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
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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
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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
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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
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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: 1588
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