Word Terminals
Define
-a
-ae
What is the plural ending for words ending in -a
Break apart the following words:
-lobotomy
-emetology
What is:
lob/otomy
emet/ology
What is the element for:
-a mild, not cancerous/not recurrent, favorable for recovery
-slow/slowness, abnormal slowness in physical or mental process
What is:
benign
brady
List all of the word terminals that mean "pertaining to"
What is:
1. -ical, -ic, -al, -ac
2. -ar, -ary
4. -ant, -tic
Define the following abbreviations
CNS
PNS
CP
What is:
Central Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous System
Cerebral Palsy
Give the word terminal for the following definitions?
-condition or process
-a process, action or condition
What is -esis and -ation?
Break apart and define:
bradycardia
cheilotomy
What is:
brady/cardi/a: pertaining to the slowness of the heart
cheil/otomy: to cut into the lip
Define and give an example of :
contra
cheil
-cele
What is :
against, contraction
lip, cheilocarcinoma
hernia, hydrocele
What are the different forms of ology:
What is:
ology: study of
ologist: one who studies or a medical specialist
Write the following abbreviations from the following term:
Blood Alcohol Level
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Level/Loss of Conscience
What is:
BAL
SAD
LOC
Use the following word terminals in an example:
-ics, -in and -ly
What is:
mathematics
melanin
lingually
Break apart:
cauda
What is
caud/a
Spell and come up with the medical word from the from following definition:
dilation of the kidney
What is:
nephrectasis
Define the following:
1. Medical term
2. Element
3. Prefix
4. Root
5. Suffix
6. Combining form
7. Combining vowel
What is:
1. Medical term: a word or phrase made up of elements to express a specific definition.
2. Element: a word part used to form a medical term.
3. Prefix: the beginning of a word
4. Root: the main part of a word
5. Suffix: the ending of a word
6. Combining form: a root, prefix or suffix that carries a combining vowel
7. Combining vowel: a vowel that is used to link two elements together
Name 3 abbreviations from 3 different body systems:
What is:
When is the abbreviation -tic used?
What is words ending in sis?
Break apart and define:
electroencephalogram
What is
electr/o/encephal/o/gram
To record the electricity of the brain
Define the following medical terms:
1. optesthesia
2. odontoptosis
What is:
1. the ability of see.
2. the drooping/falling of the tooth
List and define the other meanings of sweat gland, water or moisture.
What is:
1. Hydro: water2. hidr: sweat gland
3. hydr- moisture
How are ALS, CVA, CP, MS, ADHD, TIA, and OCD all related?
What is:
They are all considered diseases and diagnoses of the Nervous System?
-form
-ad
-ate
-ion
-ac
What is:
-having the same form(form)
-toward, in the direction of(ad)
-action, condition(ion)
-affected by (ac)
-to perform, to put into action, to bring about
Break apart
hepaticocholangiocholecystenterostomy
What is:
hept/ic/o/chol/angi/o/cholecyst/enter/o/stomy
define:
hepaticocholangiocholecystenterostomy
What is:
A surgical creation of an artificial passage between the gallbladder, a liver duct, and between the intestine and the gallbladder
1. Cephal: head
2. Encephal: brain
3. psych: mind
4. Cerebr: the cerebrum
5. Crani: skull
Give 5 abbreviations and their definitions from the nervous system. Describe how they would be used....diagnoses, disease, treatment, procedure, etc.
What is:
Cerebral Palsy, CP, disease