Question

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 combining vowel expressed as root + /o. 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. Term Prefix(es) any, and meaning Root($) and meaning(s) Combining Combining vowel(s) f form(s) present (root + 70) Suffix and meaning Example: None None Arthra joint Artbr/o actrectomy -cctomox to excise, cut out anti- Example: anticarcinogenic Carsin cancer Carcio/ against between carcin and -genic -genic arising from Nucleold None kernel-like None Type text Type text here. here. osteomyelograbby. Type text Type text here. Type text here. Type text here. Type text here. Posthenatis Type text here. Type textType text here. here. Type text here, Type text here. radiculopathy Type text type text Type textType textType text here, here. here, here,

Answer 1

Prefixes are connect in front or before the root word which modifies the meaning of the root word.

Root word contain the main meaning of the medical term.

Suffixes modifies the meaning of the root word which comes after the root word.

Term	Prefix(es) if any,and meaning	Root(s) if any,and meaning(s)	Combining vowel(s) if present	Combining form (s) (root +/o)	Suffix andmeaning
Nucleoid	None	Nucle = kernel	None	neucle/o	-oid = resembling
Osteomyelography	Osteo = bone	Myel = spinal cord or bone marrow	"O" Between myel and graphy	Myel/o	-graphy = recording , write
Posthepatic	Post = after	Hepat= liver	None	None	-ic= related to
Radiculopathy	None	Radicul= nerve root	"O" Between radicul and pathy	Radicul /o	-pathy= disease
Pericardial	Peri = all around	Card = heart	none	none	-ial= relating to

Answer 2

not correct 

Answer 3

Correction  

nucleoid: combining form: nucle/o

osteomyelography: no prefix, roots: oste and myel, combining vowel also between oste and myel, combining forms: oste/o and myel/o

posthepatic: combining form: hepat/o

pericardial: root: cardi, combining form: cardi/o, suffix: -al