Clinical terminology - Stems and Endings

Question 1

part of shoulder blade

Answer 1

acromi(o)-

Question 2

gland

Answer 2

aden(o)-

Question 3

air

Answer 3

aer(o)-

Question 4

pain

Answer 4

alg(o)- / algia

Question 5

male

Answer 5

andr(o)-

Question 6

blood vessel

Answer 6

angei(o)-

Question 7

joint / articulation

Answer 7

arthr(o)-

Question 8

related to heart

Answer 8

cardi(o)-

Question 9

head

Answer 9

cephal(o)-

Question 10

lip

Answer 10

cheil(o)-

Question 11

hand

Answer 11

chir(o)-

Question 12

cartilage

Answer 12

chondr(o)-

Question 13

large intestine

Answer 13

col(o)-

Question 14

vagina

Answer 14

colp(o)- or kolp(o)-

Question 15

cell

Answer 15

cyt(o)-

Question 16

skin

Answer 16

dermat(o)-

Question 17

brain

Answer 17

encephal(o)-

Question 18

intestines

Answer 18

enter(o)-

Question 19

stomach

Answer 19

gastr(o)-

Question 20

old person

Answer 20

geront(o)-

Question 21

toungue

Answer 21

gloss(o)-

Question 22

jaw

Answer 22

gnath(o)-

Question 23

knee

Answer 23

gonat(o)-

Question 24

female

Answer 24

gynaec(o)-

Question 25

blood

Answer 25

haem(o)- / haemat(o)-

Question 26

tissue

Answer 26

hist(o)-

Question 27

sleep

Answer 27

hypn(o)-

Question 28

physician

Answer 28

iatr(o)-

Question 29

milk

Answer 29

lact(o)- or galact(o)-

Question 30

abdomen

Answer 30

lapar(o)-

Question 31

fat

Answer 31

lip(o)-

Question 32

stone

Answer 32

lith(o)-

Question 33

word / speech / science

Answer 33

log(o)- or -logia, ae, f.

Question 34

lymph

Answer 34

lymph(o)-

Question 35

breast

Answer 35

mast(o)-

Question 36

month

Answer 36

men(o)-

Question 37

uterus

Answer 37

hyster(o)-

Question 38

form

Answer 38

morph(o)-

Question 39

muscle

Answer 39

myo(o)-

Question 40

marrow

Answer 40

myel(o)-

Question 41

kidney

Answer 41

nephr(o)-

Question 42

nerve

Answer 42

neur(o)-

Question 43

tooth

Answer 43

odont(o)-

Question 44

tumour

Answer 44

onk(o)-

Question 45

nail

Answer 45

onych(o)-

Question 46

bone

Answer 46

oste(o)-

Question 47

ear

Answer 47

ot(o)-

Question 48

child

Answer 48

paed(o)-

Question 49

disease

Answer 49

path(o)- or -pathia

Question 50

vein

Answer 50

phleb(o)-

Question 51

air / lung

Answer 51

pneum(o)- or pneumat(o)-

Question 52

foot

Answer 52

pod(o)- or -podia, ae, f.

Question 53

way / path

Answer 53

por(o)-

Question 54

soul / psychic

Answer 54

psych(o)-

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pus

Answer 55

py(o)-

Question 56

nose

Answer 56

rhin(o)-

Question 57

uterine tube

Answer 57

scalping(o)-

Question 58

skeleton

Answer 58

scelet(o)-

Question 59

spleen

Answer 59

splen(o)-

Question 60

vertebra

Answer 60

spondyl(o)-

Question 61

mouth

Answer 61

stomat(o)-

Question 62

stomach

Answer 62

stomach(o)-

Question 63

death

Answer 63

thanat(o)-

Question 64

poison

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toxic(o)-

Question 65

nutrition

Answer 65

trop(o)- -trophia

Question 66

urine

Answer 66

ur(o)-

Question 67

pain

Answer 67

-algia, ae, f. (vena)

Question 68

excision

Answer 68

-ectomia, ae, f. (vena)

Question 69

result of graphical / physical examinaiton e.g sonographia --> sonogramma

Answer 69

-gramma, atis, n. (caput)

Question 70

graphical / visual examination

Answer 70

-graphia, ae, f. (vena)

Question 71

generic creation of nouns

Answer 71

-ia, ae. f.

