Question

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

Answer 1

Combining form :-

1.Lith(o): lithotomy – surgical incision of the urinary bladder for removal of a calculus.

2.Noct(o): nocturia – urination at night

3.Ton(o): tonsillectomy – surgical excision of the tonsils

4.Lys(o): lysosome – a saclike cellular organelle that contains various hydrolytic enzymes

5.Bar(o): bartholinitis – inflammation of the Bartholin’s glands

6.Somat(o): somatotroph – any of various cells of the adenohypophysis of the pituitarygland that secrete growth hormone called somatotrope

7.Micr(o): microangiopathy – a disease of very fine blood vessels

Deconstruct:

1.Cyanosis: WR – cyan, CF – cyan/o

2.Lithogenesis: WR – lith, CF – lith/o

3.Fungicide: both WR and CF - fungi

4.Electrocardiogram: WR – cardi, CF – electr/o and cardi/o

5.Chondrocyte: WR – chrondr, CF – chrondr/o

6.Cystoid: WR – cyst, CF- cyst/o

7.Bacteriode: WR – bacteri, CF – bacteri/o

8.Gynecology: WR – gynec, CF – gynec/o