Lecture 4 Word formation of medical lerms
Lecture 4 Word Formation of Medical Terms
Building Elements ☆Root Prefix ☆ Suffix ☆ Combining Vowel
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 %o The root, the core in a word, provides the fundamental meaning of that word ☆demm→skin epidermis, dermis, dermatology, dermatitis, dermatosis, dermatoid
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 %oA larger proportion of prefixes describe spatial relationship. Others negate concepts, describe physical properties or qualities of objects or concepts
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 concepts, describe physical properties or qualities of objects or concepts
Suffix Suffix attached to the end of a word base to change either the meaning of the base or the class of the word oo two types: simple suffix and compound suffix (1) Simple suffixes: those that have nothing added to them itis, inflammation as in nephritis and hepatitis
Suffix ❖ Suffix: attached to the end of a word base to change either the meaning of the base or the class of the word. ❖ two types: simple suffix and compound suffix. (1) Simple suffixes: those that have nothing added to them. -itis → inflammation as in nephritis and hepatitis