assignment sheet - john a. ferguson senior high school
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ASSIGNMENT SHEETName _
INTRODUCTION: Special words used in medicine are called medical terminology. Many ofthese 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 breakapart a medical term to understand its meaning.
In the health care fields, you will be required to know and understand medical terminology. Even if youhave never come into contact with a medical word before, by breaking it down into its parts, you will usuallybe 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 redcyte means cellerythrocyte means red cell
Example 2: hyperadenosis: hyper / aden / osishyper means in~reasedaden means glandosis means condition, state, or processhyperadenosis means increased glandular condition
A. Identifying Word Parts: Determine the meanings of the following words. Print your answers in the spacesprovided. The words have been separated to help you do this exercise.
1. crani / otomy
crani
otomy
2. dys / uria
dys
uria
3. hyster / ectomy\
hyster
ectomy4. hemo / toxic
herno
toxic
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5. peri / card / itis
peri
card :)itis
6. leuko / cyte
Ieuko
cyte
7. chole / cyst / itis
chole
cyst
itis
8. tachy / cardia
tachy
cardia
9. neur / algia
neur
algia
10. poly / cyt / emia
poly
cyt (emia <,
II. brady / cardia
12. gastr / ectorny
13. rnernng/itis _
14. neo / pathy
15. derrnat / ologist
16. procto / scope _
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