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Medical terminology is a LANGUAGE helping us to learn medical science effectively. Medical terminology anlysis each word in medical science and divide each word into 1. SUFFIX 2. PREFIX 3. COMBINING VOWEL OR ROOT By this division we can understand better about medical words. IMPORTANCE OF MEDICAL WORD ANALYSIS:The first important foremost thing is to understand medical terminology by the technique ofword analysis method. Using division of words by this method makes us understand easilydifficult medical terms with relation to its meaning.The aim of this lesson is to analyze medical words or medical terminology.some medical words or medical terms are same in pronounciation, but their spellings aredifferent.For instance see these words:ilium and ileumthese are same in pronounciation, but the meanings are different.ilium is part of the hip bone. ileum is part of the small intestine.and note these words urethra and ureter, these two words resemble like the same word, bu

ROOT: This is the foundation of the word.  All medical terms consists of one or more ROOTS.eg. pulmonology in this word pulm/ is the ROOT, which means lung.  See some more examples: 1. gastritis (inflammation of the intestine) - gastr/o is the ROOT, which means intestine. 2. hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) - hepa/o is the root, which means liver 3. cardiology (study of heart) - cardi/0 means heart 4. adenoma (tumorous mass) - aden/o means gland 5. arthritis (inflammation of the joint) - arthr/o means joint 6. biology (study of life) - bio/o means life 7. carcinoma (cancerous tumor) - carcin/o means cancerous tumor 8. cardiology - cardi/o means heart 9. cephalic - cephal/o means head 10. incision - cis/o means cutting into 11. endocrine - crini/o means gland 12. cytology - cyt/o means cell 13. cystoscopy - cyst/o means bladder 14. dermatitis- derm/o means skin 15. dermatology - dermat/o means skin 16. electrocardiogram - electro/o means electricity 17. encephal