Medical Terminology Activity 1

Complete the following sentences:

1. Most medical terms have four basic parts: the

, ,
and .
2. The root is the of the term.
3. The is the word ending that modifies and gives essential
meaning to the root.
4. The is a word structure at the beginning of a term that
further modifies the root.
5. Often a medical term is formed of or more roots.
6. When a medical term has more than one root, it is joined together by a
(usually a ).
7. A combining form is a
with a
attached.

What do these suffixes (1-6) mean? Match them to their meanings (a-f).

1 ~ist (eg. cardiologist) ------ a. tumour or swelling

2 ~algia (eg. cephalgia) ------- b. inflammation and/ or infection
3 ~itis (eg. conjunctivitis) ------- c .the study of
4 ~oma (eg. melanoma) -------- d .pain / ache
5 ~pathy (eg. cardiopathy) -------- e .a disease or condition
6 ~ology (eg. cardiology) ---------- f. the person who specializes in an activity

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Medical Terminology Activity 1

Match the definitions 1-5 to the words a-e.

1 The study of the skin? ------ a nephroma

2 A specialist in the respiratory system? ------ b arthritis
3 A tumour in the kidney? -------- c dermatology
4 Inflammation of the hear t? --------- d carditis
5 Inflammation of the joints? ---------- e pneumologist

Change the following singular words into plural words.

Bacterium

Bronchus

Deformity

Apex

Ganglion

Carcinoma

Pleura

Define the following suffixes:

-al

-ist

-osis

-ectomy

-itis

-cele

-esthesia

-gram

-pepsia

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Medical Terminology Activity 1

-plasty

Define the following prefixes:

Ab

Ante

Brady

Tachy

Cyan

Bi

Tri

Cryo

dys-

Define the following medical vocabulary.

Anoxia

Apnea

Bradycardia

Diaphoresis

Dyspnea

Hypertension

Hypotension

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