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.

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