AEMind.com | Algia, Ase, Blastoma, Cyte, Derma Medical Term Suffixes #1

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In today's episode, I broke down for you the Medical Vocabulary words,

-algia  = algae

pain = feeling pain

Story

The algae was in deep pain after being split open

Term Use

epigastralgia = pain in the epigastric region

[Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012]

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-ase = ace of diamond (card)

enzyme = angel slime

Story

The angel won all the slime after having all aces in poker

Term Use

luciferase = An enzyme present in the cells of bioluminescent organisms that catalyzes the oxidation of luciferin and ATP, producing light.

[The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary. © 2007. Houghton Mifflin Company]

-blastoma = bazooka blast 

tumor of cells = turmeric on cells

Story

bazooka was blasting turmeric on the cells

Term Use

archiblastoma = a tumor composed of cells derived from the layer of tissue surrounding the germinal vesicle.

[Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 9th edition. © 2009, Elsevier.]

-cyte  = eye sight (glasses)

cell = cell phone

Story

I was looking at the cells in my cell phone with my eye glasses on

Term Use

Leukocyte = white blood cell

[American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. © 2011. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company]

 

-derma  = door + mouse

skin = skin

Story

The door had all of the skin that the hairless mouse was shedding over the years

The key idea with being able to memorize med terms and vocabulary words is the create pictures for those words.

Just take both the picture for the word and the picture for the definition and visualize an interaction between the two.

That's It! Just review a little bit and you will have these words fully memorized come test day.

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