The Language of Medicine 5.pdf

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aden/od-ddCORRECTdANSWERSgland.d



adenomadtumordofdadglandd(Thedsuffixd-omadmeansdtumordordmass.),

adenitisd(Thedsuffixd-itisdmeansdinflammation.)



arthr/od-ddCORRECTdANSWERSjoint.d



arthritis



bi/od-ddCORRECTdANSWERSlife.d



biologyd(Thedsuffixd-logydisdcomposeddofdthedrootdlogd(study)danddthedfinaldsuffixd-
yd(processdordcondition).),

biopsyd(Thedsuffixd-opsydmeansdprocessdofdviewing.d)d-
dLivingdtissuedisdremoveddfromdthedbodydanddvieweddunderdadmicroscope.




carcin/od-ddCORRECTdANSWERScancerous,dcancer.d



carcinomad-
dadcancerousdtumor.dCarcinomasdgrowdfromdthedepitheliald(surfacedordskin)dcellsdthatdcoverdthedou


tsidedofdthedbodydanddlinedorgans,dcavities,danddtubesdwithindthedbody

, cardi/od-ddCORRECTdANSWERSheart.d



cardiology



cephal/od-ddCORRECTdANSWERShead.d



Cephalicd(seh-FAL-ik)d(Thedsuffixd-icdmeansdpertainingdto.)d-
dAcephalicdpresentationddescribesdad"headdfirst"dpositiondfordtheddeliverydofdandinfant.




cerebr/od-ddCORRECTdANSWERScerebrumd(largestdpartdofdthedbrain).d



cerebrald(Thedsuffixd-aldmeansdpertainingdto.)



cis/od-ddCORRECTdANSWERStodcut.d



incisiond(Thedprefixdin-dmeansdinto,danddthedsuffixd-iondmeansdprocess.),d

excisiond(Thedprefixdex-dmeansdout.)



crin/od-ddCORRECTdANSWERStodsecreted(todformdanddgivedoff).d



endocrinedglandsd(Thedprefixdendo-dmeansdwithin)d-
dendocrinedglandsd(e.g.,dthyroid,dpituitary,danddadrenaldglands)dsecretedhormonesddirectlydwithind(


into)dthedbloodstream.dOtherdglands,dcalleddexocrinedglands,dreleasedtheirdsecretionsd(e.g.,saliva,d
sweat,dtears,dmilk)dthroughdtubesd(ducts)dtodthedoutsidedofdthedbody.



cyst/od-ddCORRECTdANSWERSurinarydbladder;dadsacdordadcystd(sacdcontainingdfluid).d