Medical Terminology Simplified

214 CHAPTER 5• Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems Medical Term Word Element Meaning tachy/cardia thromb/o/genesis thyroid/ect ...

Competency Verification:Check your answers in Appendix B: Answer Key page 576. If you are not satisfied with your level of compr ...

216 CHAPTER 5• Vocabulary Review VOCABULARY REVIEW Match the medical term(s) with the definitions in the numbered list. agglutin ...

217 CHAPTER 6 Digestive System OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to: Describe the type of medical tr ...

218 CHAPTER 6• Digestive System Mouth (oral cavity) Tongue Parotid gland Sublingual gland Submandibular gland Salivaryglands Foo ...

Anatomy and Physiology Overview • CHAPTER 6 219 WORD ELEMENTS This section introduces combining forms (CFs) related to the oral ...

220 CHAPTER 6• Digestive System Word Element Meaning Word Analysis Suffixes -algia pain gastr/algia(găs-TRĂL-jē-ă): pain in the ...

SECTION REVIEW 6-1 For the following medical terms, first write the suffix and its meaning. Then translate the meaning of the re ...

6–3 The suffix -itisrefers to inflammation.It is used in all body systems to describe an inflammation of a particular organ. Use ...

6–11 Sial/o/rrhea,more commonly called ptyal/ism or hyper/salivation,refers to excessive secretion of saliva. Analyze sial/o/rrh ...

6–14 Refer to Figure 6–1 and use the directional terms below or above to complete this frame. The sub/lingu/al gland is located ...

6–22 Recall that -logistmeans specialist in the study of.The gastr/o/logist, enter/o/logist,and gastr/o/enter/o/logist are medic ...

6–29 An orth/odont/ist is a dent/al specialist who corrects abnormal position and misalignment of the teeth. Orth/omeans straigh ...

6–37 The funnel-shaped pharynx serves as a passageway to the respiratory and GI tracts and provides a resonating chamber for spe ...

6–44 Gastr/o/megaly and megal/o/gastr/ia mean enlargement of the ____________________. 6–45 In megal/o/gastr/ia,the suffix -iais ...

6–52 Common surgical suffixes that refer to cuttingare summarized below. Review and use them to complete subsequent frames relat ...

6–62 Cancer (CA) is a general term used to indicate various types of malignant neoplasms. Most cancers invade surrounding tissue ...

6–70 Hemat/orefers to blood.A patient with acute gastr/itis or a peptic ulcer may vomit blood. Build a word that means vomiting ...

SECTION REVIEW 6-2 Using the following table, write the combining form, suffix, or prefix that matches its definition in the spa ...

WORD ELEMENTS This section introduces CFs related to the small intestine and colon. Key suffixes are defined in the right-hand c ...