Chapter 14, Problem 9CRCAQ

Summary Introduction

To review:

Meaning of clinical terms a) paralysis, b) dermatome, c) postherpetic neuralgia, and d) peripheral neuropathy with relation to their root words.

Introduction:

In medical terminology, root words play an important role as they provide a basic idea of the medical term. Root word could be at the start of the word called a prefix or at the end of the word called a suffix. The meaning of the complex clinical terms can be understood by breaking the word into its root words.