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1. Answer the following:
a. What are eponyms and acronyms? From which languages are a majority of medical terms derived?
B. A beginning student encounters a word she doesn’t know: rhabdomyolysis. How can this student determine the meaning of the word?
C. A student is wondering why it is necessary to learn the roots, suffixes, and prefixes of medical terms when she can simply memorize the actual medical terms. The student comments that learning all the word components is a waste of time. Explain why it is important to learn word components?
2. Part 1 – select the best answer and highlight answers in yellow:
1. A medical term formed from the first letters of a word in a set phrase is
an acronym.
from modern language.
an eponym.
composed of word parts.
2. The medical term hepatitis is
composed of word parts.
an acronym.
from modern language.
an eponym.
3. A word root is
attached at the beginning of a word.
the core of the word.
used to ease pronunciation.
attached at the end of a word.
4. A suffix is
attached at the beginning of a word.
the core of the word.
used to ease pronunciation.
attached at the end of a word.
5. In the medical term sub/hepat/ic the word part -ic is a
combining vowel.
combining form.
prefix.
suffix.
6. In the medical term sub/hepat/ic the word part sub- is a
combining vowel.
combining form.
prefix.
suffix.
7. Which of the following is analyzed correctly?
intra/ven/ous
int/rav/enous
intra/veno/us
intra/ve/nous
8. If the suffix -ous means pertaining to, then the medical term intra/ven/ous means
within a vein.
pertaining to within a vein.
disease within a vein.
enlargement within a vein.
Define the Four Word Parts and Combining Form
Prefix
combining vowel
suffix
root word
combining form
Using the words above, write the corresponding word part next to its definition.
1. ___________________________ word root with combining vowel attached
2. ___________________________ usually an “o”
3. ___________________________ the core of the medical term
4. ___________________________ attached at the beginning of a word root
5.____________________________ attached at the end of a word root
Identify the Four Word Parts and Combining Form
Identify correct answer.
1. In the medical term oste/o/pathy, meaning disease of the bone, oste/o is a
The following are word parts and
their definitions that can be used.
Combining Forms Definitions
cyt/o………………………… cell
leuk/o… ……………………. white
my/o………………………… muscle
dermat/o…………………… . skin
Suffixes Definitions
-itis………………… ………… inflammation
-pathy…………………………. disease
-oid……………………………. resembling
-logy…………………………….study of
prefix.
suffix.
word root.
combining form.
2. In the medical term oste/o/pathy, /o/ is a
prefix.
suffix.
combining vowel.
combining form.
3. In the medical term arthr/itis, meaning inflammation of a joint, -itis is a
prefix.
suffix.
combining vowel.
combining form.
4. In the medical term arthr/itis, arthr is a
combining vowel.
suffix.
word root.
combining form..
5. In the medical term intra/ven/ous, meaning pertaining to within a vein, intra- is a
prefix.
suffix.
combining vowel.
combining form.
Analyzing and Defining Medical Terms
Analyze and define the following terms.
1. cytology ____________________________________________________________
2. dermatitis ___________________________________________________________
3. dermatology _________________________________________________________
4. cytoid ______________________________________________________________
5. myopathy ___________________________________________________________
The following are word parts and
their definitions that can be used
with Exercises 3, 4 and 5.
Combining Forms Definitions
cyt/o………………………… cell
leuk/o… ……………………. white
my/o………………………… muscle
dermat/o…………………… . skin
Suffixes Definitions
-itis………………… ………… inflammation
-pathy…………………………. disease
-oid……………………………. resembling
-logy…………………………….study of
Chapter 2 Assignment
Read Chapter 2 and complete the exercises in the textbook as you read to prepare you to take the quiz and to the following homework.
1. Answer the following:
A 38-year-old woman has vaginal spotting and goes to see a gynecologist. She has a history of cervical hyperplasia and is afraid she is having an exacerbation of the condition. After receiving pap smear results, her doctor tells her that the pathology results revealed severe dysplasia. The doctor says the condition diagnosed is carcinoma in situ, but she is unsure of the cause. The patient says, “I don’t understand what all of these words mean.” How could this be explained?
2. – select the best answer and highlight answers in yellow.
1. The cell could best be described as
the basic unit of all living things.
gel-like fluid.
regions within the chromosome.
two or more like kinds of tissue.
2. The meaning of the combining form leuk/o is
red.
yellow.
white.
blue.
3. The prefix hypo- means
after.
new.
below.
before.
4. The suffix -ology means
resembling.
disease.
cell.
study of.
5. The term that means cancerous tumor is
chloroma.
sarcoma.
carcinoma.
adenocarcinoma.
6. The meaning of the medical term pathology is
study of disease.
study of tissue.
study of tumors.
study of medicine.
