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ANSWERS TO COMBINING FORMS AND TERMINOLOGY SECTIONS

Chapter One

Answers to Combining Forms and Terminology Sections

Terminology
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Meaning
Tumor of a gland. Inflammation of a gland. Inflammation of a joint. Study of life. Removal of living tissue and examination under a microscope. Cancerous tumor. Study of the heart. Pertaining to the head. Pertaining to the brain. Process of cutting into. Scissors cut. Process of cutting out. Glands that secrete hormones within the body. Process of visual examination of the urinary bladder. Study of cells. Inflammation of the skin. Pertaining to under the skin. Record of the electricity in the heart. Record of the electricity of the brain. Inflammation of the intestines. A red blood cell. Removal of the stomach. Incision of the stomach. State of complete knowledge; information gathered about a patients illness (dia- = complete; gnos/o = knowledge; -sis = state of). State of before knowledge; prediction about the outcome of an illness. An agnostic is a person who professes no (a-) knowledge of God. Condition of increased blood sugar. Study of females and female diseases. Study of blood. Collection (mass) of blood. Blood protein found in red blood cells. Hemoglobin carries oxygen to the cells from the lungs and carbon dioxide away from cells to the lungs. Inflammation of the liver. Pertaining to being produced by treatment. A rash occurring after treatment with a drug, such as penicillin, is an iatrogenic condition. A related term, nosocomial, refers to any infection acquired in a hospital (nos/o means disease and -comial comes from the Greek I take care of). White blood cell. Study of skin. Inflammation of the kidney. Study of the kidney. Study of nerves. Study of tumors. Specialist in the study of tumors.
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ophthalmoscope

ANSWERS TO COMBINING FORMS AND TERMINOLOGY SECTIONS

Instrument for visual examination of the eye. Proper pronunciation helps in the spelling of this term. The initial syllable is pronounced off and is spelled oph. Inflammation of bone. Inflammation of bone and joints (actually degeneration of joint tissue). Study of disease. One who studies diseases, performs autopsies, and examines biopsy samples. Pertaining to treatment of children. Study of the mind. Specialist in the treatment of the mind. Study of x-rays. Pertaining to the kidney. Ren/o (Latin) is used with -al (Latin), and nephr/o (Greek) is used with -ic (Greek). Inflammation of the nose.

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Tumor of flesh tissue (cancerous tumor of connective tissues, such as bone, muscle, cartilage, fat). Sarcasm is an utterance intended to cut into the flesh and a sarcophagus is a box or container (Egyptian coffin) intended to swallow flesh. Phag/o means to eat or swallow. Process of cutting out; removal. A clotting cell. Study of the urinary tract. Pertaining to the heart. Pertaining to nerves. Pain of a joint. Nerve pain. Red blood cell. Removal (resection) of a kidney. Blood condition of white cells; malignant (cancerous) condition. Pertaining to producing cancer. From the Greek gennao meaning I produce. Other words to help remember -genic are gene and genesis. Pertaining to producing disease. Pertaining to produced by treatment (physician). Literally, blood (hem/o) protein (-globin). Hemoglobin is a protein found in red blood cells. It helps erythrocytes carry oxygen. Record of the electricity in the brain. Pertaining to the stomach. Pertaining to the study of nerves. Process of cutting out; removal. Specialist in the study of diagnosing and treating disorders of the eye. Inflammation of the urinary bladder. Study of the endocrine glands. Tumor (malignant) of the liver. Process of viewing life; removal of living tissue for microscopic examination. Abnormal condition of the kidney. Abnormal condition (slight increase) of normal white blood cells. Disease of the intestines. Disease of glands. Instrument to visually examine within (the body). Process of visually examining within (the body).

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ANSWERS TO COMBINING FORMS AND TERMINOLOGY SECTIONS

State of before knowledge; prediction about the outcome of treatment. Incision of a bone. Process of study of the stomach and intestines. A decrease in erythrocytes or hemoglobin. Self-viewexamination of a dead body, understand its function. State of complete knowledge; information gathered about a patients illness. Process of visually examining within (the body). One who specializes in endocrine glands. Pertaining to above the stomach. Outer layer of skin; above the dermis layer. Process of cutting out; to resection. Glands that secrete chemicals to the outside of the body. Condition of too much secretion of hormone (thyroxine) from the thyroid gland. Pertaining to below the stomach. Condition of low blood sugar. Process of cutting into; to section. Structure (membrane) surrounding the heart. Exocrine gland in front of (before) the urinary bladder in males. Removal; excision. From the Latin resecare meaning to cut back, trim or curtail. Thus a resection is an operation wherein an organ is cut back or removed. Pertaining to behind the heart. Pertaining to below the liver. Pertaining to across or through the liver.

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