Medical Terminology Simplified

8–84 When a small primary tumor is localized, the surgeon performs a lumpec-

tomy. In these instances, the tumor and some of the normal tissue surrounding it are

excised. All tissue removed from the breast is biopsied to determine if CA cells are

present in the normal tissue surrounding the tumor. (See Fig. 8–8.)

Competency Verification:Check your labeling of Figure 8–7 in Appendix B: Answer Key, page 587.

8–85 The term nat/al means pertaining to birth.Pre/nat/al refers to the time

period____________________birth; post/nat/al refers to the time period

____________________birth.

8–86 Identify elements in neo/nat/o/logy that mean

new:____________________

birth:__________ / _____

study of:____________________

8–87 Neo/nat/o/logy is the study and treatment of the neonate (newborn infant).

A physician who specializes in the care and treatment of the neonate is called a

__________ / __________ / _____ / ____________________.

8–88 Gravida is used to describe a pregnant woman, as is the suffix -gravida.A

primi/gravida is a woman pregnant for the first time; a multi/gravida is a woman

who has been pregnant more than once.

Whenever you see gravida in a word, you will know it denotes a pregnant

____________________.

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

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Surrounding
tissue removed

Tumor

Figure 8-8Lumpectomy, with primary tumor in red and the

surrounding tissue removed during lumpectomy highlighted in pink.

before, after

neo-

nat/o

-logy

neo/nat/o/logist

nē-ō-nā-TŎL-ō-jĭst

woman