1. EXERCISES I)Defining Word Parts: Write the definition for each of the following word parts.
1 A- away from, negative, and without. 2 –ALGIA pain and suffering 3 –DYNIA pain
4 DYS difficult, painful, or bad. 5 –ECTOMY surgical removal 6 HYPER- Over, above, or increased. 7 HYPO- Below, under, or decreased.

2. 8 –ITIS Inflammation. 9 –MALACIA Abnormal softening
8 –ITIS Inflammation. 9 –MALACIA Abnormal softening. 10 –NECROSIS The death of tissue. 11 –OSIS A disease, or abnormal condition. 12 –OSTOMY To create surgical a mouth or opening.
13 –OTOMY Cutting into or a surgical incision. 14 –PLASTY Surgical repair. 15 –RRHAGE bursting forth, or abnormal or excessive flow. 16 –RRHAPHY To suture or stitch. 17 –RRHEA Flow or discharge.

3. 18 –RRHEXIS Rupture. 19 –SCLEROSIS Abnormal hardening
18 –RRHEXIS Rupture. 19 –SCLEROSIS Abnormal hardening. 20) –STENOSIS Abnormal tightening or narrowing.
II) Definition → Circle the letter next correct answer. 1-The combining form means plaque or fatty substance a) ARTERI/O b) ATHER/O c) ARTHR/O 2-The Prefix means away from a) A- b) AB- c) AD-
ATHER/O
AB-

4. 3) The suffix means surgical removal
3) The suffix means surgical removal. a) -ECTOMY b) -NECROSIS c) -OTOMY 4) The suffix means to see or a visual examination. a) -CENTESIS b) -GRAPHY c) -SCOPY
5) The suffix means abnormal tightening or narrowing. a) -NECROSIS b) - SCLEROSIS c) - STENOSIS 6) The suffix means pertaining to. a) -AC b) -AL c) a and b
-ECTOMY
-STENOSIS
-SCOPY
a and b

5. 7) The suffix means below, under, or decreased
7) The suffix means below, under, or decreased. a) -HYPER b) -HYPO c) -SUPRA 8) The suffix means pain. a) -ALGIA b) -DYNIA c) a and b
9) The suffix means abnormal softening. a) -MALACIA b) - OSIS c) - SCLROSIS 10) The suffix means large or enlargement. a) -MEGALY b) -NECROSIS c) -STENOSIS.
-MALACIA
-HYPO
-MEGALY C

6. 11) The patient received care before the birth of her baby
11) The patient received care before the birth of her baby. a) Prenatal b) Postnatal c) Perinatal 12) Supracostal means the ribs. a) above b) below c) within
13) The combining form means ear. a) LARING/O b) OT/O c) RHIN/O 14) The word part means difficult, painful, or bad. a) DIA- b) -DYNIA c) DYS-
Prenatal
OT/O
above
DYS-

7. III)Matching: Write the letter of the correct definition on the line next to each term.
1) -RRHAGIA 2) -RRHAPHY 3) -RRHEA 4) -RRHEXIS
bursting forth
B. flow or discharge
C. rupture
D. surgical removal
E. to suture or stitch A E B C

8. IV MISSING WORDS: Write the missing word on the line(1).
1) The combining form means heart. 2) is an inflammation of the stomach. 3) is the surgical puncture of the abdomen cavity that may be performed for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluids. 4) is the process of recording a picture of an artery or arteries. 5) The combining form means ear.
CARDI/O
Gastritis
Abdominocentesis
Arteriography
OT/O

9. IV MISSING WORDS: Write the missing word on the line(2).
6) means below a rib or ribs. 7) is lower than normal blood pressure. 8) Surgically creating an opening between the colon and body surface is called 9) A/An is a sharp, pointed surgical instrument. 10) arrest is the sudden stopping of the heart. 11) The prefix means within or inside.
Subcostal
Hypotension
trocar
Cardiac
END/O-

10. V) SPELLCHECK : Select the correct spelling and write it on the line(1).
A is the surgical removal of the tonsils.
a) tonsilectomy
b) tonsillectomy
c) tonsilloectomy
means within the muscle.
a) Intermuscular
b) Intramuscular
c) Intromuscular b b

11. V) SPELLCHECK : Select the correct spelling and write it on the line(2).
3) A means an organ or body part that is working not properly. a) desfunctional b) disfunctional c) dysfunctional 4) In the male, the gland surrounds the bladder and urethra . a) postate b) prostate c) prostrate c b

12. V) SPELLCHECK : Select the correct spelling and write it on the line(3).
5) means to suture or stitch a muscle wound. a) Mycorrhaphy b) Myelorrhaphy c) Myorrhaphy 6) is the abnormal softening of the wall of an artery or arteries. a) Arterimalacia b) Arteriomalacia c) Artheriomalacia c b

13. V) SPELLCHECK : Select the correct spelling and write it on the line(4).
7) means the frequent flow of loose or watery stools and increase in bowel movements . a)Diarrhea b)Dierrhea c)Direrea 8) means the sudden bursting forth of blood. a)Hemaorrhage b)Hemeorrhage c)Hemorrhage c

14. V) SPELLCHECK : Select the correct spelling and write it on the line(5).
9) An is the surgical removal of the appendix. a)appendectomy b)appendixectomy c)appendoectomy 10) means the time surrounding birth. a)Perenatal b)Perinatal c)Perionatal a b

15. V) SPELLCHECK : Select the correct spelling and write it on the line(4).
11) A is the surgical removal of a portion of the pericardium . a)Pericardiectomy b)Periocardiectomy c)Periocardioectomy 12) is the surgical repair of a nerve. a)Neuroplasty b)Neuriplasty c)Neurplasty a a

