Exercises 1-1 to 1-3 and Tables 1-1 to 1-4
peri
around
pre
before
natal
birth, born
hem/a/ato
blood
os/teo
bone
Tendonitis refers to the _____ of a ______.
Inflammation, tendon
Pathogenic suffix
genic
card/i/o
heart
path/o
disease
Inflammation is indicates by the Suffix ______
-itis
____ is indicated by the suffixes -algia and _____
Pain, -dynia
Psychiatrist defintion
a medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders
Cardialgia root
cardi
Psychiatrist suffix
ist
gen, genesisa
origin, cause, formation
gen/o
origin, cause, formation
algia
pain
The Suffix -logy is derived from the Greek word _____, which means _____.
Logos, word
Iatrogenic suffix
genic
Iatrogenic root
iatro
Systemic suffix
ic
Pediatrician suffix
ician
Carditis
Root: card (heart) Suffix: itis (inflammation) inflammation of the heart
The medical term osteoarthritis contains two ____ and one _____.
Roots, suffix
ic
adjective suffix denoting of
post
after
Iatrogenic defintion
refers to ailments caused by a doctor or other medical personnel
micro
small
Cardialgia definition
pain in the heart (or stomach)
al
adjective suffix
A prenatal exam is one that occurs ______ the birth of a child.
Before
epi
upon, following, or subsequent to
Cardiology
specialty dealing with heart disease
logy
study of
Systemic root
system
itits
inflammation
scope
viewing an instrument used for viewing
Diagnosis
Prefix: dia (across; through) Root: gnosis (Greek word meaning knowledge) discovery of the cause of signs and symptoms
Pathogenic definition
causing disease
ped/ia
child
phren/o
diaphragm, mind
pathy
disease
Neuropathy definition
disease of the nerves
dynia
pain
Neuralgia definition
pain in one or more nerves
Pathogenic root
patho
Cardialgia
Root: cardi (heart) Suffix: algia (pain) pain in the heart; also, heart-burn (a digestive disorder)
Gerontology
Specialty that deals with the problems of aging and diseases in the elderly
The Suffix -logy means
Study of
Cardialgia suffix
algia
Neuralgia suffix
algia
Neuritis definition
inflammation of a nerve or nerves
Neuritis suffix
itis
arthr/o
joint
Psychology suffix
logy
psych/o
mind
Systemic definition
relating to a body system or systems
skelet/o
skeleton
derm/o/ato
skin
tend/o, ten/o
tendon
Cardiology
Root: cardio (heart) Suffix: logy (study of) study of the heart and its disorders
Iatrogenic disease
Root: iatro (physician); gen (origin, cause) Suffix: disease caused by health care (whether an individual worker, particular institution, or the system as a whole)
Psychopath
Root: psycho (mind); path (disease) person with a (serious) mental disease
The word root derm/o refers to
Skin
Hematology
Specialty dealing with blood diseases
Psychology psychiatry
Specialty dealing with mental disorders
Neurology
Specialty dealing with nervous system disorders
Dermatology
Specialty dealing with skin ailments
Pediatrician definition
a physician who deals with the care and treatment of babies and children
muscul/o
muscle
neur/o
nerve
Neuralgia root
neur
Neuritis root
neur
Neuropathy root
neuro
ger/o/onto
old age
Neuropathy suffix
pathy
Pediatrician roots
ped iatr
iatr/o
physician
Psychiatrist roots
psych iatr
Psychology root
psycho
Psychology definition
the study and science of mental processes and behavior
The prefix peri- denotes
Around
The study of mental and emotional disorders is called ____
Psychology
