Name: Date:
BIO 201 Module 5 Nervous System Part I Medical Terminology and Learning Guide
Reading:
• Ch. 13-All pages
• Ch. 15 pgs.575-583; 594-615
THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST BE COMPLETED IN LEGIBLE HANDWRITING.
Give the meaning of the following roots
Word Meaning Word Meaning
1. esthes/o 2. conjunctiv/o
3. rhin/o 4. my/o
5. spin/o 6. dipl/o
7. somat/o 8. strabism/o
9. tinnit/o 10. myring/o
11. crani/o 12. lacrim/o
13. ophthalm/o 14. tympan/o
15. vestibul/o 16. ambly/o
17. olfact/o 18. aur/o
19. cochle/o 20. ot/o
Give the meaning of the following prefixes
Word Meaning Word Meaning
1. para- 2. hypo-
3. quadri- 4. an-
5. hemi- 6. dys-
7. tetra- 8. de-
9. hyper- 10. contra-
Give the meaning of the following suffixes
Word Meaning Word Meaning
1. -glia 2. -plegia
3. -itis 4. -algia
5. -dynia 6. -pathy
7. -sclerosis 8. -stenosis
9. -phasia 10. -lepsy
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, Name: Date:
Look-alike and sound-alike words with selection exercise
1. aura warning signs to the patient that a seizure is starting
2. aural pertaining to the ear
3. oral pertaining to the mouth
4. here the place you are in
5. hear to hear sound
6. malleus bone of middle ear
7. malleolus bony bumps on the lower leg, commonly called the ankle
8. palpable to feel
9. palpebral pertaining to the eyelid
10. serious not joking; causing great harm
11. serous watery fluid
12. tears (TEERZ) droplets of fluid that fall from the eye
13. tears (TAYRZ) holes that develop due to a pulling force
14. tendinitis inflammation of the tendon
15. tinnitus ringing in the ear
Read the sentences carefully and circle the word in parentheses that correctly completes the
meaning.
1. On (aural/oral) examination of a patient suffering from Otitis, the tympanic membrane was
red and inflamed.
2. When the tuning fork is placed (hear/here) on the hand, the patient cannot (hear/here) the
sound.
3. The swelling over the (malleus/malleolus) was caused by a sprained ankle.
4. The (malleus/malleolus), incus, and stapes are bones in the middle ear.
5. No (palpable/palpebral) neck masses; no (serious/serous) abnormalities. However, he did
have a discharge from his right ear and was admitted with a diagnosis of (serious/serous)
otitis media.
6. The patient is having symptoms of ringing in the ear, he is suffering from
(tendonitis/tinnitus).
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BIO 201 Module 5 Nervous System Part I Medical Terminology and Learning Guide
Reading:
• Ch. 13-All pages
• Ch. 15 pgs.575-583; 594-615
THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST BE COMPLETED IN LEGIBLE HANDWRITING.
Give the meaning of the following roots
Word Meaning Word Meaning
1. esthes/o 2. conjunctiv/o
3. rhin/o 4. my/o
5. spin/o 6. dipl/o
7. somat/o 8. strabism/o
9. tinnit/o 10. myring/o
11. crani/o 12. lacrim/o
13. ophthalm/o 14. tympan/o
15. vestibul/o 16. ambly/o
17. olfact/o 18. aur/o
19. cochle/o 20. ot/o
Give the meaning of the following prefixes
Word Meaning Word Meaning
1. para- 2. hypo-
3. quadri- 4. an-
5. hemi- 6. dys-
7. tetra- 8. de-
9. hyper- 10. contra-
Give the meaning of the following suffixes
Word Meaning Word Meaning
1. -glia 2. -plegia
3. -itis 4. -algia
5. -dynia 6. -pathy
7. -sclerosis 8. -stenosis
9. -phasia 10. -lepsy
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, Name: Date:
Look-alike and sound-alike words with selection exercise
1. aura warning signs to the patient that a seizure is starting
2. aural pertaining to the ear
3. oral pertaining to the mouth
4. here the place you are in
5. hear to hear sound
6. malleus bone of middle ear
7. malleolus bony bumps on the lower leg, commonly called the ankle
8. palpable to feel
9. palpebral pertaining to the eyelid
10. serious not joking; causing great harm
11. serous watery fluid
12. tears (TEERZ) droplets of fluid that fall from the eye
13. tears (TAYRZ) holes that develop due to a pulling force
14. tendinitis inflammation of the tendon
15. tinnitus ringing in the ear
Read the sentences carefully and circle the word in parentheses that correctly completes the
meaning.
1. On (aural/oral) examination of a patient suffering from Otitis, the tympanic membrane was
red and inflamed.
2. When the tuning fork is placed (hear/here) on the hand, the patient cannot (hear/here) the
sound.
3. The swelling over the (malleus/malleolus) was caused by a sprained ankle.
4. The (malleus/malleolus), incus, and stapes are bones in the middle ear.
5. No (palpable/palpebral) neck masses; no (serious/serous) abnormalities. However, he did
have a discharge from his right ear and was admitted with a diagnosis of (serious/serous)
otitis media.
6. The patient is having symptoms of ringing in the ear, he is suffering from
(tendonitis/tinnitus).
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