Lesson: Medical Terminology – Understanding Terms that are related to Different Stages of Life
Overview
This lesson will help you understand medical terms related to Stages of Human Life. You'll learn the Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes that form these terms, making it easier to decipher medical vocabulary.
Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes
Prefixes and Roots
Suffixes
Disorders by Relevant Body Part
Life and Living Creatures
- Biologia: Study of life.
- Components: bio- (life) + -logia (study)
- Latin Equivalent: biologia.
- Biopsia: Examination of tissue from living body.
- Components: bio- (life) + -opsia (vision)
- Latin Equivalent: biopsia.
- Azoospermia: Absence of sperm in semen.
- Components: a- (without) + zoo- (living creature) + spermia (sperm)
- Latin Equivalent: azoospermia.
- Zoophobia: Fear of animals.
- Components: zoo- (animal) + -phobia (fear)
- Latin Equivalent: zoophobia.
Embryo and Fetus
- Embryopathia: Disease of the embryo.
- Components: embryo- (embryo) + -pathia (disease)
- Latin Equivalent: embryopathia.
- Foetopathia: Disease of the fetus.
- Components: foeto- (fetus) + -pathia (disease)
- Latin Equivalent: foetopathia.
New and Old
- Neomania: Obsession with new things.
- Components: neo- (new) + -mania (obsession)
- Latin Equivalent: neomania.
- Neoplasma: New growth, tumor.
- Components: neo- (new) + plasma (formation)
- Latin Equivalent: neoplasma.
- Neocortex: New part of the cerebral cortex.
- Components: neo- (new) + cortex (bark, outer layer)
- Latin Equivalent: neocortex.
- Paleocortex: Ancient part of the cerebral cortex.
- Components: paleo- (old) + cortex (bark, outer layer)
- Latin Equivalent: paleocortex.
- Archeocortex: Oldest part of the cerebral cortex.
- Components: archeo- (ancient) + cortex (bark, outer layer)
- Latin Equivalent: archeocortex.
Adolescent
- Hebephrenia: Mental disorder of adolescence.
- Components: hebe- (adolescent) + phrenia (mind)
- Latin Equivalent: hebephrenia.
Maiden and Virgin
- Parthenogenesis: Virgin birth.
- Components: partheno- (maiden, virgin) + genesis (origin, birth)
- Latin Equivalent: parthenogenesis.
- Corophilia: Attraction to maidens.
- Components: coro- (maiden, virgin) + -philia (attraction)
- Latin Equivalent: corophilia.
- Corectopia: Displacement of the pupil.
- Components: coro- (pupil) + ectopia (displacement)
- Latin Equivalent: corectopia.
Child
- Paediatria: Branch of medicine dealing with children.
- Components: paed- (child) + -iatria (healing)
- Latin Equivalent: paediatria.
Person
- Anthropophobia: Fear of people.
- Components: anthrop- (person) + -phobia (fear)
- Latin Equivalent: anthropophobia.
Old Person
- Geriatria: Medical practice focusing on the elderly.
- Components: geri- (old person) + -iatria (healing)
- Latin Equivalent: geriatria.
- Gerontologia: Study of aging and old people.
- Components: geront- (old person) + -logia (study)
- Latin Equivalent: gerontologia.
- Presbyopia: Age-related far-sightedness.
- Components: presby- (old person) + -opia (vision)
- Latin Equivalent: presbyopia.
Death
- Thanatophobia: Fear of death.
- Components: thanat- (death) + -phobia (fear)
- Latin Equivalent: thanatophobia.
- Euthanasia: Good death, mercy killing.
- Components: eu- (good) + thanasia (death)
- Latin Equivalent: euthanasia.
Dead
- Necrosis: Death of body tissue.
- Components: necr- (dead) + -osis (condition)