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Chapter 1 Introduction to Medical Terminology Lesson one 1. Building medical terms from word parts Recognizing the elements of medical words and how these elements combine to form words will enable you to reduce a word correctly into its parts and also to form many new words. All medical terms begin with a root and build from it. Theoretically almost a number of elements can be added to the root. Root is the foundation of the word and all medical terms have one or more roots. Prefix is the beginning of the word. Not all medical terms contain prefixes, but the prefix can have an important influence on meaning. Suffix is the ending of the word and all medical terms have a suffix. Combining vowel is the vowel that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root. Combining form is the combination of the root and the combining vowel. Examples: Endo is the prefix, meaning within/inner. Crin is the root, meaning secrete. O is the combining vowel serving as a link. Crino is the combing form. Logy is the suffix, meaning the study of. Meaning: “The study of the human inner secretion from glands.” Endo/crin/o/logy Combining vowel prefix suffix root 2. Basic patterns Type one (beginning with Root) Pattern 1 Root + Nothing added menses menstrual cycle Pattern 2 Root + Suffix hepat/itis inflammation of the liver Pattern 3 Root + Combining vowel + Suffix therm/o/meter instrument to measure heat Type one (beginning with Root) Pattern 4 Root + Root sialaden a salivary gland Pattern 5 Root + Combining vowel + Root troph/o/blast (滋养母细胞) a group of undifferentiated cells that will channel nourishment to the fetus Pattern 6 Root + Root + Suffix enter/aden/itis inflammation of intestinal glands Pattern 7 Root + Combining vowel + Root + Suffix labi/o/dent/al pertaining to the lips and teeth Type two (beginning with Prefix) Pattern 8 Prefix + Root + Suffix epi/gastr/ic pertaining to the region over the pit of the stomac