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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 |
| cheil-; (-cheilia) | cheil- (-cheilia) | lip | cheilōsis |
| derm-; dermat-; (-dermia) | derm-; dermat-; -dermia | skin | dermatologia |
| hyster-; metr- | hyster- | uterus | hysterotomia metrotomia |
| nephr- | nephr- | kidney | nephropexia |
| oste- | oste- | bone | osteologia |
| proct- | proct- | anus and rectum | proctectomia |
| pyel- | pyel- | renal pelvis | pyelographia |
| rhin- | rhin- | nose | rhinopathia |
| spondyl- | spondyl- | vertebrae; backbone | spondylōsis |
| stomat- | stomat- | mouth | stomatītis |
SUFFIXES
| Greek and Latin suffixes | English word elements | Meaning | Examples of medical terms |
| -genēsis | -genesis | origin; cause | pathogenēsis |
| -gēnus, a, um | -genic; -genous | developing from inner state; to be the result of | gastrogēnus |
| -ītis | -itis | inflammation | dermatītis |
| -ōma | -oma | tumour; swelling | angiōma |
| -ōsis | -osis | abnormal condition; disease | keratōsis |
| -pexia | -pexy | fixation | enteropexia |
| -scopia | -scopy | internal examination | gastroscopia |
PREFIXES
| Greek and Latin prefixes | English word elements | Meaning | Examples of medical terms |
| endo- | endo- | within; in | endometrītis |
| para- | para- | beside; near | parametrītis |
| peri- | peri- | surrounding (outer) | perinephrītis |
II. EXERCIsES
1. Build up clinical terms with the given roots and suffixes, explain their meaning:
· -(o)scopia (gastr-; cholecyst-; colp-; cyst-; stomat-; rhin-; cyt-; proct-);
· -(o)pexia (hyster-; nephr-; proct-; enter-);
· -(o)pathia (rhin-; spondyl-; nephr-; oste-; cholecyst-; encephal-; angi-; mast-; cardi-);
· -itis (colp-; nephr-; proct-; cholecyst-; kerat-; pyel-; dermat-; cheil-; stomat-; rhin-; encephal-; mast-; spondyl-);
· para- (-metritis; -nephritis; -proctitis);
· endo- (-genus; -scopia; -metritis; -cardium; -carditis).
2. Explain the meaning of the following terms:
| 1) angiocholecystitis angioma angiomatosis angiopathia angiitis angiologia | 2) nephritis nephrectomia nephropathia nephroma nephropexia nephropyelitis nephrosis nephrotomia |
| 3) pyelographia pyelocystitis pyelitis pyelonephritis pyelotomia | 4) dermatitis dermatologia dermatoma dermatosis |
| 5) pathologia biologia osteologia proctologia nephrologia stomatologia cardiologia cytologia angiologia | 6) osteogenesis osteologia osteoectomia osteoma osteopathia osteotomia ostitis endosteum |
3. Give the Greek & Latin variants and explain the meaning of the following terms:
endoscopy; osteotomy; endometritis; endocardium; endocarditis; metritis; metropathy; dermatology; spondylotomy; nephrogenic; nephropathy; osteocytoma; nephropexy; pyelography; proctoscopy; gastroscopy; enteropexy; spondylopathy; encephalopathy; proctectomy; keratosis; osteology; keratoma; nephroma; osteopathology; spondilitis.
4. Give the Latin spelling of the terms; explain their meaning:
nephrology; endogenous; nephropyelography; colposcopy; metrography; angiitis; angiocardiogram; spondylosis; osteopathy; stomatology; stomatoscopy; cholecystopexy; osteoma; osteogenesis; gastrogenic; dermatology; rhinopathy; perinephritis; endometritis; gastrectomy; nephrogram; mastectomy; osteocytes; spondylogram; dermatoscopy.
LESSON 3
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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.
Date: 2016-03-03; view: 1882
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