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Chapter 15 Combining Forms
Cerebr/o = cerebrum, brain
Cerebell/o = cerebellum
Encephal/o = brainMeningi/o, mening/o =
meningesMyel/0 = spinal cordNeur/o = nerve
Radic/0, radicul/o, rhiz/o = nerve root
Esthesi/o = sensation, feeling
Ment/o, psych/o = mind
Mon/o = one, singlePhas/o = speechPoli/0 = gray matterGangli/0, ganglion/o =
ganglion
Chapter 15 Suffixes
-iatrist = specialist, physician
-iatry = treatment, specialty
-ictal = seizure, attack
-paresis = slight paralysis
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Multiple Choice
The most superior portion of the brainstem is called the:
A. Midbrain B. Pons C. Medulla oblongata D. Cerebrum
Multiple Choice
The meaning of the suffix -paresis is:
A. mind B. treatment, specialty C. seizure, attack D. slight paralysis
Multiple Choice
The medical term that means protrusion of the meninges (through a defect in the skull or vertebral column) is:
A. meningitis B. meningocele C. Meningomyelocele D. poliomyelitis
Multiple Choice
The medical term dysphasia refers to:
A. condition of difficult speaking B. without (loss of) feeling or
sensation C. condition of without speaking (loss
of the ability to speak) D. paralysis of half (right or left side
of the body)
Multiple Choice
The medical term schizophrenia refers to a(n):
A. emotional disorder characterized by feelings of apprehension, tension, or uneasiness
B. disorder characterized by an acute emotional response to a traumatic event
C. disorder typified by a disturbance in mood, manic and depressive in nature
D. large group of psychotic disorders characterized by gross distortions of reality
Multiple Choice
The meaning of the medical term tetany is a condition:
A. affecting nerves causing muscle spasms as a result of low
amounts of calcium B. resulting from a deficiency of the
thyroid hormone thyroxine C. caused by excessive thyroid hormones
D. brought about by overproduction of
growth hormone
Final Project Due Unit 8
Part I – Read the provided Medical Scenarios Review the chart provided Select at least 15 terms the patient would not
understand Provide a technical (card/i/o/graphy + the meaning)
AND layman's (you have a problem with your heart muscle....etc.) definition for each of these terms.
Part 2 – Explain the "how's' and "why's" of identified medical procedures Prepare > 500 word "script" for a health professional to
use when explaining to the patient his condition and the proposed procedures.
Identify Word Parts Singular/Plural Form Technical/Consumer Definitions
Build Related Word Root Terms
Card/i/ology Cardiology (s)Cardiologies (pl)
1. The study of cardiac system including the cardiovascular system.
2. Having problems with the heart muscle and would like to perform tests to find out exactly what is going on.
CardiacPericardialCardiographyCardiopulmonary
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.
HS111 Medical TerminologyProject 9Section I:
Section II:Prepare a 500 word or more "script" for a health care professional to use when explaining to the patient his condition and the proposed procedures. (Begin your script below and include any references using APA format) Use Kaplan University APA 101 document for examples.
Mr. Jones, after careful review of your C-spine films and soft-tissue films and stillfeeling something stuck in your throat. You still seem to have trouble swallowing….
EXAMPLE: