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HOSA: Med Term Roots, Prefix, Combo pt 4 Part 4

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This deck covers medical terminology roots, prefixes, and suffixes, focusing on their meanings and applications.

tetra-

four
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Key Terms

Term
Definition
tetra-
four
thalam/o
thalamus
thanat/o
death
thec/o
sheath, case
therapeut/o
treatment
-therapy
treatment

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TermDefinition
tetra-
four
thalam/o
thalamus
thanat/o
death
thec/o
sheath, case
therapeut/o
treatment
-therapy
treatment
therm/o
heat, hot
thorac/o
chest, thorax
-thorax
chest, pleural cavity
thromb/o
clot, thrombus
thym/o
thymus gland
-thymia
state of mind
thyr/o, thyroid/o
thyroid gland
tibi/o
tibia
-tion
process, state or quality of
toc/o, -tocin
labor, birth
-tocia
childbirth, labor
tom/o
cut, section, slice
-tome
instrument to cut thin section
-tomy
process of cutting
ton/o
tension, tone, stretching
-tonia
tone, tension
tonsill/o
tonsil, throat
top/o
place, location, position
tors/o, tort/i
twisted
tox/o, toxic/o, tox/i
poison, poisonous, toxin
trabecul/o
little beam, cross bar, mesh
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
tract/o
draw, pull, path, bundle of nerve fibers
tranquil/o
quiet, calm, tranquil
trans-
across, through
traumat/o
injury
tremul/o
fine tremor, shaking
tri-
three
trich/o
hair
trigon/o
trigone
-tripsy
to crush
trop/o
to turn, change
troph/o, -trophy
development, nourishment
-tropia
to turn
-tropin
tube, pipe, hormone
-tropic
turning, affecting
tub/o
tube
tubercul/o
little knot, swelling, tuberculosis, small lesion caused by infection
tuss/o
cough
tympan/o
tympanic membrane, eardrum
-type
classification, picture
What suffixes are noun endings?
a, e, um, us, y, ae, i
what suffixes mean pertaining to?
ac, eal, ior, al, ical, ory, an, ial, ous, ar, ary, ic, ine, tic, ose
what suffixes mean abnormal condition/disease?
ago, iasis, osis, esis, ion, pathy, ,ism, ia, sis, nic