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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: 1218


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