chapter 6:2 interpreting word parts
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CHAPTER 6:2 INTERPRETING WORD PARTS
ASSIGNMENT SHEET
Grade ________________________ ~ __ _ Name ________________________________ ___
INTRODUCTION: Special words u<sed in medicine are called medical terminology. Many of these words have common beginnings (prefIxes), common endings (suffixes), and common parts (word roots). By learning the main prefIxes, suffixes, and word roots, it is possible to put together many new words or to break apart a medical term to understand its meaning.
In the health care fIelds, you will be required to know and understand medical terminology. Even if you have never corne into contact with a medical word before, by breaking it down into its parts, you will usually be able to fIgure out the meaning of the word. This assignment sheet will show you the process.
INSTRUCTIONS: Review the information sheet on prefIxes, suffIxes, and word roots.
Study the following examples of breaking a word into parts.
Example 1: erythrocyte: erythro/cyte
erythro means red
cyte means cell
erythrocyte means red cell
Example 2: hyperadenosis: hyper/aden/osis
hyper means increased
aden means gland
osis means condition, state, or process
hyperadenosis means increased glandular condition
A. Identifying Word Parts: Determine the meanings of the following words. Print your answers in the spaces provided. The words have been separated to help you do this exercise.
l. crani / otomy
crani
otomy
2. dys / uria
dys
uria
3. hyster / ectomy
hyster
ectomy
4. hemo / toxic
hemo
toxic
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5. peri / card / itis
peri
card
itis
6. leuko / cyte
leuko
cyte
7. chole / cyst / itis
chole
cyst
itis
8. tachy / cardia
tachy
cardia
9. neur / algia
neur
algia
10. poly / cyt / hem / ia
poly
cyt
emia
11. brady / cardia
12. gastr / ectomy _ _____ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _____ _ _ _ ______ _ ___ _
13. mening / itis ___ _ _____ _ ___ _ ___ _ _ ___ _ _____ ______ _ _ _ _
14. neo / pailiy _ ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _____ ______ _ ______ _ _ __ _
15. dermat / ologist _ _ _ _ ______ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _____ _____ _ _ _ _ _
16. procto / scope _____ _____ _ _ ___ _____ _ ____ ___ _ ___ ___ _
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l. 'IIU.1.1.1\.... _________________ _
17. carcin / oma _________________________________________________________________________ __
18. electro / encephalo / graph
.-19. osteo / malacia _______________________________________________________________________ _
20. para / plegia __________________________________________________________________ _
21. py / uria
22. acro / megaly ___________________________________ _
23. geront / ology __________________________________ _
24. dys / phagia _________________________________________________________________ __
25. hydro / cele
B. Analyzing Words: Analyze each word to determine the breaking-off point. Mentally separate them into word elements. Print the meaning of the word.
1. adenoma
2. antitoxic
3. ophthalmology _____________________________________________________________ _
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4. cholecystectomy ___ ___ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ ___ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ ___ _
5. endocarditis _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ ___ _
6. gastroenteritis _ ___ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _____ _ _ ______ _
7. hypoglycemia
8. septicemia _ _ _ _______ ___ ____ ________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _
9. oliguria _ ________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ ___ _
10. bronchitis ______ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _______ ___ _ _ _ _
11. homogeneous
12. arteriosclerosis
13. dysmenorrhea ____ ___ _ _ _ _ _ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ _ __________ _ _ _
14. angiopathy ___ _ _ _ _____ ___ _ ___ _ ___ ____ _______ _ _
15. blepharorrhaphy _ _ _ _ ___ ___ _________ _ ____ -----'-______ _
16. urethrocystitis _ _ _ _ _ _ ______________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Name ____________________________________ __
17. pneumonomeJanosis ______________________________________________________________________ ___
18. para osteoarthropathy
19. saJpingo-oophoroceJe ________________________________________________________________ _
20. idiopathic thrombocytopenia
21. narcoepilepsy
22. postpartum
23. herniorrhaphy ____________________________________________________________________ ___
24. dermacyanosis
25. thoracentesis __________________________________________________________________________ _
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