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
odont-; (-odontia); (-dentia)	odont-; -odontia; -dentia	tooth	odontalgia
ophthalm-; -ophthalmia	ophthalm-; -ophthalmy	eye	ophthalmopathia
ot-	ot-	ear	otoscopia
paed-; (-paedia)	ped-	child; children	paediatria
phleb-	phleb-	vein	phlebotomia
phthisi-	phthisi-	tuberculosis	phthisiatria
psych-	psych-	mind	psychologia
trich-; (-trichia)	trich-	hair	trichopathia

SUFFIXES

Greek and Latin suffixes	English word elements	Meaning	Examples of medical terms
-alg; -algia	-algia	pain	Trichalgia
-iāter; -iatria	-iatrist; -iatrician -iatry; -iatria	physician; science about treatment	paediater; paediatria
-plasia	-plasia	formation; development	Hyperplasia
-rrhagia	-rrhagia	bleeding	Rhinorrhagia
-rrhaphia	-rrhaphy	suturing	Metrorrhaphia
-rrhoea	-rrhea	discharge; elimination	Rhinorrhoea
-trophia	-trophy	nourishment; development	Dystrophia

PREFIXES

Greek and Latin prefixes	English word elements	Meaning	Examples of medical terms
a-; an-	a-; an-	no; not; without	aplasia
dys-	dys-	malfunction; difficulty	dysplasia
hyper-	hyper-	above; excessive	hyperplasia
hypo-	hypo-	below; deficient	hypoplasia

II. EXERCIsES

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

· hyper- (-keratosis; -mastia; -nephroma; -plasia; -trichosis; -trophia);

· hypo- (-plasia; -trophia; -gastrium; -thyreosis);

· dys- (-enteria; -trophia; -plasia; -keratosis;);

· a-; an- (-trophia; -plasia; -ophthalmia; -trichia; -dentia; -cheilia);

· -(o)rrhagia (ot-; metr-; proct-; gastr-; enter-; stomat-; ophthalm-; odont-; hyster-; cheil-; rhin-);

· trich(o)- (-pathia; -rrhoea; -osis; -algia);

· ot(o)- (-genus; -rrhagia; -scopia; -itis);

· phleb(o)- (-gramma; -graphia; -itis; -tomia; -ectomia; -rrhaphia);

· rhin(o)- (-scopia; -rrhagia; -rrhoea; -pathia; -itis; -algia).

2. Explain the meaning of the following terms:

1) psychologia psychiatria psychiater psychogenus psychopathia psychotherapia 2) phlebotomia phlebographia phlebogramma phlebitis

3) trichopathia trichalgia trichorrhoea trichosis atrichia 4) ophthalmologia ophthalmorrhagia endophthalmitis ophthalmoscopia anophthalmia

5) proctalgia odontalgia trichalgia gastralgia 6) otorrhoea otorrhagia otoscopia otogenus otitis otalgia

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

trichopathy; phlebotomy; pediatrician; otogenic; ophthalmology; hypoplasia; otoscopy; dystrophy; hyperkeratosis; phlebography; adentia; enteropexia; proctalgia; aplasia; psychogenic; atrophy; cheilorrhagia; rhinoscopy; phlebitis; trichalgia; psychiatry; otitis; enterorrhaphy; otorrhea; endophthalmitis; odontalgia; dysplasia; hysterorrhaphy; otorrhagia; rhinorrhea; phlebogram; stomatitis; psychopathy; metrography; proctorrhagia; hypotrophy; gastrorrhagia; acheilia; atrichia; gastritis; enterorrhagia.

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

phlebogram; psychotherapy; phlebotomy; odontoma; dystrophy; psychiatry; otogenic; hypertrophy; enterorrhaphy; phlebography; metrography; rhinorrhea; psychogenic; psychopathy; trichorrhea; otoscopy; angiocardiography; enteropathy; hypotrophy; ophthalmoscopy; encephalogram; cholecystotomy; mastopathy; trichopathy; nephropathy; phthisiatrist; stomatoscopy; dysentery.

LESSON 4

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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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