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Chapter 1 Exercises and Terminology

Medical terminology (mast 105), new river community college.

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Med Term Ch. 1 Exam Review End of Ch 1 Exercises Part A Complete the following sentences.

• Word beginnings are called prefixes __.
• Word endings are called suffixes ____.
• The foundation of a word is known as the root __.
• A letter linking a suffix and a root, or linking two roots, in a term is the combining vowel _.
• The combination of a root and a combining vowel is known as the combining form _. Part B Give the meanings of the following combining f orms.
• Cardi/o: heart
• Aden/o: gland
• Cerebr/o: cerebrum, largest part of the brain
• Cephal/o: head
• Arthr/o: joint
• Carcin/o: cancer, cancerous
• Cyst/o: urinary bladder
• Cyt/o: cell
• Derm/o or dermat/o: skin
• Encephal/o: brain
• Electr/o: electricity Part C Give the meanings of the following suffixes.
• oma: tumor, mass, swelling
• al: pertaining to
• itis: inflammation
• logy: process of study
• scopy: process of visual examination
• ic: pertaining to
• gram: record (image)
• opsy: process of viewing Part D Using slashes, divide the following terms int o parts, and give the meaning of the entire term.
• Cerebr/al: pertaining to the cerebrum, largest part of the brain
• Bi/opsy: process of viewing life (removal of living tissue and viewing it under a microscope)
• Aden/it is: inflammation of a gland
• Cephal/ic: pertaining to the head
• Carcin/oma: cancerous tumor
• Cyst/o/scopy: process of visually examining the bladder
• Electr/o/cardi/o/gram: record of electricity in the heart
• Cardi/o/logy: process of study of the heart
• Electr/o/encephala/o/gram: record of electricity in the brain
• Dermat/it is: inflammation of the skin
• Arthr/o/scopy: process of visual examination of a joint
• Cyt/o/logy: process of study of cells

Med Term Ch. 1 Exam Review End of Ch 1 Exercises Part E Give the meanings of the following combining forms.

• Erythr/o: red
• Enter/o: intestines (usually small intestines)
• Gastr/o: stomach
• Gnos/o: knowledge
• Hemat/o: blood
• Cis/o: to cut
• Nephr/o: kidney
• Leuk/o: white
• Iatr/o: treatment/physician
• Hepat/o: liver
• Neur/o: nerve
• Gynec/o: women/female Part F Complete the medical term, based on its meaning as provided.
• white blood cell: leukocyte
• inflammation of the stomach: gastritis
• pertaining to being produced by treatment: iatrogenic
• study of kidneys: nephrology
• red blood cell: erythrocyte
• mass of blood: hematoma
• process of viewing living tissue (using a microscope): biopsy
• pain of nerves: neuralgia
• process of visual examination of the eye: ophthalmoscopy
• inflammation of the small intestine: enteritis Part G Select from the combining forms below to match the numbered English terms. Write the correct combining form in the space provided. Onc/o Ren/o Ophthalm/o Rhin/o Oste/o Sarc/o Path/o Sect/o Psych/o Thromb/o Radi/o Ur/o
• kidney -> ren/o
• disease -> path/o
• eye -> ophthalm/o
• to cut -> sect/o
• nose -> rhin/o
• flesh -> sarc/o
• mind -> psych/o
• urinary tract -> ur/o
• bone -> oste/o
• x-rays -> radi/o
• clotting -> thromb/o

Med Term Ch. 1 Exam Review End of Ch 1 Exercises 3. Mr. Smith's liver enlarged, giving him abdominal pain. His radiologic tests and biopsy revealed a malignant tumor, or hepatoma (hepatocellular carcinoma). 4. Mrs. Rose complained of pain in her hip joints, knees, and shoulders each morning. She was told that she had painful joints, or arthralgia. 5. Dr. Black was trained to treat disorders of the pancreas, thyroid gland, adrenal glands, and pituitary gland. Thus, he was an expert in the endocrine glands. 6. Ms. Walsh told her doctor she had pain when urinating. After tests, the doctor's diagnosis was inflammation of the urinary bladder, or cystitis . 7. Elizabeth's overhead tennis shot hit David in the thigh, producing a large hematoma. His skin looked bruised, and the affected area was tender. 8. Mr. Bell's white blood cell count is 10 times higher than normal. Examination of his blood shows cancerous white blood cells. His diagnosis is leukemia . 9. Mr. Kay was resuscitated in the emergency department after experiencing a heart attack. Unfortunately, he suffered a broken rib because of the physician's chest compressions. This is an example of a/an iatrogenic fracture. 10. After playing one season for a professional football team, Bill Smith decided to retire because he worried about the dangers of concussions and head trauma—a condition called CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy . Part K Give the meanings of the following prefixes.

