For this lecture, a video ("Dean Voghn") was shown to the group in which the movie explained the basic structure of medical terminology and methods that make memorization easy. Below is a list of many of the word roots necessary for deriving the meaning of a medical term...
Gastr-stomach
Cardi-heart
Megal-enlarged
Itis-inflamation
Dermat-skin
Plast/y-surgical repair
Cerebr-brain
Path-disease
Ectomy-surgical removal
Enter-intestines
Osis-any condition
Otomy-cut into
Aden-gland
Angi-vessel
Oma-tumor
Nephr-kidney
Hepat-liver
Arthr-joint
Blephar-eyelid
Ologist-specialist
Rhin-nose
Gingiv-gum
Malacia-soft
Ology-the study of
Spasm-involuntary contraction
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