Medical Terminology Simplified

9–59 Use pancreat/o(pancreas) to build medical words that mean

tumor of the pancreas:____________________ / __________

calculus or stone in the pancreas:____________________ / _____ / __________

abnormal condition of a pancreatic stone:____________________ / _____ /

__________ / ____________________

disease of the pancreas:____________________ / _____ / ____________________

9–60 The suffix -lysis is used in words to mean separation, destruction, loosening.

Pancreat/o/lysis is a destruction of the____________________.

9–61 Refer to Table 9–5 on page 413 to complete Frames 9–61 through 9–63.

Two hormones produced by the pancreas are__________ and __________.

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

412 CHAPTER 9• Endocrine and Nervous Systems

Thinning hair

Buffalo hump

Supraclavicular

fat pad

Easy bruising

Thin extremities

Slow wound

healing

Pendulous

abdomen

Purple striae

Moon face

Increased body

and facial hair

Figure 9-6Physical manifestations seen in Cushing syndrome.

pancreat/oma

păn-krē-ă-TŌ-mă

pancreat/o/lith

păn-krē-ĂT-ō-lĭth

pancreat/o/lith/iasis

păn-krē-ă-tō-lĭ-THĪ-ă-sĭs

pancreat/o/pathy

păn-krē-ă-TŎP-ă-thē

pancreas

PĂN-krē-ăs

To check answers to

Frames 9–61 through

9–63, refer to Table 9–5

on page 413.