Medical Terminology Simplified

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 ____________________the tongue.

The sub/mandibul/ar gland is located ____________________the parotid gland.

The tongue is located ____________________the esophagus.

6–15 From sub/lingu/al,construct the CF for tongue.

____________________ / _____

6–16 The suffix -osismeans abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with

blood cells).Stomat/osis literally means ____________________

____________________ of the ____________________.

6–17 Stomat/o/myc/osis is an abnormal condition of a mouth fungus.From

stomat/o/myc/osis, identify the root that means fungus.

__________

6–18 Myc/osis literally means ____________________

____________________ of a ____________________.

6–19 Whenever you see -osisin a word, you will know it means

____________________ ____________________or increase (used primarily with

blood cells).

Whenever you see myc/oin a word, you will know it refers to

____________________.

6–20 Two types of mycoses are athlete’s foot and thrush. Change the plural form

mycosesto its singular form.

__________ / __________

6–21 The CFlog/omeans study of.Combine log/oand -ist to form a new suffix

that means specialist in study of.

____________________

Boldfaceindicates a word root or combining form. Blueindicates a suffix. Pinkindicates a prefix.

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below

below

above

abnormal condition,

mouth

myc

abnormal condition

fungus

myc/osis

mī-KŌS-sĭs

-logist

abnormal condition,

fungus

lingu/o