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word root
combining vowel
word root + combining vowel
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main body of a word, either of Greek or Latin origin
example- psych- Greek for mind |
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a vowel inserted between word roots to make the word easier to pronounce
example- psych-o-tropic |
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| word root + combining vowel |
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combining form
example- psych/o |
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placed before a word to modify it's meaning
example- non- as in nonspecific |
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attached to the end of a word or word root to modify it's meaning
example- arthritis- arth is joint, -it is means inflammation of a joint |
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| most prefixes end with a vowel and may be added to other word parts without change when the root word begins with a consonant |
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| exceptions to the rules of word parts stating that most prefixes end with a vowel and may be added to other word parts without change when the root word begins with a consonant |
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1) sometimes when a word begins with a vowel, such as acid, the prefix's vowel is dropped such as in the word "antacid"
2) Sometimes 2 terms are acceptable when a prefix is used to form a new word such as "endaortitis" |
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| endotracheal intubation tube |
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names for diseases, organs, procedures, instruments, or bodily functions that are derived from a person's name.
examples- Caldwell skull projection, Alzheimer's disease, cesarian section, heimlech maneuver, foley catheter |
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| shortened forms of written words or phrases that are used in place of the whole |
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| letters, shortened words, and acronyms |
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PCXR- portable chest x-ray
NVD- nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
LOC- loss of consciousness
NPO- nothing by mouth
IR- interventional radiography |
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| shortened words in abbreviations |
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Stat- short for Latin word Statim meaning "immediately"
tib-fib- tibia and fibula
Cath lab- ? |
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| acronyms in abbreviations |
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| words or abbreviations formed from the initial letters of a compound term such as CAT scan (computerized tomography), CABG- coronary artery bypass surgery, PACU- post-anesthesia care unit |
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| C, or C(with a line over it) |
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| a warning about abbreviations |
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| should never be used in professional written communication, especially in the use of orders, medications, and patient instructions per JCAHO and DOH |
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| interventional radiography |
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| Rules for Plurals as a refresher |
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add -s to words that end in consonants (e.g. button--> buttons)
add -es to words ending in s, ch, or sh (e.g. sandwich--> sandwiches, brush--> brushes)
change Y to I and add -es (e.g. surgery--> surgeries) |
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| Kidney, ureter and bladder film (flat plate abdomen) |
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diagnoses
-is becomes -es |
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| magnetic resonance angiography |
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datum
-a becomes -um and vice versa!!
another example- strata are the layers of the skin, but stratum (corneum) is 1 layer of the skin. |
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| magnetic resonance imaging |
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appendices
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| make pneumothorax pleural |
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pneumothoraces
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| (or any combo of the three) nausea vomiting, and diarrhea |
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carcinomas or carcinomata
stigma--> stigmata or stigmas
-ma becomes -mata or -s |
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| positron emission tomography |
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phalanges
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the -IS ending of a word becomes __ when you pleuralize it?
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the -um ending of a word becomes __ when you pleuralize it?
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the -us ending of a word becomes __ when you pleuralize it?
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the -a ending of a word becomes __ when you pleuralize it?
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the -ix ending of a word becomes __ when you pleuralize it?
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the -ax ending of a word becomes __ when you pleuralize it?
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the -ex ending of a word becomes __ when you pleuralize it?
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| status post- how is patient after procedure |
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the -ma ending of a word becomes __ when you pleuralize it?
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the -on ending of a word becomes __ when you pleuralize it?
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the -nx ending of a word becomes __ when you pleuralize it?
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| S, S(with a line over it) |
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| bilaterally, or both sides as in left and right |
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| transient ischemia accident |
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