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CHSE 120 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
JOURNAL ARTICLE ASSIGNMENT
Name:
Kearney Boland
1.
Medical term:
Dysphagia
Definition:
Difficulty swallowing
Use slash marks and divide term into word parts of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms:
Dys/phagia
Identify each word part:
Dys- is a prefix and -phagia is a suffix.
Define each word part:
Dys- means difficult, abnormal; -phagia means eating, swallowing.
2.
Medical term:
Posterior
D
efinition:
Located behind or toward the back
Use slash marks and divide term into word parts of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms:
Post/erior
Identify each word part:
Post- is a prefix and -erior is a suffix.
Define each word part:
Post- means behind, after; -erior means one or the other, one of two.
3.
Medical term:
Aspiration
Definition:
The taking of foreign matter into the lungs with the respiratory current
Use slash marks and divide term into word parts of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms:
Aspirat/ion
Identify each word part:
Apirat- is a prefix and -ion is a suffix.
Define each word part:
Aspirat/o means inhale, removal; -ion means process of.
4.
Medical term:
Dysphonia
Definition:
Having an abnormal voice.
Use slash marks and divide term into word parts of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms:
Dys/phon/ia
Identify each word part:
Dys- is a prefix, phon- is a combining form, and -ia is a suffix.
Define each word part:
Dys- means bad, abnormal; phon/o means sound, voice; -ia means condition.
5.
Medical term:
Endoscopic
Definition:
An instrument that can be introduced into the body to give a view of its internal
parts.
Use slash marks and divide term into word parts of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms:
Endo/scop/ic
Identify each word part:
Endo- is the prefix, scop- is the combining form, and -ic is the suffix.
Define each word part:
Endo- means within, inner; -scop means visual examination; -ic means pertaining to.
6.
Medical term:
Nasogastric
Definition:
Reaching or supplying the stomach via the nose.
Use slash marks and divide term into word parts of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms:
Nas/o/gastr/ic
Identify each word part:
Nas/o is the prefix, gastr- is the combining form, an -ic is the suffix.
Define each word part:
Nas/o means nose; gastr/o means stomach; -ic means pertaining to.
7.
Medical term:
Intracranial
Definition:
Within the skull
Use slash marks and divide term into word parts of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms:
Intra/crani/al
Identify each word part:
Intra is the prefix, crani- is the combining form, and -al is the suffix.
Define each word part:
Intra- means within; Crani/o means skull; -al means pertaining to.
8.
Medical term:
Neurological
Definition:
Relating to the disorders of the nervous system.
Use slash marks and divide term into word parts of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms:
Neur/o/log/ical
Identify each word part:
Neur/o is the prefix, log- is the combining form, -ical is the suffix.
Define each word part:
Neur/o means nerve; Log/o means word; -ical means pertaining to.
9.
Medical term:
Pneumonia
Definition:
An infection of one or both lungs.
Use slash marks and divide term into word parts of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms:
Pneumon/ia
Identify each word part:
Pneumon- is the prefix and -ia is the suffix
.
Define each word part:
Pneumon/o means lung, breath; -ia means condition.
10.
Medical term:
Tracheostomy
Definition:
A surgically created hole in the front of the neck to help breathing.
Use slash marks and divide term into word parts of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms:
Trache/o/stomy
Identify each word part:
Trache/o is the prefix, and -stomy is the suffix.
Define each word part:
Trache/o means trachea; -stomy means surgical opening.
11.
Medical term:
Gastrostomy
Definition:
A surgical operation for making an opening in the stomach.
Use slash marks and divide term into word parts of prefixes, suffixes, combining forms:
Gastr/o/stomy
Identify each word part:
Gastr/o is the prefix and -stomy is the suffix.
Define each word part:
Gastr/o means stomach; -stomy means surgical opening.
12.
Medical term:
Diagnosis
Definition:
The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of
the symptoms.
Use slash marks and divide term into word parts of prefixes, suffixes, combining forms:
Dia/gnosis
Identify each word part:
Dia- is the prefix, and -gnosis is the suffix.
Define each word part:
Dia- means across, through; -gnosis means knowledge
13.
Medical term:
Histopathology
Definition:
The diagnosis and study of diseases of the tissues
Use slash marks and divide term into word parts of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms:
Hist/o/path/ology
Identify each word part:
Hist/o is the prefix, path- is the combining form, and -ology is the suffix.
Define each word part:
Hist/o means tissue; Path/o means disease; -ology means study of.
14.
Medical term:
Dysarthria
Definition:
When you have difficulty speaking because the muscles you use for speech are
weak
Use slash marks and divide term into word parts of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms:
Dys/arthr/ia
Identify each word part:
Dys- is the prefix, arthr- is the combining form, and -ia is the suffix.
Define each word part:
Dys- means abnormal, bad; arthr- means joint; -ia means condition.
15.
Medical term:
Pediatrics
Definition:
The branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases.
Use slash marks and divide term into word parts of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms:
Ped/iatrics
Identify each word part:
Ped/o is the prefix, and -iatrics is the suffix.
Define each word part:
Ped/o means child; -iatrics means medical specialty.
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