Question 72

unspecified non-inflammatory disease

Answer 72

-iasis, sis, f. (basis)

Question 73

inflamation

Answer 73

-itis, itidis, f. (dolor)

Question 74

pain (also used as stem)

Answer 74

-odynia, ae, f. (vena) -odyn-

Question 75

unspecified disease

Answer 75

-pathia, ae, f. (vena)

Question 76

cancer / swelling / thickening

Answer 76

-oma, omatis, n (caput)

Question 77

plastic surgery

Answer 77

-plastica, ae, f. (vena)

Question 78

rhythm

Answer 78

-rhytmia, ae, f. (-rhythmo-)

Question 79

flow

Answer 79

-rrhoe, ae, f. (vena)

Question 80

-scopy, visual examination

Answer 80

-scopia, ae, f. (vena)

Question 81

cut, section

Answer 81

-tomia, ae, f. (vena)

Question 82

general pupose ending for creation of adjecto

Answer 82

-us, a , um

Question 83

general purpose ending for creation of nouns

Answer 83

-us, i, m.

Question 84

create clinical terms for: ``` unspecified disease of gland inflammation of the ear inflammation of the stomach menses (month + flow) surgical removal of breast unspecified disease of bones ``` stone in urinary tract (urinary stone non-inflammatory disease) surgical intervention in abdomen plastic surgery of nose

Answer 84

adenopathia, otitis, gastritis, menorrhea, mastectomia, osteopathia, urolithiasis, laparotomia, rhinoplastica

Question 85

Create all the grammatical cases from following terms, translate the terms in Nom. Sg. to English: ``` angioplastica neuralgia colpitis osteomyeloma gastropathia gerontopathia dermatitis odontopathia ```

Answer 85

angioplastica (surgical reconstruction of veins), angioplasticae, -ae, -arum neuralgia (pain of nervous origin) , neuralgiae, -ae, -arum colpitis (inflammation of vagina), colpitidis, colpitides, colpitidum osteomyeloma (cancer of bone marrow), osteomyelomatis, osteomyelomata, osteomyelomatum gastropathia (unspecified disease of stomach), gastropathiae, -ae, -arum gerontopathia, (disease associated with old age), gerontopathiae, -ae, -arum dermatitis (inflammation of skin), dermatitidis, dermtitidum odontopathiae (non-specific disease of teeth), -ae, -arum

Question 86

Change the adjectives in brackets (provided in Nom. Sg. m. form) to match the clinical term and translate to english: ``` nephrosis (chronicus) neuraligiae (incipiens) urolithiasium (acutus) odontopathia (juvenilis) osteomyelomatis (latens) ```

Answer 86

nephrosis chronica (chronic non-inflammatory disease of kidney) neuralgiae incipientis (of beginning pain of nervous origin) urolithiasium acutarum (of acute presences of stones in urinary tracts Gen. Pl. ) odontopathia juvenilis (juvenile non-specified pathology of teeth) osteomyelomatis latentis (of hidden cancer of bone marrow)

Question 87

# Translate to latin using Greek clinical terminology wherever possible: Chronic disease of teeth acute inflammation of uterine tube suspicion of non-inflammatory disease of cartilage epidemic of chronic inflammation of liver visual examination of urine suspicion of congenital unspecified disease of heart

Answer 87

``` odontopathia chronica salpingitis acuta suspicio chondrosis epidemia hapatitidis uroscopia suspicio cardiopathiae congenitae ```

Question 88

short

Answer 88

brachy-

Question 89

slow

Answer 89

brady-

Question 90

green

Answer 90

chlor(o)-

Question 91

blue

Answer 91

cyan(o)-

Question 92

long

Answer 92

dolich(o)-

Question 93

red

Answer 93

erythr(o)-

Question 94

broad / wide

Answer 94

eury-

Question 95

green

Answer 95

glauc(o)-

Question 96

wet/moist

Answer 96

hygr(o)-

Question 97

white

Answer 97

leuc(o)-

Question 98

big / large

Answer 98

macr(o)-

Question 99

soft

Answer 99

malac-

Question 100

softening

Answer 100

-malacia, ae, f.

Question 101

big / large

Answer 101

megal(o)-, mega-

Question 102

enlargement

Answer 102

-megalia, ae, f.

Question 103

black

Answer 103

melan(o)-

Question 104

small

Answer 104

micr(o)-

Question 105

flat

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platy-

Question 106

deficiancy

Answer 106

-poenia, ae, f.

Question 107

grey

Answer 107

poli(o)-

Question 108

hard / hardening / thickening

Answer 108

scler(o)-

Question 109

narrow

Answer 109

sten(o)-

Question 110

fast

Answer 110

tachy-

Question 111

dry

Answer 111

xer(o)-

Question 112

two

Answer 112

bi-

Question 113

three

Answer 113

tri-

Question 114

four

Answer 114

tetra-

Question 115

five

Answer 115

penta-

Question 116

sic

Answer 116

hexa-

Question 117

seven

Answer 117

hepta-

Question 118

eight

Answer 118

octo-

Question 119

nine

Answer 119

ennea-

Question 120

ten

Answer 120

deka-