Monday Medical Term Cheilitis

CHEILITIS =

CHEILI= ROOT
 
ITIS = SUFFIX

CHEILI = LIPS

ITIS = INFLAMMATION

CHEILITIS = INFLAMMATION OF THE LIPS

Friday Medical Terminology Glossosect

GLOSSOSECT = 

GLOSS =   ROOT

O =           COMBINING VOWEL

SECT =     SUFFIX


GLOSS =  TONGUE

SECT     =   TO CUT



GLOSSOSECT = TO CUT THE TONGUE

Wednesday Medical Terminology Word Blepharoplasty

BLEPHAROPLASTY =

BLEPHAR =  ROOT

O  =  COMBINING VOWEL

PLASTY =  SUFFIX


BLEPHAR = EYELID

PLASTY = SURGICAL REPAIR


BLEPHAROPLASTY = SURGICAL REPAIR OF THE EYELID

Monday Medical Terminology Word Trichopathy

TRICHOPATHY  -  


TRICH = ROOT


O  = COMBINING VOWEL


PATHY =  SUFFIX


TRICH = HAIR

PATHY = DISEASE


TRICHOPATHY = DISEASE OF THE HAIR

Sunday Medical Terminology Word Epidermis

EPIDERMIS  =

EPI  =  ABOVE

DERM =  SKIN

IS         =  PERTAINING TO


EPI =  PREFIX

DERM =  ROOT

IS  =   SUFFIX


EPIDERMIS  =  PERTAINING TO THE SKIN ABOVE

Saturday Medical Terminology Term Cephalodynia

CEPHALODYNIA  =

CEPHAL = ROOT

O   =   COMBINING VOWEL

DYNIA = SUFFIX



CEPHALODYNIA =

CEPHAL = HEAD

DYNIA  =  PAIN

CEPHALODYNIA = PAIN IN THE HEAD OR HEADACHE

Rhinorrhagia

RHINORRHAGIA  =

RHIN = ROOT

O      =       COMBINING VOWEL

RRHAGIA =  SUFFIX


RHIN   =   NOSE

RRHAGIA  = PROFUSE FLOW (MAINLY BLOOD)

RHINORRHAGIA  =

PROFUSE BLOOD FLOW FROM THE NOSE

Thursday Term Otitis

OTITIS =   OT = ROOT;   ITIS = SUFFIX


OT =        EAR
ITIS =     INFLAMMATION


OTITIS = INFLAMMATION OF THE EAR

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Wednesday Medical Term Sublingual

SUBLINGUAL     =         SUB = PREFIX ;   LINGU = ROOT;   AL = SUFFIX

SUB = BENEATH

LINGU = TONGUE

AL = PERTAINING TOO

SUBLINGUAL = PERTAINING TO THE AREA BENEATH THE TONGUE

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Tuesday Medical Term Optorrhea

OPTORRHEA

OPT = ROOT;  O = COMBINING VOWEL;      RRHEA == SUFFIX

OPT = EYE;       RRHEA = FLOW OR DISCHARGE

OPTORRHEA = FLOW OR DISCHARGE FROM THE EYE

FRIDAY MEDICAL WORD Epigastrodynia

EPIGASTRODYNIA

EPI = PREFIX

GASTR = ROOT

O = COMBINING VOWEL

DYNIA = SUFFIX



EPI = ABOVE

GASTR = STOMACH

DYNIA = PAIN


EPIGASTRODYNIA =

PAIN ABOVE THE STOMACH

4 parts of a Medical terminology Word

There are four parts of a Medical Word.

• Prefix
• Goes in the beginning only in the medical word
• Changes the meaning of the medical word
• Are directional terms, colors, location
• Are optional; do not need
• Root
• Goes in the beginning or middle of the word
• Mainly a body part
• Must be included in the medical word
• Combining Vowel
• Mainly an O, but other vowels are used
• Goes between a root and suffix
• Make it better to pronounce
• Optional
• Suffix
• Goes in the end of a medical word
• Changes the meaning of a medical word
• Must have a suffix in a medical word
• Put the root into action, describes what it is doing

What is medical terminology?

MedicalTerminology is the language of medicine. The universal language between medical professionals and their patients. The foundation of medicine.

Medical Terminology is a prereq for every career in the medical field. So strap on your cowboy boots and let's giddy up!