MSE: ITMT - EXERCISES - MORPHOLOGY & COMBINING FORMS
1. IDENTIFY ELEMENTS - PREFIX? SUFFIX? WORD ROOT? COMBINING
FORM?
ELEMENT ELEMENT TYPE MEANING
a) arthr
b) cephalo
c) laryngo
d) itis
e) ab
f) gram
g) cardi
h) ad
i) oma
j) plasty
k) hyper
l) hepat
m) derm
n) cardio
o) al
p) hypo
2. ANALYZE THE MEDICAL WORDS: IDENTIFY EACH WORD ELEMENT
AND ITS MEANING, AND THE MEANING OF THE WHOLE WORD
ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY:
esophagogastroduodenoscopy =
HYPOCHONDRIAC:
hypochondriac =
MYOCARDITIS:
myocarditis
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INTRAVENOUS:
intravenous
TACHYCARDIAC:
tachycardiac
MYELOPATHY:
myelopathy
SUBCUTANEOUS:
subcutaneous:
CARDIOLOGY:
cardiology:
DERMATOVENEREOLOGY
dermatovenereology
MASTECTOMY:
mastectomy
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INTRACELLULAR
intracellular
SEPTORHINOPLASTY
septorhinoplasty
HYPOGLYCEMIA
hypoglycemia
HEMORRHAGE
hemorrhage
HYPOTHERMIA
hypothermia
TONSILECTOMY
tonsilectomy
HYPODERMIC
hypodermic
ARTHRITIS
arthritis
HYPERTENSION
hypertension 3
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POLYCYSTIC
polycystic
OSTEOSARCOMA
osteosarcoma
MAMMOGRAPHY
mammography
PSYCHOSOMATIC
psychosomatic
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DIARRHEA
diarrhea
ANSWER KEYS:
1. IDENTIFY ELEMENTS - PREFIX? SUFFIX? WORD ROOT? COMBINING
FORM?
ELEMENT ELEMENT TYPE MEANING
a) arthr word root joint
b) cephalo combining form head
c) laryngo combining form voice box
d) itis suffix inflammation
e) ab prefix away from
f) gram suffix record
g) cardi word root heart
h) ad prefix to/toward
i) oma suffix tumor, mass
j) plasty suffix reconstruction
k) hyper prefix excessive, above
l) hepat word root liver
m) derm word root skin
n) cardio combining form heart
o) al suffix adjective, relating to
p) hypo prefix deficient, under
2. ANALYZE THE MEDICAL WORDS: IDENTIFY EACH WORD ELEMENT AND
ITS MEANING, AND THE MEANING OF THE WHOLE WORD
ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY: esophago (combining form) = esophagus
gastro (comb. form) = stomach
duedeno (comb. form) = duodenom (first part of
small intestinde)
scopy (suffix) = visual examination
esophagogastroduodenoscopy = procedure to examine esophagus, stomach
and duodenum (the upper gastrointestinal tract)
HYPOCHONDRIAC: hypo (prefix) = below
chondri (word root) = cartilage
ac (suffix) = adj. relating to
hypochondriac = below the cartilage
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MYOCARDITIS: myo (comb. form) = muscle
card (word root) = heart
itis (suffix) = inflamation
myocarditis = inflamation of the heart muscle
INTRAVENOUS: intra (prefix) = inside/within
ven (word root) = vein
ous (suffix) = adj. referring to
intravenous = inside the vein
TACHYCARDIAC: tachy (prefix) = fast, increased
cardi (word root) = heart
ac (suffix) = adj. relating to
tachycardiac = having fast heart rate
MYELOPATHY: myelo (comb. form) = spinal cord
pathy (suffix) = disease
myelopathy = disease of spinal cord
SUBCUTANEOUS: sub (suffix) = under
cutane (word root) = skin
ous (prefix) = ajd. relating to
subcutaneous: = being under the skin
CARDIOLOGY: cardio (comb. form) = heart
logy (suffix) = study
cardiology: = study of heart diseases
DERMATOVENEREOLOGY dermato (comb. form) = skin
venereo (comb. form) = sexually
transmitted, venereal
logy (suffix) = study
dermatovenereology = study of skin and sexually transmitted
diseases
MASTECTOMY: mast (word form) = breast
ectomy (suffix) = surgical removal
mastectomy = surgical removal of a breast
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INTRACELLULAR intra (prefix) = inside
cellul (word = cell
ar (suffix) = ajd. relating to
intracellular = inside/within a cell
SEPTORHINOPLASTY septo (comb. form) = septum,
cartilage/bone dividing the nostrils
rhino (comb. form) = nose
plasty (suffix) = surgical reconstruction
septorhinoplasty = reconstruction of nose and septum
HYPOGLYCEMIA hypo (preffix) = lower, deficient
glyc (word root) = sugar
emia (suffix) = presence in blood
hypoglycemia = low blood sugar
HEMORRHAGE hemo (comb form) = blood
rrhage (suffix) = excessive flow
hemorrhage = excessive blood flow
HYPOTHERMIA hypo (prefix) = low
therm (word root) = temperature
ia (suffix) = condition
hypothermia = (dangerously) low (body) temperature
TONSILECTOMY tonsil (word root) = tonsils
extomy (suffix) = surgical removal
tonsilectomy = surgery that removes tonsils
HYPODERMIC hypo (prefix) = under, below
derm (word root) = skin
ic (suffic) = adjecitve
hypodermic = under the skin
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ARTHRITIS arthr (word root) = joint
itis (suffix) = inflammation
arthritis = inflammation of joints
HYPERTENSION hyper (prefix) = high
tension (root) = pressure
hypertension = high pressure
POLYCYSTIC poly (prefix) = many, multiple
cyst (word root) = cyst, sac
ic (suffix) = adj. refering to
polycystic = having multiple cysts
OSTEOSARCOMA osteo (combining form) = bone
sarc (combing form) = flesh
oma (suffix) = mass, tumor, swelling
osteosarcoma = bone tumor
MAMMOGRAPHY mammo (combining form) = breast
graphy (suffix) = recording procedure
mammography = breast recording/imaging
PSYCHOSOMATIC psycho (combining form) = mind
soma (word root) = body
tic (suffix) = adj. refering to
psychosomatic = interaction of mind and body/physical
illness caused/enhanved by a mental
factor
DIARRHEA dia (prefix) = through
rrhea (suffix) = flow
diarrhea = abnormally loose stool
