Iden fy & De ne

Iden fy and de ne the pre x in each word.

Pre x Meaning of Pre x

1. Bradycardia brady- slow
2. An dote an - opposite
3. Epigastric epi- over
4. Depilatory de- down
5. Aleukemic a- without
6. Dysentery dys- abnormal
7. Endoplasm endo- within
8. Hypersecre on hyper- excessive
9. Hypokinesia hypo- de cient
10. Interphalangeal inter- between
11. Intradural intra- within
12. Pseudoplegia psuedo- false
13. Peritubular peri- around
14. Retromolar retro- located behind
15. Ultradian ultra- beyond

Iden fy and de ne the root in each word.

Root Word Meaning of Root Word
1. Hematlogy hemat- blood
2. Gynecologist gyneco- female
3. ophthalmology ophthalmo- eyes
4. immunology immuno- immune
5. cardiogram cardio- heart
6. rhinoplasty rhino- nose

Iden fy and de ne the su x in each word.

Su x Meaning of Su x
1. Demen a -a with
2. Thrombosis -osis disease
3. Pulmonary -ary pertaining to
4. Parasi sm -ism condi on
5. Pyorrhea -rrhea burst forth
6. Sebaceous -ous pertaining to
7. Physiology -logy study of
8. Spondylopathy -pathy disease
9. Telemeter -meter instrument used to measure
10. Trachelectomy -ectomy. Surgery of body part
11. Ultrasonography -graphy recording
12. Rhinoplasty -plasty repair
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 Word Analysis
De ne each of the following words, and give the meaning of the word parts in each. (You may
use a dic onary if needed, since we are just beginning).

1. Dysmenorrhea
a. dys Abnormal
b. men/o month
c. -rhea ow
d. De ni on: Severe menstrual cramps

2. Cardiologist
a. cardi/o Heart
b. -logist study of
c. De ni on: Doctor studies heart and blood vessels

3. Nephri s
a. nephr/o pertaining to kidney
b. -i s in amma on
c. De ni on: in amma on of kidney

4. Endoneurial
a. endo- within
b. neur/o pertaining to nerves
c. -al rela ng to
d. De ni on: Rela ng to nerves

5. Intrapulmonary
a. intra- inside
b. pulmn/o pertaining to lung
c. -ary connected to
d. De ni on: occurring within lungs
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 Word Building

Write words for the following de ni ons using the word parts provided. A combining vowel is
included. Each word part can be used more than once.

-i s -logy -ptosis nephr/o -o

cardi/o neur- -gastr

1. In amma on of the stomach gastri s

2. Study of the nervous system neurology
3. Dropping of the kidney nephroptosis
4. Study of the kidney nephrology
5. In amma on of the nerve neuri s
6. Downward displacement of the heart cardioptosis

-ist -ic parasite -ism -y

Log -o- -osis

1. Pertaining to parasites parasi c

2. Study of parasites parasitology
3. A condi on of having parasites parasi sm
4. One who studies parasites parasitologist

mon/o -al dextr/o end/o

macro cardi cyt
-ic ecto micro -ia

1. Pertaining to a very small cell Microcy c

2. A condi on in which the heart is outside
its normal posi on Ectocardia
3. Pertaining to a cell with a single nucleus Monocy c
4. Condi on in which the heart is displaced to the right Dextrocardia
5. Pertaining to the innermost layer of the heart Endocardium
6. Pertaining to a very large cell Macrocy c
7. Condi on in which the heart is extremely small Microcardia
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