Forming a Term
Form a term that would mean, "the study of the characteristics, causes, and effects of disease"
pathology
What term means, "life or living"?
bi/o
face
Break down the term, "pediatrician," and provide a definition for each section.
ped/iatrician
ped/o= child or foot
-iatrician= practitioner
What do the terms. "-er, and -ist" mean?
one who
Form a term that would mean, "the surgical crushing of a stone or calculus"
lithotripsy
What term means, "hand"?
chir/o
What does the term, "-logic, -logical" mean?
pertaining to the science of or study of
Break down the term, "tonsillectomy," and provide a definition for each section.
tonsill/ectomy
tonsill/o= tonsil
-ectomy= excision
From a term that would mean, "swelling of the lymphatic vessels"
lymphedema
Form a term that would mean, "an enlarged heart"
cardiomegaly
What term means, "formation of an opening"?
-stomy
What does the term, "-cele" mean?
hernia
Break down the term, "oncologist," and provide a definition for each section.
onco/logist
onc/o= tumor
-logist= one who studies, specialist
What term means "vomiting"?
-emesis
Form a term that would mean, "pertaining to a nerve"
neural
What term means, "suture"?
-rrhaphy
What does the term, "-centesis" mean?
surgical puncture
glyco/lysis
glyc/o= sugar
-lysis= disolving, distruction, freeing
otoscopy
Form a term that would mean, "pain of the ear"
otalgia or otodynia
What term means, "dilation, or stretching"?
-ectasia, -ectasis
What does the term, "-pexy" mean?
surgical fixation
Break down the term, "geriatrics," and provide a definition for each section.
ger/iatrics
ger/o, ger/a= aged, elderly
-iatrics= medical profession or treatment
What do the terms, "-tomy" and "-tome" mean?
-tomy= incision
-tome= instument used for cutting