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LESSON 4

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In this lesson you will:

•Learn new basic roots and suffixes used in the Greek and Latin medical terms.

•Use these component elements to form and understand medical terms.

This lesson is divided into the following sections:

I. Roots and suffixes used in the Greek and Latin medical terms.

II.Exercises.

I. ROOTS AND SUFFIXES USED IN THE GREEK AND LATIN MEDICAL TERMS

ROOTS

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II.EXERCISES

1.Build up clinical terms with the given roots and suffixes, explain their meaning:

•-(o)megalia (cardi-; dactyl-; splen-; mast-);

•micr(o)- (-scopia; -glossia; -mastia; -gastria; -splenia; -cephalia; -ophthalmia);

•poly- (-uria; -vitaminosis; -neuritis);

•-thermia (hyper-; hypo-);

•neur(o)- (-logia; -rrhaphia; -pathia; -osis; -tomia; -oma; -genus; -pathologia; -itis; -algia; -ectomia);

•haem(o)-; haemat(o)- (-uria; -logia; -angioma; -oma; -rrhagia; -gramma; - thorax; -genus).

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2. Explain the meaning of the following terms:

3. Give the Greek & Latin variants and explain the meaning of the following terms:

oliguria; megalosplenia; glycemia; glossalgia; dystrophy; nephropathy; oligodentia; microsplenia; neurotomy; dysphonia; pneumatosis; dactylomegaly; hypothermia; pneumonia; dysopia; polyuria; hematoma; uremia; pneumonectomy; neuropathy; microglossia; hematogenous; gastrogenous; endogenous; gastrectomy; aphonia; dermatology; spondylopathy.

4. Give the Latin spelling of the terms; explain their meaning:

hypothermia; hypovitaminosis; uremia; microsplenia; oligocytaemia; glucosuria; hyperthermia; hemangioma; dysopia; hematogenic; glycemia; dactylalgia; hypoglossus; biopsia; osteodystrophy; polytrichia; phagocytosis; dysphagia;

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dactylomegaly; aphagia; urogenous; pneumopericardium; pneumothorax; polydactylia.

5.Form the Greek & Latin clinical terms according to the meaning:

•disturbance of period discharge (menses)

•small spleen

•excessive discharge of urine

•mass of coagulated blood

•removal of nerve

•incomplete development of an organ or tissue

•disease of mind

•abnormal presence of glucose (sugar) in the urine

•disturbance of voice formation

•bleeding from ear

•cutting of lung

•retention of urine substances in the blood

•elevation of temperature

•tumour of spleen

•deficiency of blood in quality or quantity

•medical speciality related to the brain and nervous system

•small stomach

•lack of fingers or toes

•bleeding from eye

•abnormal thickening of cornea

•inflammation of the lung with consolidation and drainage

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•examination by microscope

•excessive enlargement of lips

•difficult or painful urination

•fixation of small intestine

•nasal bleeding

•hairy tongue

•difficulty in swallowing

•congenitally small skull and small amount of brain tissue

•uterine bleeding