Medical Terminology MADE EASY: Root Words Part II [Nursing Flash Cards]

Simplifying Medical Terminology

In this video, the speaker continues to simplify medical terminology by discussing common root words. The video explains how most medical words have a beginning, middle, and end, with the prefix describing characteristics like location or direction, the root providing the subject of the term, and the suffix bringing meaning to the term.

Common Root Words

• The first set of root words includes axolo (armpit), reno (kidney), rhino (nose), sigmoido (sigmoid colon), sinus (sinuses), tracheo (trachea), tympano (eardrum), umbilico (belly button), and vasculo (blood vessels).

• Medical roots are usually found in the middle of a word when a prefix is present. If there is no prefix, then the root forms the beginning of the word.

• The combining form for most roots shown in this table ends with "o" to help simplify pronunciation. A different vowel may follow the root as a combining vowel that connects it to another root word or suffix.

• Examples of medical terms using these roots include renogram or renal scan, rhinorrhea, sigmoidoscopy, sinusitis, tracheostomy, tympanic membrane or typanosclerosis.

Conclusion

The video provides an overview of common medical roots and their meanings. It emphasizes how prefixes describe characteristics like location or direction while suffixes bring meaning to terms indicating disease disorder condition procedure process specialty or test. By understanding these common roots and their meanings one can better understand complex medical terminology.

Common Medical Root Words

In this section, the speaker introduces several common medical root words and provides examples of how they are used in medical terminology.

Colon and Urinary Bladder

• Colo refers to colon.

• Vesico refers to urinary bladder.

Gland and Cartilage

• Adeno refers to gland.

• Chondro relates to cartilage.

Eyelid, Cheek, and Wrist

• Blepharo refers to eyelid.

• Bucco means cheek.

• Carpo means wrist.

Gallbladder, Rib, and Skin

• Cholecysto relates to the gallbladder.

• Costo means rib.

• Cutaneo refers to the skin.

Gums and Lips

• Gingivo pertains to the gums of the mouth.

• Labio relates to the lips.

Tongue, Bone Marrow/Spinal Cord, Teeth, Mouth, Pelvis, Spleen

• Lingua or linguo means tongue.

• Milo refers to bone marrow or spinal cord.

• Odanto means teeth.

• Oro means mouth.

• Pelvo refers to the pelvis especially of the skeleton.

-Spleno refers spleen.

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