Research Interests
Curriculum Vitaeabbreviation
abbreviation
Eponyms
Acronyms

Combing Form

therm-thermo(root+vowel)

• myel/o —— 髓
• my/o —— 肌
• oste/o —— 骨
• neur/o —— 神经
• arthr/o —— 关节
• aden/o —— 腺

ROOT, PREFIX AND SUFFIX

ROOT

Spine Department
Chiropractor

PREFIX

• gastr-
  • gastrectomy
  • gastrist
• hyper-
  • hypertension 高血压
• mono-
  • monocyte 单核细胞
• pre-
  • prenatal 新生儿

DIRECTIONAL PREFIXES

epi- 表皮的
meta- 元

• ultra- , supra- , hyper- , superior-
• inter- , trans-
• sub- , infra- , hypo- , inferior-

SUFFIX

• -logy : noun , study of ...
  • rheumato/logy : study of joint diseases
• -logist : noun , specialist
• -trics > -trician
  • obstetrician 产科医生
• -tist > -try
  • dentistry 牙科
• -itis
  • dermatitis 皮肤炎症
• -osis : disease , condition , status
• -cyte
• -ia
• ==-tome : cutting instrument / segment dermatome==
• ==-tomy : to cut into (incise) 切开==
• ==-ectomy : to cut out (excise) 切掉==
• ==-plasty : to form a new opening==
• ==-centesis : a surgical puncture to withdraw or aspirate fluid==
• -pathy
• ==-gram : a record or picture made by instruments==
• ==-graph : an instrument==
• ==-graphy : the progress==
• -emia
• -penia

EN	US
ae	e	haemorrhage	hemorrhage
oe	e	oedema	edema
ou	u	ouroscopy	uroscopy
k	c	EKG	ECG

Plural

• calculus - calculi (ligh)
• radius - radii (eye)
• bronchus - bronchi

Greek	Latin
-sis > -ses (crisis > crises)	-um > -a (datum > data)
-nx > -nges (larynx > larynges)

NOUNS

BODY DIRECTION TERM

The Vertical Plane

• Segittal Plane 矢状面
• Coronal Plane (Frontal) 额状面

The Horizontal Plane

• Transverse Plane 水平面

CAVITIES

NUMBER

• para- : abnormal
• hemi- : half

WORLDS PARTS RELATED TO COLOR