Question

Construct the proper medical terms for the statements. You have an assortment of prefixes, roots, combining forms, and suffixes with which to construct your terms. Fill in the blanks.

hydro		lepsy		esthesia		narco		lysis
a		algia		occulta		para		neur/o
itis		post		an		trophy

Recurring episodes of falling asleep during the day:

Complete loss of sensation:

Pain in the distribution of a nerve:

Wasting away of tissue:

Derived from a word meaning hidden:

Answer 1

Prefix refers to the group of letter added in the beginning of the word. Suffix is added at the end of the word, Root word has ability to form new words by doing addition in suffix or prefix.

Recurring episodes of falling asleep during the day: Narcolepsy - It is categorizes under sleep disorder in which the individual experiences excessive sleeping during awake.

Complete loss of sensation: Paresthesia - refers to experience of abnormal sensation like pricking,tickling sensation. it is a disorder of central nervous system.

Pain in the distribution of a nerve: Neuralgia a sharp shocking pain that occurs in the nerve root secondary to nerve damage. It occurs due to underlying diseases like diabetes,viral infection affecting the nerves, ,multiple sclerosis.

Wasting away of tissue: Atrophy occurs as a result of injury,illness,malnutrition,family history,malabsorption syndrome like cancer,celiac disease,irritable bowel syndrome.

Derived from a word meaning hidden: occult refers to hidden occult blood in stools presence of hidden blood in the feces.