MEDICAL TERM | PREFIX - MEANING | ROOT & COMBINING FORM - MEANING | SUFFIX - MEANING | DEFINITION |
MISDIAGNOSIS | mis- wrong | gnosis- knowledge | osis - condition or disease | wrong identification of disease. |
ANALGIA | an - absence | algos - pain | algia - pain | insensitive to pain without losing consciousness |
ISOMETROPIA | iso - equal | metropic - a condition of eye | --------- | equal refraction of both the eyes |
POSTCARDIOTOMY | post - after or behind | cardi(o) - pertaining to heart | tomy - the act of incision | in the period after open-heart surgery |
TACHYPHAGIA | tachy - irregularly fast | phage -eater | phagia - to eat | irregularly fast-eating/swallowing |
Norma Medical term Prefix(es) if any, and meaning Root(s) and combining form(s), and meaning Root: arth...
Using Medical Dictionary References Assignment (25 points, one point per answer given. Please note there are two answers needed in the Root(s)/Combining Form(s) column) In this course you will learn a multitude of medical terms, but by no means all of them! Learning to deconstruct an unfamiliar term to understand its meaning is a critical skill in medical terminology, which you will find useful long after the dass is over. In the following assignment you will find five terms that...
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...
Dr. Av Normal No s This assignment is presented in a grid. Follow the examples provided to deconstruct five (5) medical terms with which you are likely unfamiliar. You will need to use a medical dictionary reference to find the meaning of some of the word components If a word component is not present in this term, indicate none or N/A in the appropriate column. Use hyphens at the end of a prefix and at the beginning of a suffix....
Word Components Assignment (25 points, one point per answer given. Please note there are two answers needed in the Root(s)/Combining Form(s) column.) As you can see in the first few pages of the text, medical terms are comprised of separate parts, or word component parts, each of which pays a role in the term's construction and its meaning. Four basic word parts have been introduced as well as the concept of the combining form, which is the root and a...
Please fill out all missing spaces and include prefix and suffix and meaning. Please type out so it is readable. Description Medical term Combining form (S) and meanings Trich/o = hair tricbalgia Prefix (es, Suffix (es) and meanings Prefix: NA Suffix: -algia = painful condition Example: a condition marked by pain when touching the hair Fungal infection of a nail Onychomycosis Prefix: Click or tap here to enter text. Suffix: Click or tap here to enter text. Prefix: Click or...
Fill in the missing spaces Normal No Spacing ....... ......... . .....4 Term Prefix(es) if any and meaning(s) Combining form(s) and meaning(s) Suffix(es) and meaning(s) Brief description of disorder None Example: gingivitis Gingiv/o = gums -itis inflammation Inflammation of the gums Dys = difficult Gingiv/o = gums dysentery Y = intestinal disorder Condition of painful Px = pus Or/o = mouth pyorrhea Rhea = flow, flowing 1. none esophageal varices 1. Esophag/o = esophagus 1. Click or tap here to...
Deconstruct the 10 terms provided in the table: Identify the prefix (if any) and meanings, combining forms and meanings, suffixes and meanings, and the far right column to indicate whether the term refers to pathology. procedure or direction/location. Term Prefix, if any and meanings Combining form(s) and meanings Suffix and meaning Is the term an example of pathology, procedure or a directional term? None Denho kidney pathology Example: nemptosis -ptosis - downward displacement woteconloplasts. None Type text here. Type text...
Divide each word into all of its elements; prefix (P), word root (WR), combining vowel (CV), and suffix (S). Write the word part and its definition on the corresponding lines. Write the general meaning of the word in the space provided. If the word does not have a particular word part, write NA (not applicable) in its place. 151 SKILLS DRILL 8-2: WORD BUILDING Divide each word into all of its elements; prefix (P), word root (WR), combining vowel (CV),...
Question 11 Inflammation of the lining of the heart is: cardiology cardiac endocarditits cardiologist endocardium Question 12 Pertaining to the rib and spine is the definition for: Colic Hemorrhage Costovertebral Abdominal Murmur Question 13 Some medical terms do not have any prefix, some do not contain any suffix and some contain neither a prefix nor a suffix. Which of the following terms is composed of a root, a combining form and a suffix? Urethra Ureter Urine Costovertebral Cardiology. Question 14...
49. The combining form meaning white is: A. cyan/o B. erythr/o C. leuk/o D. melan/o 50. The suffix meaning abnormal condition is: A. -osis B. -itis C. -al D. -ous 51. The combining form meaning yellow is: A. xanth/o B. erythr/o C. leuk/o D. melan/o The abbreviation for the term meaning cancer, carinoma is: A. chemo B. CA C. Px D. Dx 52. The directional term meaning pertaining to the head is: A. caudad B. caudal C. cephalad D. cephalic...