I. Roots and suffixes used in the Greek and Latin medical terms

ROOTS

Greek and Latin roots	English word elements	Meaning	Examples of medical terms
dactyl-; -dactylia	dactyl-; -dactyly	fingers or toes	dactylalgia
gloss-; -glossia	gloss-; -glossia	tongue	glossalgia
gluc-; (glucos-); glyk-;	gluc-; (glucos-); glyc-	sugar	glykaemia
haem-; haemat-; -aemia	hem-; hemat-; -(a)emia	blood	haematologia
heter-	heter-	other; (opposite of homo) different kind, type	heterogenus
homo-	homo-	same	homogenus
macr-	macr-	large	macrocephalia
micr-	micr-	small	microgastria
neur-	neur-	nerve	neurologia
olig-	olig-	of small quantity	oliguria
phag- ; -phagia	phag-; -phagia	swallowing	aphagia
phon-; -phonia	phon-; -phonia	voice; sound	dysphonia
pneum-; pneumon-	pulmon-; pneumon-	lung; air	pneumotomia
poly-	poly-	many (according to quantity)	polyuria
splen-; -splenia	splen-; -splenia	spleen	splenectomia
ur-; -uria	ur-; -uria	urine; urinary tract	anuria

SUFFIXES

Greek and Latin suffixes	English word elements	Meaning	Examples of medical terms
-megalia	-megaly	enlargement	splenomegalia
-opia; -opsia	-opia; -opsia	vision; view	dysopia
-thermia	-thermia	heat	hyperthermia

II. EXERCIsES

1. Build up clinical terms with the given roots and suffixes, explain their meaning:

· -(o)megalia (cardi-; dactyl-; splen-; mast-);

· micr(o)- (-scopia; -glossia; -mastia; -gastria; -splenia; -cephalia; -ophthalmia);

· poly- (-uria; -vitaminosis; -neuritis);

· -thermia (hyper-; hypo-);

· neur(o)- (-logia; -rrhaphia; -pathia; -osis; -tomia; -oma; -genus; -pathologia; -itis; -algia; -ectomia);

· haem(o)-; haemat(o)- (-uria; -logia; -angioma; -oma; -rrhagia; -gramma; -thorax; -genus).

2. Explain the meaning of the following terms:

1) haematogenus haematoma haematologia haemothorax haemogramma haemopericardium haemotherapia haemophthalmus haemangioma 2) neuralgia neurectomia neurologia neuropathia neurorrhaphia neuropathologia neurosis neuroma

3) splenectomia splenitis splenotomia splenorrhagia splenopexia microsplenia 4) pneumothorax pneumohaemothorax pneumonectomia pneumohydrothorax pneumonia pneumotomia pneumatosis

5) polytrichia polyuria polydactylia polycytaemia polyneuritis polycystosis 6) glossalgia glossitis glossopathia glossorrhaphia glossorrhagia glossoplastica

3. Give the Greek & Latin variants and explain the meaning of the following terms:

oliguria; megalosplenia; glycemia; glossalgia; dystrophy; nephropathy; oligodentia; microsplenia; neurotomy; dysphonia; pneumatosis; dactylomegaly; hypothermia; pneumonia; dysopia; polyuria; hematoma; uremia; pneumonectomy; neuropathy; microglossia; hematogenous; gastrogenous; endogenous; gastrectomy; aphonia; dermatology; spondylopathy.

4. Give the Latin spelling of the terms; explain their meaning:

hypothermia; hypovitaminosis; uremia; microsplenia; oligocytaemia; glucosuria; hyperthermia; hemangioma; dysopia; hematogenic; glycemia; dactylalgia; hypoglossus; biopsia; osteodystrophy; polytrichia; phagocytosis; dysphagia; dactylomegaly; aphagia; urogenous; pneumopericardium; pneumothorax; polydactylia.

LESSON 5

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In this lesson you will:

· Learn new basic roots and suffixes used in the Greek and Latin medical terms.

· Use these component elements to form and understand medical terms.

This lesson is divided into the following sections:

I. Roots and suffixes used in the Greek and Latin medical terms.

II. Exercises.

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