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McDonald_Madeleine KINE_2850 Section # 500

Assignment #2 Date 8/30/2016

Word Elements Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the missing word or words.

The four elements that are used to build a medical word are the word root, combining form, and suffix . In the word teacher, teaches, and teaching, the word root is

teach

prefix

.

Identify the roots in the following words: Word

Root

Reader

read

Spending

spend

Playful

play

Word roots can also be used alone, please identify the roots in these terms: Phrase Alcoholism

Alcohol-

Lumpectomy

Lump-

Gastritis

Gastro-

Word Breakdown Instructions: Break down the following words into Combining Form, Word Root and Suffix. After breaking down the word please define it and name a specialist that deals with that particular pathology or organ. Medical Term

Combining Form

Word Root

Suffix

Specialist

Arthroscopic

Arthr/o

/

Arthro

/

-scopic |

Orthopedist

Erythrocytosis

Erythr/o

/

Erythrocyte

/

-osis

|

Hematologist

Appendix

Append

/

Append

/

-ix

|Gastroenterologist

Dermatitis

Derm/ato

/

Dermat

/ -itis

Gastroenteritis

Gastr/0, Enter /

Orthopedic

Orth/o, Ped

Gastroenter

/

/

Orthoped/

|

Dermatologist

-itis

|Gastroenterologist

-ic

|

Orthopedist Rheumatologist

Osteoarthritis

Ost/e/o , Arth /

Osteoarth

/

-itis

|

Vaginitis

Vagin

Vagin

/

-itis

|Gynecologist

/...