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Appendix B Building a Medical Vocabulary Ch. 1

Complete activities A, B, & C. A. Use the word bank below to build the medical word that corresponds to each definition in problems 1-8. Click the grey box to begin typing. -ic -pathy hepat/oan-megaly subgastr/oven/oesthes/ocutane/o-ectomy polyhemat/o-ous -ia -oma -ous neur/oappendic/ointra-

1. Pertaining to the liver

Hepat/o

2. Pertaining to underneath the skin Sub3. Surgical removal of the appendix -ectomy 4. Pertaining to within the vein 5. Disease of many nerves 6. Enlargement of the liver 7. Swelling of the blood Ven/o

-pathy Hepat/o-

Hemat/o

8. Condition of not feeling Esthes/o-

B. Define the following word parts. -ac -ary -osis Condition, abnormal condition process( abnormal condition of the mind) ( Turley, 2007). High or above normal( hypertension pertaining to high blood pressure ) After or behind(postoperative after surgery) ( Turley, 2007). Painful, difficult or abnormal( dysfunction abnormal Pertaining to (cardiac, pertaining to the heart) ( Turley, 2007). Pertaining to (urinary pertaining to the urine) ( Turley, 2007). -ar -ion PeriPertaining to( Muscular pertaining to the muscle) ( Turley, 2007). Action; condition( digestion of food) ( Turley, 2007). Around( pertaining to around the time of birth) ( Turley, 2007). Slow(bradycardia slow heart rate) ( Turley, 2007). Against( antidepressants) ( Turley, 2007). Larynx or voice box( Turley, 2007).

HyperPostDys-

BradyAntiLaryng/o-

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function) ( Turley, 2007).

C. In the following activity, break the medical word into its word parts. Using the word parts, create a definition of the word. Write a sentence using the word in a medical context. Use the table to record your answers.

Medical Word Etymology

Prefix

Combining form

Suffix

Definition

Etym/o-logy The study of word origin Sentence: Today I used etymology to find where a word originated from. Mastectomy

Mast/o-ectomy The removal of a breast mass Sentence: The patient had a mastectomy preformed today and did very well in recovery. Tumor or Neur/omass Tumor of the nerve Sentence: There is a small neuroma that was noticeable in the CXR that was preformed earlier this week. Neuroma Pertaining fast Card/oto Fast heart rate Sentence: The patient has episodes of tachycardia during the day and is seeing a cardiologist next week for the problem. Tachycardia Pertaining Endo- Trache/oto Intermost( pertaining to within the trachea) Sentence: An endotracheal intubation was performed on a patient today, in which the doctor placed a tub through the patients mouth and into the trachea. Endotracheal

Turley, S. (2007). Medical Language Immerse yourself. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: pearson education

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