Table 2.9 Prefixes That Pertain to Position or Placement (2 of 3)<br>
slide44. Table 2.9 Prefixes That Pertain to Position or Placement (3 of 3)<br>
slide45. Prefixes That Pertain to Numbers and Amounts Prefixes that pertain to numbers and amounts have meanings like both, ten, double, many, half, and none.
To be able to identify the correct meaning of the prefix, you must analyze the definition of the medical word.<br>
slide46. Table 2.10 Prefixes That Pertain to Numbers and Amounts (1 of 3)<br>
slide47. Table 2.10 Prefixes That Pertain to Numbers and Amounts (2 of 3)<br>
slide48. Table 2.10 Prefixes That Pertain to Numbers and Amounts (3 of 3)<br>
slide49. Building Your Medical Vocabulary (1 of 6) Abrasion
A process of scraping away from a surface
Anesthetize
To induce a loss of feeling or sensation with the administration of an anesthetic agent
Asymmetrical
Unequal in size or shape; without proportion; placed differently around an axis
Bilateral
Pertaining to two sides<br>
slide50. Building Your Medical Vocabulary (2 of 6) Gynecoid
Resembles a female
Hyperactive
Nature or quality of excessive activity
Hypoplasia
Underdevelopment of a tissue, organ, or body
Infection
A process whereby a disease-producing microorganism invades the body<br>
slide51. Building Your Medical Vocabulary (3 of 6) Insomnia
The condition of being unable to sleep
Intravenous
Pertaining to within a vein
Latent
Lying hidden; quiet; not active
Lumen
Space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube; the hollow core of a hypodermic needle<br>
slide52. Building Your Medical Vocabulary (4 of 6) Palpate
To use the hands or fingers to examine by touch
Patent
Wide open or freely open
Pericardial
Pertaining to the pericardium
Polydactyly
A condition in which there is more than the normal number of fingers and toes<br>
slide53. Building Your Medical Vocabulary (5 of 6) Premenstrual
Pertaining to before the discharge of menses
Steroid
Any one of a large group of substances that are chemically related to sterols
Superinfection
Infection following a previous infection produced by an overgrowth of resistant bacteria<br>
slide54. Building Your Medical Vocabulary (6 of 6) Trauma
Physical injury caused by an external force
Turgor
Expected resiliency of the skin caused by outward pressure of the cells and interstitial fluid
Unconscious
Abnormal state in which a person is unaware of his or her environment<br>
slide55. Copyright<br>
slide2. Learning Objectives (1 of 2) 2.1 Describe how suffixes are used when building medical words.
2.2 Name adjective, noun, and diminutive suffixes.
2.3 Recognize suffixes that pertain to pathological conditions.
2.4 Identify selected suffixes common to surgical and diagnostic procedures.
2.5 Describe how prefixes are used when building medical words.<br>
slide3. Learning Objectives (2 of 2) 2.6 Name prefixes that are commonly used in medical terminology.
2.7 Identify prefixes that have more than one meaning.
2.8 Recognize prefixes that pertain to position or placement
2.9 Identify selected prefixes that pertain to numbers and amounts.
2.10 Analyze, build, spell, and pronounce medical words.<br>
slide4. Overview of Suffixes (1 of 3) A suffix is added at the end of a word to change the meaning of the word or to create a new word.
A suffix can be added to a prefix, root, or combining form.
gastr + -ic = gastric
Gastric means “pertaining to the stomach.”
If you change the suffix, you change the meaning.
gastr + -itis = gastritis
Gastritis means “inflammation of the stomach.”<br>
slide5. Overview of Suffixes (2 of 3) A compound suffix is made up of more than one word component, though it is treated as a single word part.
The suffix -ectomy has three components.
The prefix ec- means “out.”
The word root tom means “to cut.”
