Review of Etymology:
Prefix, Root, Suffix
|
Meaning
|
|---|---|
Orthos
|
Straight, correct
|
Odontos
|
Tooth
|
kardia
|
Heart
|
Neuron
|
Nerve
|
Algos
|
Pain
|
-osis
|
Abnormal or diseased condition
|
-otic
|
Abnormal condition
|
-itis
|
Inflammation
|
Psyche
|
Spirit, soul, mind
|
Iatreia
|
Medical healing
|
Geras
|
Old age
|
Graph
|
Records or writing
|
Gram
|
Records produced
|
-ist
|
Person who
|
-ac
|
Pertaining to
|
-iatry
|
Medical treatment
|
-paedics
|
Medical treatment
|
Note 1:
- Ends with y = noun
- Ends with ist = noun
- Ends with ic = adjective
Trick to learn words:
- Specialist who straightens teeth= orthos (straight) + odontos (tooth) + ist (person who) = orthodontist
- Nerve pain = neuron (nerve) + algos (pain) = neuralgia
- Medical speciality dealing with bones and joints = orthos (correct) + paedics (medical treatment) = orthopaedics
- Medical speciality dealing with emotional disturbances and mental illness = psyche (mind) + iatry (medical treatment) =psychiatry
- Inflammation of the nerves = neuron (nerve) + itis (inflammation) = neuritis
- Emotional or personality disorder= neuron (nerve) + osis (diseased condition) = neurosis
- Mentally unbalanced = psyche (mind) + otic (abnormal condition) = psychotic
- Pertaining to the heart = kardia (heart) + ac (pertaining to) = cardiac
- Speciality dealing with medical problems of the elderly = geras (old people) + ic (pertaining to) = geriatrics
- Instrument that records heart action = kardia (heart) + graph (which records) = cardiograph
- Record produced by such an instrument = kardia (heart) + gram (records produced) = cardiogram
