Lecture 4 Word Formation of Medical Terms讲座4医学术语的形成.pptVIP

Lecture 4Word Formation of Medical Terms Building Elements Root Prefix Suffix Combining Vowel Root A root is what remains when all added elements in a word have been removed, the part that is not further divisible. The root, the core in a word, provides the fundamental meaning of that word. derm →skin epidermis, dermis, dermatology, dermatitis, dermatosis, dermatoid Prefix A prefix is a letter or a letter combination placed before a word or a combining form to alter or modify the basic meaning of the word. A larger proportion of prefixes describe spatial relationship. Others negate conc