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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 |
| 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.
Date: 2016-03-03; view: 1537
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