Systems and organs
Structural organization of the body
Cells
fundamental unit of all
living things
Tissues
group of similar cells
working together to do a
specific job
Organs
structures composed of
several types of tissue
Systems
groups of organs working
together to perform
complex functions
hematology
hemat
o
root
combining
logy
suffix
vowel
blood
process of
study
process of study of blood
gastroenterology
gastr o
root
stomach
enter
root
intestines
o
logy
suffix
process of
study
process of study of the stomach and intestines
subgastric
sub
prefix
gastr ic
root suffix
under stomach pertaining
to
pertaining to the area under the stomach
Important elements of medical terms
•root
•foundation of the term
•suffix
•word ending
•prefix
•word beginning
•combining vowel
•linking vowel
•combining form
•combination of the root
and the combining vowel
Combining form
Combining
form
meaning terminology
meaning
cardi / o
heart
cardiology
process of the
study of
nephr / o
kidney
nephritis
inflammation of
kidneys
leuko / o
white
leukocyte
white blood cell
ophthalm /o
eye
ophthalmoscope instrument used
for viewing the
eye
• Prefixes
prefixes
meaning
terminology
meaning
dia-
complete
diagnosis
complete
knowledge of
the condition
hyper-
excessive, more hyperthyroidism hyperactive
than normal
thyroid gland
peri-
surrounding,
around
pericardium
surrounding
the heart
sub-
below
subhepatic
below the liver
• Sufifixes
suffix
meaning
terminology meaning
-cyte
cell
erythrocyte
red blood cell
-itis
inflammation
bronchitis
inflammation of the
bronchial tubes
-oma
tumor, mass,
swelling
hepatoma
malignant tumor of
the liver
-pathy
disease
condition
enteropathy
a disease of the
intestinal tract
Complete the medical term, based on its
meaning as provided
1. White blood cell:
____________ cyte
2. Inflammation of the stomach:
gastr__________
3. Study of kidneys:
_____________logy
4. Red blood cell:
erythro___________
5. Mass of blood:
_____________oma
6. Proces of visual examining of
the eye:
_______________scopy
Leukocyte
Gastritis
Nephrology
Erythrocyte
Hematoma
Ophthalmoscopy