7. The medical term that means originating in the body is
systemic.
visceral.
pathogenic.
somatogenic.
8. The meaning of the medical term metastasis is
absence of disease.
not malignant.
excessive development.
beyond control.
9. Which of the following abbreviations is a treatment for cancer?
RBC
Dx
chemo
ca
10. The patient will be treated for cancer in which hospital department?
oncologist
oncology
histology
pathologist
Anatomical Structures
Highlight the correct letter corresponding to the term(s) described.
A group of organs that work together to perform complex body functions is a
cell.
tissue.
system.
gene.
2. The boundary of the cell is formed by the
DNA.
Tissue.
cytoplasm.
cell membrane.
3. The tissue composed of cells that have the ability to contract, usually producing movement, is
muscle tissue.
nervous tissue.
epithelial tissue.
connective tissue.
4. The cavity that contains the brain is the
thoracic cavity.
cranial cavity.
spinal cavity.
pelvic cavity.
5. The urinary bladder is located in the
spinal cavity.
thoracic cavity.
abdominal cavity.
pelvic cavity.
Word Parts
A. Match combining forms with their definitions.
_______ 1. nucleus a. eti/o
_______ 2. gland b. iatr/o
_______ 3. cause (of disease) c. chlor/o
_______ 4. smooth d. kary/o
_______ 5. fiber e. gno/o
_______ 6. physician, medicine (treatment) f. chrom/o
_______ 7. knowledge g. aden/o
_______ 8. green h. fibr/o
_______ 9. color i. rhabd/o
_______ 10. rod-shaped, striated j. lei/o
B. Match word parts with their definitions.
_______ 1. before a. -sis
_______ 2. through, complete b. -plasia
_______ 3. difficult, labored, painful, abnormal c. pro-
_______ 4. state of d. -genesis
_______ 5. abnormal condition e. -stasis
_______ 6. condition of formation, development, growth f. -osis
_______ 7. origin, cause g. -gen
_______ 8. substance or agent that produces or causes h. -plasm
_______ 9. a growth, a substance, a formation i. dia-
_______ 10. control, stop, standing j. dys-
Build Medical Terms
Fill in the blanks with the correct word parts to complete the sentence.
A tumor composed of epithelium is an epitheli________.
A malignant black tumor is a _______carcin_______.
The term for producing cancer is carcino________.
A red blood cell is an ________cyte.
The study of tissue is called ________ology.
Incomplete development (of an organ or tissue) is called hypo________.
________oid is the term for resembling fat.
A white blood cell is a ________cyte.
The term for a new growth is ________plasm.
10. ________ic means pertaining to a body system.
11. Originating in the body is called ________genic.
12. Resembling a nerve is neur________.
13. ________al is the term meaning pertaining to the internal organs.
14. ________oma is a tumor composed of connective tissue.
15. Cell substance is called cyto________.
True/False
Mark each statement T (true) or F (false). If the statement is false, rewrite it to make it true.
___________ 1. Histology means the study of tissue.
___________ 2. The study of causes of diseases is pathology.
___________ 3. Prognosis means identifying a disease.
___________ 4. Neoplasm means new disease.
___________ 5. Something caused by injury is termed iatrogenic.
___________ 6. An increase in the number of red blood cells is called erythrocyte.
___________ 7. Cyanosis is the abnormal condition of blue skin color.
___________ 8. Something producing disease is called carcinogenic.
___________ 9. Visceral means pertaining to the body as a whole.
___________ 10. Lipoid means resembling epithelium.
Abbreviations
Write the letter of the abbreviation next to the medical term it abbreviates.
_____ 1. white blood cell a. chemo
_____ 2. chemotherapy b. Px
_____ 3. radiation therapy c. WBC
_____ 4. red blood cell d. Dx
_____ 5. prognosis e. RBC
_____ 6. diagnosis f. mets
_____ 7. metastasis g. XRT
Spelling
Correct any misspelled terms by writing them correctly in the space at the right.
1. epithelioma ______________________________________________________
2. carsinogen ______________________________________________________
3. cyanoses ______________________________________________________
4. cytology ______________________________________________________
5. erithrocytosis ______________________________________________________
6. luecocytosis ______________________________________________________
7. metestasis ______________________________________________________
8. somatoplasm ______________________________________________________
9. vesceral ______________________________________________________
10. zanthosis ______________________________________________________
Medical Dictionary
Use your medical dictionary to find terms that begin with the following word parts and combining forms. Write the medical term and its definition in the spaces provided.
1. hist/o New medical term: ________________________
Definition: ___________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
2. my/o New medical term: ________________________
Definition: ___________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
3. lei/o New medical term: ________________________
Definition: ___________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
4. hyper- New medical term: ________________________
Definition: ___________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
5. dys- New medical term: ________________________
Definition: ___________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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