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Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean. Here is a list of word parts. They may be at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a medical word. General Words. Body Parts and Disorders. Positions and Directions. Numbers and Amounts.
Index of 750 medical roots, prefixes, and suffixes commonly used in medical terminology. When available, Latin and Greek roots are provided after English definitions.
Medical terms are built from four word parts. Those word parts are prefix, word root, suffix, and combining vowel. When a word root is combined with a combining vowel, the word part is referred to as a combining form.
Word Parts and Their Meanings Word Part Meaning Word Part Meaning a- not, without, lack of, absence . ab- away from abdomin/o abdomen -ac pertaining to acous, acus sound, hearing acro- extremity, end ad- toward, near aden/o gland adip/o fat adren/o adrenal gland, epinephrine adrenal/o adrenal gland adrenocortic/o adrenal cortex
Here is a list of commonly used word roots and their combining vowel. It is helpful to memorize these components as you build your knowledge of medical terminology.
Identify word parts in medical terms. Examine the rules for building medical terms.
Learn how to put together parts of medical words. See what you've learned by taking short quizzes. Learn more with links to lists of word parts and abbreviations.