The best way to learn medical terminology is to become familiar with the structure and the most commonly used components. Basic Components of Medical Terms. Most medical terms consist of three basic components: root word (the base of the term), prefixes (letter groups in front of the root word) and suffixes (letter groups at the end of the root word). When placed together, these three components define a particular medical term.
Vicar general. A vicar general (previously, archdeacon) is the principal deputy of the bishop of a diocese for the exercise of administrative authority and possesses the title of local ordinary.
Effective February 1, 2012, Msgr. Fred Voorhes, a priest of the Diocese of Buffalo, will be assigned as temporary administrator of our parish. Father Charles Amico, also a priest of the diocese and faculty member at Christ the King Seminary, will be celebrating Masses here at St. Anthony's for the next few weekends prior to Msgr. Voorhes' arrival. Father Secondo's ouster is the third unexpected removal of a pastor in the Buffalo Diocese in recent weeks.