[MEDT200] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 47 pages long Study Guide!

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Medical Laboratory Sciences
• Course: MEDT200
• Professor: Mc Lane Mary Ann

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Emphasis is always put on a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) Break the word up into its syllables to help with pronunciation. Eponym medical terms derived from the name of a person. Word parts: prefix: attached to beginning of a medical term to modify its meaning. Often indicates number, direction, time, or negation (ej. an-, hypo-, cata-) Not all medical terms have a prefix: word root: fundamental meaning of a medical term / core of the word. All medical terms have at least one word root (ej. hepat, gastri, encephal, hemat: combining vowel: used to ease pronunciation (usually an o ) Used to connect two word roots or a word root and a suffix. Not all medical terms have a combining vowel. When a suffix begins with a vowel, the combining vowel is usually not used: suffix: attached to end of a medical term to modify its meaning. All medical terms have a suffix (ej. Divide the word into its separate word parts.