Eponyms
Lou Gehrig’s disease (named after a person)
Acronyms
MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging)
Modern Language
English, German, French
Medical language mostly from
Greek and Latin
Prefix
Added to the beginning of a term when needed to
further modify the root
Root
Foundation or subject of a term
Suffix
Ending that gives essential meaning to the term
Diminutive
transforms a term’s meaning to a smaller version
a
not
an
not
anti
against
contra
against
de
down, away from
pro
before, on behalf
Ultima
the last syllable
Penult
the second to last syllable
Antepenult
the third to last
syllable
Most commonly the emphasis goes
here
Ante means before