SAMPLE COURSE TABLE OF CONTENTS

Word Building - Introduction
Word Building Basics
Word Building Basics (cont)
Word Building Review
Word Building Components
Prefixes
Suffixes
Root Words
Pronunciation of Terms
Exercise I - Term Division
Exercise II - Term Meanings
Sample Test
Evaluation

LEARNING TOOLS

Course Flash Cards
Component Glossary
Component Glossary Flash Cards

WORD BUILDING REVIEW

Word building is a very simple concept. All of the basic rules and guidelines have    been set forth before you. What is now left for you to learn is the list of prefixes, suffixes and some basic root words. Each of the four remaining chapters of this Medical Terminology course will increase on your word building vocabulary by    adding new suffixes, prefixes and root words.

PRACTICE - COMPONENTS

Direction: just for fun, see if you can divide the following medical terms into word building components, using the guidelines on the prior pages. Its okay if you don’t get them right, its just practice.

MEDICAL TERM

COMPONENTS

Example: CEREBRAL CEREBR /O -AL
1. ENTERITIS  
2. GASTRIC  
3. ONCOLOGY  
4. TRANSURETHRAL  
5. RHINITIS  
6. RENAL  
7. HEMATOLOGY  
8. ARTHROGRAM  
9. CARDIAC  
10. ARTHROSCOPY  
   

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