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    Axia College Material

    Appendix B Building a Medical Vocabulary Ch. 1


    Complete activities A, B, & C. A. Use the word bank below to build the medical word that corresponds to each definition in problems 1-8. Click the grey box to begin typing. -ic -pathy hepat/oan-megaly subgastr/oven/oesthes/ocutane/o-ectomy polyhemat/o-ous -ia -oma -ous neur/oappendic/ointra-

    1. Pertaining to the liver

    Hepatic

    2. Pertaining to underneath the skin subcutaneous 3. Surgical removal of the appendix appendectomy 4. Pertaining to within the vein 5. Disease of many nerves 6. Enlargement of the liver 7. Swelling of the blood 8. Condition of not feeling intravenous

    polyneuropathy hepatomegaly

    hematoma

    anesthesia

    B. Define the following word parts. -ac -ary -osis HyperPostDysPertaining to Pertaining to Condition abnormal/process Above more than normal After behind Painful, difficult, abnormal -ar -ion PeriBradyAntiLaryng/oPertaining to Actions; condition Around Slow Against Combining form (larynx)

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    C. In the following activity, break the medical word into its word parts. Using the word parts, create a definition of the word. Write a sentence using the word in a medical context. Use the table to record your answers.

    Medical Word Etymology

    Prefix

    Combining form

    Suffix

    Definition

    Etym/o -ology Study of word origins Sentence: When learning word origins, you will be study Etymology. Mastectomy

    Mast/o Ectomy Surgical removal of the breast Sentence: My mother had a mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

    Neuroma

    Neur/o Oma Tumor or mass of the nerve Sentence: The large mass that is located in my arm is called a neuroma. Tachycardia

    Tachy Cardi/o Oma The condition of a fast heart rate Sentence: After the car accident my brother suffered tachycardia. Endotracheal

    Endo- Trache/o Al Pertaining to within the trachea Sentence: During surgery the doctor inserted the endrotracheal tube in the patients mouth.

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