• dia: complete, through
• pro: before
• aut/auto: self, own
• a/an: no, not, without
• hyper: excessive, above, more than normal
• hypo: deficient, below, less than normal
• epi: above, upon
• endo: within
• retro: behind
• trans: across, through
• peri: surrounding
• ex/exo: out
• sub: below, under
• re: back Part L Underline the prefix in the following terms, a nd then give the meaning of the entire term.
• diagnosis: complete knowledge; a decision about the nature of the patient’s condition after the appropriate tests are done
• prognosis: before knowledge: a prediction about the outcome of treatment, given after diagnosis
• subhepatic: pertaining to below the liver, a combining vowel is not needed between the prefix and the root
• pericardium: the membrane surrounding the heart
• hyperglycemia: condition of excessive sugar in the blood

Med Term Ch. 1 Exam Review End of Ch 1 Exercises 6. hypodermic: pertaining to under the skin 7. epigastric: pertaining to above the stomach 8. resection: process of cutting back (in the sense of cutting out) 9. hypoglycemia: condition of deficient (low) sugar in the blood 10. anemia: condition of low numbers of erythrocytes (red blood cells) or deficient hemoglobin in these cells, notice that the root in this term is em , which is shortened from hem , meaning blood Part M Complete the following terms (describing areas of medicine), based on their meanings as given.

• study of the urinary tract: urology
• study of women and women’s diseases: gynecology
• study of blood: hematology
• study of tumors: oncology
• study of the kidneys: nephrology
• study of nerves: neurology
• treatment of children: pediatrics
• study of x-rays in diagnostic imaging: radiology
• study of the eyes: ophthalmology
• study of the stomach and intestines: gastroenterology
• study of the glands that secrete hormones: endocrinology
• treatment of the mind: psychiatry
• study of disease: pathology
• study of the heart: cardiology Part N Give the meaning of the underlined word part, and then define the term.
• cerebrovascular accident: cerebrum (largest part of the brain); aka stroke, is a damage to the blood vessels of the cerebrum, leading to death of brain cells
• encephalitis: brain; inflammation of the brain
• cystoscope: urinary bladder; an instrument used to visually examine the urinary bladder and is inserted into the urethra and urinary bladder
• transhepatic: across, through; pertaining to across or through the liver
• iatrogenic: treatment; pertaining to and adverse side effect produced by treatment
• hypogastric: under, below, deficient; pertaining to below the stomach
• endocrine glands: withing; secrete hormones withing the body, example thyroid
• nephrectomy: excision or resection; removal of the kidney
• exocrine glands: outside; secrete chemicals to the outside of the body, example sweat glands
• neuralgia: pain; nerve pain Part O Select from the terms listed below to complet e the sentences that follow. Anemia Osteoarthritis Biopsy Pathogenic Diagnosis Prognosis Leukemia Psychiatrist Nephrologist Psychologist Neuropathy Thrombocyte
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Course : Medical Terminology (MAST 105)

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Medical Terminology (8th Edition) Edit edition This problem has been solved: …

The term bilateral contains the suffix –al means pertaining to. The term bilateral means pertaining to both the sides.

Therefore, option (a) is incorrect.

The term bilateral contains word root later/o refer to sides. The term bilateral means pertaining to both the sides.

Therefore, option (b) is incorrect.

The term bilateral contains word root later/o combined with the vowel. The term later/o is the combining form means sides.

Therefore, option (d) is incorrect.

The term bilateral contains the prefix bi- means two or both. The term bilateral means pertaining to both the sides.

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