Word part that is attached to the end a word root is known as suffix.
Gastritis ( Gastr is the word root and itis is the suffix)
Gastr is the word root for stomach and itits is the suffix means inflammation.
Definition of gastritis.
Gastritis is inflammation of the inner lining of the stomach.
Suffix | Meaning | example |
logy | Study of | Physiology |
otomy | Making surgical incision | Gastrotomy |
ectomy | Removal | Gastrectomy |
ostomy | Making surgical opening | Gastostomy |
pathy | Disease | Coagulopathy |
1. Create a medical word using a combining form for stomach and an appropriate suffix. List...
Using the combining form listed, create a new medical term, and then write the new term's definition. 1. lith/o 2. noct/o 3. ton/o 4. lys/o S. bar/o 6. somat/o 7. micr/o Deconstruct the following words. Suffix Combining Form 1. cyanosis 2. lithogenesis 3. fungicide 4. electrocardiogram s 0 5. chondrocyte 6. cystoid 7. bacteriocide 8. gynecology Yeelo br
dical Language Lab for Medical Terminology Simplified oduction to Programmed Learning and Medical Word Building 1. Practice the three rules for building medical terms: 1. List a medical term linking a word root + suffix. 2. List a medical term linking a combining form + suffix. 3. List a medical term linking a combining form + word root + suffix! 1 spleen word root is splen/ol SUBMIT
1. Write the correct medical term, given the description. 2. Write the root word, the combining term, and the suffix in parenthesis next to the term. For example, if you were given the description: “pain in the muscle”, you would write: “myalgia (my/o - root word, algia - suffix)”. Taking place within the veins Refers to "beneath the skins" inflammation of many nerves Fat cell Pain in a joint Heart specialist Pertaining to (being) against seizures With reference to something...
Part 1: Choose 2 of the terms in column A and differentiate the prefix, suffix, combining form, and word root. Part 2: In addition, use one medical term of your choice to create an educational piece as if you were talking to a patient to describe what the word means in layman's terms. Column A cardiac skeletal muscular gastric cardiovascular
Question 1 A root with a combining vowel added to it is called: a the prefix b combining form c the root word d the suffix e the Greek/Latin meaning of the term Question 2 An example of a combining form in a medical term is: –ology pre- gynec- Cardi/o- –tory Question 3 An example of a word with two combining forms is: gastroenterology cardiology arthroplasty dermatology respiratory Question 4 Arthroscopy has the combining form arthr/o-, from the Greek word...
Medical Terminology Week 3 Word: Angiogenesis Prefix: Suffix: Root: Definition: The process of developing new blood vessels. Angiogenesis is critically importante normal development of the embryo and fetus. It also appears to be important during tumor fo Word: Aneurysm Prefix: Suffix: Root: Definition: A localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, a vein, or the heart. At the point aneurysm, there is typically a bulge. The wall of the blood vessel or organ is weakened and Word: Atherosclerosis Prefix: Suffix: Root:...
Build the Terms Select word parts word parts from the lists to build a complete medical term for each definition ". Note that not all terms will have a root or combining form, prefix, and suffix Some word parts may be used more than once. Combining Forms Prefixes Suffixes balan/o hyper- orchi/o epi- -graphy orchid/o sub- -ostomy zygo hypo- -oma gamet/o oligo- -ectomy andr/o dis- itis sperm/o spermat/o pre- epididym/o vas/o anti- -phobia vesic/o per -cyte gonad/o bi- -lysis de-...
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Provide 3 medical terms: break down the words using what you have learned about: prefix, combining form, suffix, etc. Give the meaning of the term ****NOTE*** No responses are required to/from your teammates BUT.....you can not use the term if someone has already used it !
A two B. double C. half D. three 22. The combining form hemat/o means: A. The head B. The heart C. The blood D. The lungs 23.The combing form encephal/o mean: A. stomach B. kidney C. brain D. testes 24.The suffix -ectomy means: A removal, excision B. suspension C. hardening D. inspection 25. The suffix -tomy means: A. condition B. process of cutting C. swelling D. drooping MEDICAL ACRONYMS/EPONYMS (Page 1 of 2) Medical acronyms are pronounceable words formed from...