16. V) SPELLCHECK : Select the correct spelling and write it on the line(4).
13) is an enlargement of the heart. a)Cardiamegaly b)Cardimegaly c)Cardiomegaly 14) is an any disease of the stomach. a)Gastricosis b)Gastrisis c)Gastrosis C c

17. V) SPELLCHECK : Select the correct spelling and write it on the line(4).
15) The is part of the hip bone. a)ileum b)ilium c)ilioum 16) is an inflammation of the liver. a)Hepatoitis b)Liveritis c)Hepatitis b C

18. TRUE/ FALSE: If the statement is true, write T on the line
TRUE/ FALSE: If the statement is true, write T on the line. If the statement is false, write F on the line(1)
1) Arteriostenosis is the abnormal narrowing of an artery or arteries. 2) Palpitation is a pounding or racing heart. 3) Mucous is the substance secreted by the mucous membranes. 4) Myelopathy is any pathological change or disease in the spinal cord or bone marrow. 5) The combining vowel is used when the suffix begins with a consonant. T T T T T

19. TRUE/ FALSE: If the statement is true, write T on the line
TRUE/ FALSE: If the statement is true, write T on the line. If the statement is false, write F on the line(2)
6) A suffix is usually, but not always, indicates location, time, or number. 7) The suffix –ALGIA means pain. 8) Supination is the formation or discharge of pus. 9) The ilium is part of the small intestine. 10) Virile means pertaining to a virus. T T F F T

20. CASE STUDY: write the correct answer on the line(1).
1) Andrew Weller suffers from an inflammation of several nerves. The diagnosis is that he suffers from . 2) Beverly Gaston suffers from higher than normal blood pressure. This is recorded on her chart as 3) After his fever decreased and his temperature return to normal, Carlos Pinta was described as being
neuritis
hypertension
afebrile

21. CASE STUDY: write the correct answer on the line(2).
4) Mrs. Tillson was treated for , which means excess built up of fluid in body tissues. 5) Elderly Mr. Gusterson suffers from that is characterized by abnormal hardening of the arteries. 6) Hal Jamison received emergency treatment for , which is an inflammation of the appendix.
cytocentesis
arteriosclerosis
appnendicitis

22. CASE STUDY: write the correct answer on the line(3).
7) Joan Randolph was treated for an infection of the membrane that line the nose. 8) As she used her hands to examine the patient , Dr Da was using an examination technique called . 9) Mr. Emerson was treated for ,which is the tissue death of an artery or arteries. 10) After the accident, sutures required to close the of Earl Blake’s leg.
nasal
palpation
arterionecrosis
wound

23. WORD BUILDING: Write the correct word or word part on the line(1).
Inflammation of the tonsils
a- The combining form means tonsils.
b-The suffix means inflammation.
C- The term means inflammation of the tonsils.
2) Any pathological change or disease of muscle tissue.
a- The combining form means muscle.
b- The suffix means diseases.
c- The term means any pathological change or disease of muscle tissue.
TONSILL/O
-itis
Tonsillitis
My/o
-osis
myosis

24. WORD BUILDING: Write the correct word or word part on the line(2).
3) A surgical incision into the colon. a- The combining form means colon. b-The suffix means a surgical incision. C- The term means a surgical incision into the colon. 4) Surgically creating an opening between the colon and body surface. a- The combining form means colon. b- The suffix means surgically creating an opening. c- The term means surgically creating an opening between the colon and body surface.
Col/o
-otomy
Colotomy
Col/o
-ostomy
Colostomy

25. WORD BUILDING: Write the correct word or word part on the line(3).
5) The surgical repair of a muscle. a- The combining form means muscle. b-The suffix means a surgical repair. C- The term means the surgical repair of a muscle. 6) Inflammation of the stomach. a- The combining form means stomach. b- The suffix means inflammation. c- The term means Inflammation of the stomach.
My/o
-plasty
myoplasty
Gastr/o
-itis
gastritis

26. WORD BUILDING: Write the correct word or word part on the line(4).
7) The surgical removal of an appendix. a- The combining form means appendix. b-The suffix means a surgical removal. C- The term means the surgical removal of an appendix. 8) Inflammation of the liver. a- The combining form means liver. b- The suffix means inflammation. c- The term means Inflammation of the liver.
Appendic/o
Append/o
-ectomy
Appendectomy
Appendicectomy
Hepat/o
-itis
Hepatitis

27. WORD BUILDING: Write the correct word or word part on the line(5).
9) The surgical removal of an artery. a- The combining form means artery. b-The suffix means a surgical removal. C- The term means the surgical removal of part of an artery. 10) Inflammation of the colon. a- The combining form means colon. b- The suffix means inflammation. c- The term means Inflammation of the colon.
Arteri/o
-ectomy
Arteriectomy
Col/o
-itis
Colitis

28. WORD BUILDING: Write the correct word or word part on the line(6).
11) A runny nose. a- The combining form means nose. b-The suffix means a discharge or watery flow. C- The term means a discharge of mucus from the nose. 12) A surgical incision into a nerve. a- The combining form means nerve. b-The suffix means a surgical incision. C- The term means a surgical incision into a nerve.
Rhin/o
-rrhea
Rhinorrhea
Neur/o
-otomy
Neurotomy

29. WORD BUILDING: Write the correct word or word part on the line(7).
13) Rupture of the heart. a- The combining form means heart. b-The suffix means rupture. C- The term means rupture of the heart. 14) The abnormal softening of muscle tissue. a- The combining form means muscle. b-The suffix means abnormal softening. C- The term means the abnormal softening of muscle tissue.
Cardi/o
-rrhexis
Cardiorrhexis
My/o
-malacia
Myomalacia