What is word analysis in medical terminology?
 Medical words are made up of different parts
. The words can be made of 2 or 3 different word parts.
These are called:
The ROOT
The SUFFIX
The PREFIX

1)Root - it is usually a body part .
Eg. Hepat = liver
2)Suffix Always comes at the end of the word.
logy-study of
3)Prefix= Always comes at the beginning of the word sub = under

Medical Word
= combination of 2 or 3 of these word parts.
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Root + suffix
Prefix + root +suffix
Root + Root + suffix
Prefix+ root +root +suffix
Root +root +root + suffix

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o
/o/
root suffix

Meanings of the word parts
 Hepat = liver=part of the body= Root part of the word
 ‘O’ = combining vowel joins combines the word parts together.
 -logy = study of=end part of the word and so is called suffix

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Hepat/o/logy
Read from the end of the word back to the beginning
R

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liver study of

MEANING
study of liver

 BUT put the meaning in a full sentence.
 The study of (the) Liver.
The study of the liver.

SUMMARY Word analysis
1. Look for the combining vowel ‘ o ’
2.Divide the medical word into parts
 ROOT
 SUFFIX
 PREFIX
3. Divide the word by putting the lines on both sides of ‘o ’ /o/

Summary for Medical Word Analysis
4.
Suffix part is is at the end of the word. (S)
5.
The root is at the beginning of the word. ( or can be in the middle) (R)
6.The prefix is at the beginning of the word (P)

Summary for Analysis of a Medical Word.
4. Start at the end part , the suffix and go back.
5. Write the words
6. Write the full sentence .

Example 2 Hematology
 Look for the ‘o’ the combining vowel
‘O’
Hemat o logy
 Divide--Put the lines before and after the ‘o’
o

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Hemat/o/logy
The root word that is usually a part of the body and is in the middle or the beginning.
 Hemat / o / logy
Suffix (S)
Root (R)

Hemat/o/logy
 Hemat- blood
 ‘o’ - combining form joins the word parts
 -logy - the study of

Hemat/o/logy
Read from the suffix at the end to the beginning
 Study blood
 Write the meaning in a full sentence
 The study of the blood

Electrocardiogram-- ECG or EKG

Electrocardiogram
There are 2 ‘o’ s.
Put in the lines before and after ‘o’. /o/
Electr /o/ cardi/ o/ gram root
Root suffix
 Root + root + suffix

Electr/o/cardi/o/gram
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Suffix=gram means a record or Xray or picture

Electr- = electricity Cardi- = Heart

Electrocardiogram
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Read the words from the end (suffix)to the beginning
Write the words record of/ heart/ electiricty full sentence
A record of the heart’s electricity

Example: Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology
1. divide Gastr /o/ enter /o/ logy
2. Logy is the suffix
3. Gastr=stomach Enter = intestines are root words
R R S
4. Gastr /o/ enter /o/ logy

5.Read end (suffix) to beginning
 Gastr /o/ enter /o/ logy
6.Study of/ intestines/ stomach
7. Full sentence
The study of the intestines and (the) stomach

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Hepatitis
Look for the combining vowel ‘o’. None
 We know the root is hepat meaning liver.
 Look for the suffix---the ending is –itis.
Divide the word
Hepat / it is 
 The combining vowel is dropped because the suffix begins with a vowel

-itis
 -itis is an inflammation or infection

Hepat / itis
 Meaning of the words
Inflammation /infection liver
Meaning in full sentence
The inflammation or infection of the liver

Gastroscope
Gastr /o/ scope
R S
Gastr /o/ scope

-scope= The instrument used for the the visual examination of inside the body.

Gastr/o/scope
Gastr/o/scope stomach Instrument used to view

Gastr/o/scope
 Words instrument used to view/stomach
 Full sentence/good English –the instrument used to view the stomach

Resources online
Diagramswww.stockmedicalart.com
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Interactive learning
Terminology games http://quizlet.com/subject/medical/