The suffix –y means “process.”
ec- + tom + -y = -ectomy
-ectomy means “surgical excision.”<br>
slide6. Overview of Suffixes (3 of 3) The meaning of the suffix comes first when defining terms.
The meaning of the prefix comes second (if there is one).
The meaning of the root or combining form comes last.
Gastrectomy = gastr + -ectomy
-ectomy means “surgical excision.”
gastr means “stomach.”
Gastrectomy means “surgical excision of the stomach.”<br>
slide7. General-Use Suffixes Suffixes are preceded by a hyphen when written alone but not when written as part of a word.
Written alone = -ectomy
Written in a word = gastrectomy
You will see this on the following screens.<br>
slide8. Table 2.1 Selected Suffixes for General Use (1 of 4)<br>
slide9. Table 2.1 Selected Suffixes for General Use (2 of 4)<br>
slide10. Table 2.1 Selected Suffixes for General Use (3 of 4)<br>
slide11. Table 2.1 Selected Suffixes for General Use (4 of 4)<br>
slide12. Grammatical Suffixes Grammatical suffixes are attached to a word root to form a part of speech, especially a noun or an adjective.
They can also make a medical word singular or plural.
In some cases, they indicate a diminutive form of the object indicated by the word root.<br>
slide13. Table 2.2 Adjective Suffixes That Mean Pertaining to (1 of 2 )<br>
slide14. Table 2.2 Adjective Suffixes That Mean Pertaining to (2 of 2 )<br>
slide15. Table 2.3 Noun Suffixes That Mean Condition, Treatment, or Specialist<br>
slide16. Table 2.4 Diminutive Suffixes That Mean Small or Minute<br>
slide17. Suffixes That Pertain to Pathological Conditions Suffixes can be used to indicate pathological conditions.
They refer to pain, weakness, swelling, softening, inflammation, and tumor.
They are usually combined with roots or combining forms for body parts.<br>
slide18. Table 2.5 Selected Suffixes That Pertain to Pathological Conditions (1 of 8)<br>
slide19. Table 2.5 Selected Suffixes That Pertain to Pathological Conditions (2 of 8)<br>
slide20. Table 2.5 Selected Suffixes That Pertain to Pathological Conditions (3 of 8)<br>
slide21. Table 2.5 Selected Suffixes That Pertain to Pathological Conditions (4 of 8)<br>
slide22. Table 2.5 Selected Suffixes That Pertain to Pathological Conditions (5 of 8)<br>
slide23. Table 2.5 Selected Suffixes That Pertain to Pathological Conditions (6 of 8)<br>
slide24. Table 2.5 Selected Suffixes That Pertain to Pathological Conditions (7 of 8)<br>
slide25. Table 2.5 Selected Suffixes That Pertain to Pathological Conditions (8 of 8)<br>
slide26. Suffixes Associated with Surgical and Diagnostic Procedures Suffixes can also be used for surgical and diagnostic procedures.
These suffixes refer to puncture, surgical excision, instruments to measure, and new openings.
They are often combined with roots or combining forms for parts of the body.<br>
slide27. Table 2.6 Selected Suffixes Used in Surgical and Diagnostic Procedures (1 of 5)<br>
slide28. Table 2.6 Selected Suffixes Used in Surgical and Diagnostic Procedures (2 of 5)<br>
slide29. Table 2.6 Selected Suffixes Used in Surgical and Diagnostic Procedures (3 of 5)<br>
slide30. Table 2.6 Selected Suffixes Used in Surgical and Diagnostic Procedures (4 of 5)<br>
slide31. Table 2.6 Selected Suffixes Used in Surgical and Diagnostic Procedures (5 of 5)<br>
slide32. Overview of Prefixes A prefix is added at the beginning of a word to change the meaning of the word or to create a new word.
Not all words have a prefix.
A prefix can be added to a root, combining form, or suffix.
ab- + norm + -al = abnormal
Abnormal means “away from the norm.”<br>
slide33. General-Use Prefixes Prefixes are followed by a hyphen when written alone, but the hyphen is not used when the prefix is part of a word.
