Question

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY REVIEW For the following word parts, terite the definition 1. col/o: 2. scopy: 3. - 4. phon/o: 5. -ia: 6. laryng/o: 7. -itis: 8. phas/o: 9. dys- 10. ophthalm/o: 11. ot/o: 12. rhin/o: 13. -logist: 14. lymphaden/o: 15. -pathy: 16. cardi/o: 17. pulmon/o: 18. gastr/o:__ 19. enter/o:_ 20. hyper- 21. -opia: 22. presby 23. kerat/o: 24. -plasty: 25. blephar/o: 26. -ptosis:

Answer 1

Ans) 1) col. is a written abbreviation for column and , color

2) The scopy suffix means a study or examination. An example of scopy used as a suffix is an endoscopy, or examining the inside of the body.

3) a- A prefix meaning “without” or “not” when forming an adjective (such as amorphous, without form, or atypical, not typical), and “absence of” when forming a noun (such as arrhythmia, absence of rhythm). Before a vowel or h it becomes an- (as in anhydrous, anoxia).

4) phon(o)- word element [Gr.], sound; voice; speech.