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

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STUDY TIME

In this section, Study Time, you will be given a series of medical terms, their pronunciation, and their meanings using the roots, prefixes, and suffixes, given in the chapter. You should practice dividing each term into its component parts, prefix, root(s), suffix, and combining form.

PRONUNCIATION of TERMS

The Pronunciation of Terms let you hear the term pronounced and at the same time see at how & where each of the syllables is accented. The accented syllable is in boldface type. Say each word out loud to yourself or to a friend after hearing our audio version pronounced.

Using the list of Roots/Combining Forms, Prefixes and Suffixes given in this Sample course, look at how the words are ‘built’. Practice ‘word building’ by breaking each term into the individual component parts, and then write the meanings of each components. See how it compares to the meanings given below.

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TERM

PRONUNCIATION

MEANING
  Hear biology bi-OL-o-je to view life, (microscopic examination)
  Hear biopsy BI-op-se process of viewing living tissue
  Hear cardiac KAR-de-ak pertaining to the heart
  Hear cardiology kar-de-OL-o-je study of the heart
  Hear cerebral seh-RE-bral pertaining to the cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
  Hear dermatitis der-mah-TI-tis inflammation of the skin
  Hear diagnosis di-ag-NO-sis knowledge of abnormal condition
  Hear electrocardiogram e-lek-tro-KAR-de-o-gram electric recording of the heart
  Hear enteritis en-ter-I-tis inflammation of the intestines (small)
  Hear gastric GAS-trik pertaining to the stomach
  Hear gastritis gas-TRI-tis inflammation of the stomach
  Hear gastrectomy gas-TREK-to-me excision of the stomach
  Hear gastroenteritis gas-tro-en-teh-RI-tis inflammation of the stomach and intestines
  Hear hepatitis hep-ah-TI-tis inflammation of the liver
  Hear neuralgia nu-RAL-je-ah nerve pain
  Hear neural NU-ral pertaining to the nerves
  Hear neuritis nu-RI-tis inflammation of the nerves
  Hear oncologist ong-KOL-o-jist specialist in the study & treatment of tumors
  Hear osteitis os-te-I-tis inflammation of the of a bone
  Hear pathologist pah-THOL-o-jist specialist in the study of disease (by examination of tissue and cells
  Hear prognosis prog-NO-sis before knowledge of the patient’s condition. a forecast as to the possible outcome of an illness or treatment. literally – before (PRO-) knowledge (-GNOSIS)
  Hear subhepatic sub-hep-PAT-ik pertaining to under the liver
  Hear thrombosis throm-BO-sis abnormal clotting condition or clot formation
  Hear subgastric sub-GAS-trik pertaining to under the stomach
  Hear transgastric trans-GAS-trik pertaining to across the stomach
  Hear transurethral trans-u-RE-thral pertaining to across (through) the urethra
       

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