Basic Word Structure:For Medical Transcriptionist (beginners)

2. Combining Form hematology Blood Haemat/o Neurologist Nerves Neur/o Psychiatrist Mind Psych/o Pediatrics Child Ped/o clot blood Thromb/o Rhinology Nose Rhin/o Pathology disease Path/o osteopath Bone Oste/o Nephrologists Kidney Nephr/o Ophthalmology Eye Opthalm/o WBC White Leuk/o Gynecology female Gynec/o Diagnosis Knowledge Gnos/o Cut Incision Incis/o Cerebral Cerebrum Cerebr/o Hepatology Liver Hepat/o Cephalic Head Cephal/o Cardiology Heart Cardi/o Biology Life Bio/o Arthritis Joint Arthr/o adenoma Gland Aden/o ventral Belly side of body Ventr/o visceral Internal organs Viscer/o Vertebral Backbone Vertebr/o Umbilical Umbilicus Umbilic/o Thoracic Chest Thorac/o

3. spinal Spines Spin/o Proximal Near Proxim/o Pelvic cavity Hip Palv/o Nucleic Nucleus Nucle/o Medial Middle Medi/o Lumbosacral Lower back Lumb/o Lateral Away from midline Later/o Inguinal Growing Inguin/o Iliac Ilium Illio Histology Tissue Hist/o Dorsal Back Dors/o Distal Far Dist/o Cytoplasm Cell Cyt/o Craniotomy Skull Crani/o Coccygel Tailbone Coccyg/o Chromosomes Colour Chrom/o Chondroma Cartilage Chondr/o Cervical Neck Cervic/o Anabolism Throw Bolo Anterior Front Anter/o Adipose tissue Fat Adip/o Abdominal Abdomen Abdomin/o spinal Spines Spin/o Proximal Near Proxim/o Pelvic cavity Hip Palv/o Nucleic Nucleus Nucle/o Medial Middle Medi/o Lumbosacral Lower back Lumb/o Lateral Away from midline Later/o Inguinal Growing Inguin/o Iliac Ilium Illio Histology Tissue Hist/o Dorsal Back Dors/o Distal Far Dist/o Cytoplasm Cell Cyt/o Craniotomy Skull Crani/o Coccygel Tailbone Coccyg/o Chromosomes Colour Chrom/o Chondroma Cartilage Chondr/o Cervical Neck Cervic/o Anabolism Throw Bolo Anterior Front Anter/o Adipose tissue Fat Adip/o Abdominal Abdomen Abdomin/o

4. Suffix osteotomy Process of cutting Tomy Gastroscopy Visually examine Scopy Endoscope Instrument to examine Scope Neuropathy Diseases Pathy Nephrosis Abnormal condition Osis Biopsy To see Opsy Osteoma Tumour Oma Endocrinology Study Logy Tonsillitis Inflammation itis Gynecologist Specialist ist Incision Process Ion Encephalogram Record Gram Carcinogenic Produce Genic Leukemia Blood Emia Nephrectomy Removal Ectomy Astrocyte Cell Cyte Otalgia Pain Olgia Cardiac Pertaining to ac TERMINOLOGY MEANING SUFFIX

16. Abdominopelvic Quadrants RUQ LUQ RLQ LLQ

17. Movements of Body Adduction Extension/hyperextension/plantar flexion Abduction Flexion/dorsiflexion Elevation/depression Supination/pronation Pro/retraction circumduction Inversion/eversion Rotation

22. Cellular level of organization & Medical Terminology Atrophy:is the decrease in the size of the cell Biopsy: removal of cell tissue for examination Hyperplasia:increase in number of cells Hypertrophy:increase in size of cell Metaplasia:transformation of one cell into another Metastasis:transfer of disease from one part of body to another with no direct connection Necrosis:death of group of cells Neoplasm: abnormal formation of cells Progeny: offsprings Tissue Level of Organization: It is group of similar cells & intercellular substance Types are: Epithelial: covering of body surfaces Connective tissue: protects & supports the body Muscular tissue: responsible for movements Nervous tissue: initiates & transmits nerve impulse