CLST 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Spasm, Fingerprint, Stethoscope
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5 components that make up medical terminology: prefix least common component, root core component (incomplete by itself, suffix 2nd required component (use suffix or termination) Grammatical suffix gives grammatical function to a root (noun, verb, adjective) Clinical suffix gives grammatical function and has its own meaning: termination root plus suffix (always see as a unit, never take them apart, connecting vowel. Rules for connecting vowel : never use a c. v. after a prefix, use o between all roots , unless told otherwise. Important : use a c. v. no matter what letter a root ends or begins with. On rare occasions, c. v. is not used between roots. chromhidrosis (coloured sweat) chrom-hidr-osis. You must follow the rules, unless told not to. E. g. , [uses connecting vowel i . : when asked to create a term. Make a separate list for terms that use connecting vowel i : use c. v. between root and suffix/termination , .