Written alone = dys-
Written in a word = dysphagia
You will see this on the following screens.<br>
slide34. Table 2.7 Selected Prefixes for General Use (1 of 4)<br>
slide35. Table 2.7 Selected Prefixes for General Use (2 of 4)<br>
slide36. Table 2.7 Selected Prefixes for General Use (3 of 4)<br>
slide37. Table 2.7 Selected Prefixes for General Use (4 of 4)<br>
slide38. Prefixes That Have More Than One Meaning Many prefixes have more than one meaning.
To identify the correct meaning of the prefix, you must define the medical word.
For example, dys- can mean “bad, difficult, painful, or abnormal.”
It does not mean all of these things in every word.
Dyspnea means “difficult breathing.”
Dysmenorrhea means “painful menstruation.”<br>
slide39. Table 2.8 Selected Prefixes That Have More Than One Meaning (1 of 2)<br>
slide40. Table 2.8 Selected Prefixes That Have More Than One Meaning (2 of 2)<br>
slide41. Prefixes That Pertain to Position or Placement Prefixes that pertain to position or placement refer to being away from, toward, before, above, and below .
To identify the correct meaning of the prefix, you need to analyze the definition of the medical word.<br>
slide42. Table 2.9 Prefixes That Pertain to Position or Placement (1 of 3)<br>
slide43. Table 2.9 Prefixes That Pertain to Position or Placement (2 of 3)<br>
slide44. Table 2.9 Prefixes That Pertain to Position or Placement (3 of 3)<br>
slide45. Prefixes That Pertain to Numbers and Amounts Prefixes that pertain to numbers and amounts have meanings like both, ten, double, many, half, and none.
To be able to identify the correct meaning of the prefix, you must analyze the definition of the medical word.<br>
slide46. Table 2.10 Prefixes That Pertain to Numbers and Amounts (1 of 3)<br>
slide47. Table 2.10 Prefixes That Pertain to Numbers and Amounts (2 of 3)<br>
slide48. Table 2.10 Prefixes That Pertain to Numbers and Amounts (3 of 3)<br>
slide49. Building Your Medical Vocabulary (1 of 6) Abrasion
A process of scraping away from a surface
Anesthetize
To induce a loss of feeling or sensation with the administration of an anesthetic agent
Asymmetrical
Unequal in size or shape; without proportion; placed differently around an axis
Bilateral
Pertaining to two sides<br>
slide50. Building Your Medical Vocabulary (2 of 6) Gynecoid
Resembles a female
Hyperactive
Nature or quality of excessive activity
Hypoplasia
Underdevelopment of a tissue, organ, or body
Infection
A process whereby a disease-producing microorganism invades the body<br>
slide51. Building Your Medical Vocabulary (3 of 6) Insomnia
The condition of being unable to sleep
Intravenous
Pertaining to within a vein
Latent
Lying hidden; quiet; not active
Lumen
Space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube; the hollow core of a hypodermic needle<br>
slide52. Building Your Medical Vocabulary (4 of 6) Palpate
To use the hands or fingers to examine by touch
Patent
Wide open or freely open
Pericardial
Pertaining to the pericardium
Polydactyly
A condition in which there is more than the normal number of fingers and toes<br>
slide53. Building Your Medical Vocabulary (5 of 6) Premenstrual
Pertaining to before the discharge of menses
Steroid
Any one of a large group of substances that are chemically related to sterols
Superinfection
Infection following a previous infection produced by an overgrowth of resistant bacteria<br>
slide54. Building Your Medical Vocabulary (6 of 6) Trauma
Physical injury caused by an external force
Turgor
Expected resiliency of the skin caused by outward pressure of the cells and interstitial fluid
Unconscious
Abnormal state in which a person is unaware of his or her environment<br>
slide55. Copyright<br>