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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 |
| dactyl-; -dactylia | dactyl-; -dactyly | fingers or toes | dactylalgia |
| gloss-; -glossia | gloss-; -glossia | tongue | glossalgia |
| gluc-; (glucos-); glyk-; | gluc-; (glucos-); glyc- | sugar | glykaemia |
| haem-; haemat-; -aemia | hem-; hemat-; -(a)emia | blood | haematologia |
| heter- | heter- | other; (opposite of homo) different kind, type | heterogenus |
| homo- | homo- | same | homogenus |
| macr- | macr- | large | macrocephalia |
| micr- | micr- | small | microgastria |
| neur- | neur- | nerve | neurologia |
| olig- | olig- | of small quantity | oliguria |
| phag- ; -phagia | phag-; -phagia | swallowing | aphagia |
| phon-; -phonia | phon-; -phonia | voice; sound | dysphonia |
| pneum-; pneumon- | pulmon-; pneumon- | lung; air | pneumotomia |
| poly- | poly- | many (according to quantity) | polyuria |
| splen-; -splenia | splen-; -splenia | spleen | splenectomia |
| ur-; -uria | ur-; -uria | urine; urinary tract | anuria |
SUFFIXES
| Greek and Latin suffixes | English word elements | Meaning | Examples of medical terms |
| -megalia | -megaly | enlargement | splenomegalia |
| -opia; -opsia | -opia; -opsia | vision; view | dysopia |
| -thermia | -thermia | heat | hyperthermia |
II. EXERCIsES
1. Build up clinical terms with the given roots and suffixes, explain their meaning:
· -(o)megalia (cardi-; dactyl-; splen-; mast-);
· micr(o)- (-scopia; -glossia; -mastia; -gastria; -splenia; -cephalia; -ophthalmia);
· poly- (-uria; -vitaminosis; -neuritis);
· -thermia (hyper-; hypo-);
· neur(o)- (-logia; -rrhaphia; -pathia; -osis; -tomia; -oma; -genus; -pathologia; -itis; -algia; -ectomia);
· haem(o)-; haemat(o)- (-uria; -logia; -angioma; -oma; -rrhagia; -gramma; -thorax; -genus).
2. Explain the meaning of the following terms:
| 1) haematogenus haematoma haematologia haemothorax haemogramma haemopericardium haemotherapia haemophthalmus haemangioma | 2) neuralgia neurectomia neurologia neuropathia neurorrhaphia neuropathologia neurosis neuroma |
| 3) splenectomia splenitis splenotomia splenorrhagia splenopexia microsplenia | 4) pneumothorax pneumohaemothorax pneumonectomia pneumohydrothorax pneumonia pneumotomia pneumatosis |
| 5) polytrichia polyuria polydactylia polycytaemia polyneuritis polycystosis | 6) glossalgia glossitis glossopathia glossorrhaphia glossorrhagia glossoplastica |
3. Give the Greek & Latin variants and explain the meaning of the following terms:
oliguria; megalosplenia; glycemia; glossalgia; dystrophy; nephropathy; oligodentia; microsplenia; neurotomy; dysphonia; pneumatosis; dactylomegaly; hypothermia; pneumonia; dysopia; polyuria; hematoma; uremia; pneumonectomy; neuropathy; microglossia; hematogenous; gastrogenous; endogenous; gastrectomy; aphonia; dermatology; spondylopathy.
4. Give the Latin spelling of the terms; explain their meaning:
hypothermia; hypovitaminosis; uremia; microsplenia; oligocytaemia; glucosuria; hyperthermia; hemangioma; dysopia; hematogenic; glycemia; dactylalgia; hypoglossus; biopsia; osteodystrophy; polytrichia; phagocytosis; dysphagia; dactylomegaly; aphagia; urogenous; pneumopericardium; pneumothorax; polydactylia.
LESSON 5
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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: 1466
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