Medical Terminology Simplified

5. Write the plural form of diverticulum.

MEDICAL RECORD ACTIVITY 6-2

CARCINOSARCOMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS

Terminology

Terms listed in the table below come from the medical report Carcinosarcoma of the Esophagus that follows. Use a
medical dictionary such as Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary,the appendices of this book, or other resources
to define each term. Then practice reading the pronunciations aloud for each term.

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Term Definition

aortic arch

ā-OR-tĭk

carcinosarcoma

kăr-sĭ-nō-săr-KŌ-mă

esophagoscopy

ē-sŏf-ă-GŎS-kō-pē

friable

FRĪ-ă-bl

intraluminal

ĭn-tră-LŪ-mĭ-năl

malignant

mă-LĬG-nănt

mediastinal

mē-dē-ăs-TĪ-năl

OR

polypoid

PŎL-ē-poyd

reanastomosis

rē-ăn-ăs-tō-MŌ-sĭs