In this Assignment you will need to complete an analysis chart for ten (10) medical terms. Please be sure to complete the information for all 14 spaces. If there is not an applicable answer please indicate this by entering “n/a” in the space. At the end of the project be sure to list all applicable references and cite them in APA format.
Please see the example listed below:
Unit 3 Assignment
Cory Pitts
Kaplan University
HS111- (07) Medical Terminology
Professor Thomas
April 14, 2014
Term: intradermal
Prefix
Intra
Word Root(s) derm Combining Vowel(s)
-a
Combining Form(s)
Suffix n/a Analysis Diagram
Intra/derm/al
Plural Form
Abbreviation
ID
Prefix Definition
Word Root Definition(s)
Suffix Definition n/a Definition (Technical)
Pertaining to within the skin
Definition (Layman)
New Term from One Word Root
Term: biopsy
Prefix
n/a
Word Root(s)
Bi
Combining Vowel(s) o- Combining Form(s)
Bi/o
Suffix
-ospy
Analysis Diagram
Bi/o/psy
Plural Form
Biopsies
Abbreviation
Bx
Prefix Definition n/a Word Root Definition(s)
Life
Suffix Definition
View of, viewing
Definition (Technical)
View of life (the removal of living tissue from the body to be viewed under the microscope)
Definition (Layman)
New Term from One Word Root
Biceps
Term: onychophagia
Prefix
n/a
Word Root(s)
Onycho
Combining Vowel(s)
-o
Combining Form(s)
Onych/o
Suffix
-ia, -phagia
Analysis Diagram
Onych/o/phagia
Plural Form n/a Abbreviation n/a Prefix Definition n/a Word Root Definition(s)
Nail
Suffix Definition
Diseased or abnormal state, condition of eating or swallowing
Definition (Technical)
Habitual nail-biting
Definition (Layman)
Nail Biting
New Term from One Word Root
Onychomycosis
Term: anteroposterior
Prefix
Anter, posterior
Word Root(s)
-ante
Combining Vowel(s)
-o
Combining Form(s)
Anter/o
Suffix n/a Analysis Diagram
Anter/o/post/erior
Plural Form n/a Abbreviation
AP
Prefix Definition
Both meaning front
Word Root Definition(s)
Before, in front n/a
Suffix Definition n/a Definition (Technical)
Meaning from front to back
Definition (Layman)
New Term from One Word Root anterolateral Term: staphylococcus
Prefix
-staphylo
Word Root(s) sta Combining Vowel(s)
-o
Combining Form(s)
Staphyl/o
Suffix
-coccus
Analysis Diagram
Plural Form n/a Abbreviation
Staph
Prefix Definition clusters Word Root Definition(s) stand Suffix Definition
Berry shaped (form of bacterium)
Definition (Technical)
Berry shaped (bacterium) in grapelike clusters
Definition (Layman)
New Term from One Word Root
Term: lateral
Prefix
Word Root(s) later Combining Vowel(s)
-o
Combining Form(s)
Later/o
Suffix
Analysis Diagram
Plural Form
Abbreviation
Prefix Definition
Word Root Definition(s) side Suffix Definition
Definition (Technical)
Definition (Layman)
New Term from One Word Root
Term: laryngotracheobronchitis
Prefix
laryngo
Word Root(s)
Laryng/o
Combining Vowel(s)
-o
Combining Form(s)
Laryng/o
Suffix
-itis
Analysis Diagram
Laryng/o/trache/o/bronchitis
Plural Form n/a Abbreviation n/a Prefix Definition larynx Word Root Definition(s) larynx Suffix Definition
Definition (Technical)
Inflammation of the larynx and trachea and bronchial passageways
Definition (Layman)
New Term from One Word Root
Laryngoscopy
Term: oximeter
Prefix
oxy
Word Root(s) oxi Combining Vowel(s)
-i
Combining Form(s)
Ox/i
Suffix
-meter
Analysis Diagram
Ox/i/met/er
Plural Form n/a Abbreviation n/a Prefix Definition
Word Root Definition(s)
Suffix Definition measure Definition (Technical)
An instrument for determining photoelectrically the oxygen saturation of a sample of blood
Definition (Layman)
New Term from One Word Root
Term: anoxia
Prefix
n/a
Word Root(s) n/a Combining Vowel(s)
-o
Combining Form(s)
Suffix itis Analysis Diagram
An/o/xia
Plural Form n/a Abbreviation n/a Prefix Definition n/a Word Root Definition(s) n/a Suffix Definition inflammation Definition (Technical)
Condition of absence (deficiency) of oxygen
Definition (Layman)
New Term from One Word Root
Term: dyspnea
Prefix
-dys
Word Root(s)
Dys
Combining Vowel(s)
-e
Combining Form(s)
-dys
Suffix
-pnea
Analysis Diagram
Dys/pnea
Plural Form n/a Abbreviation
DOE
Prefix Definition
Bad, difficult disorder
Word Root Definition(s) abnormal Suffix Definition
Breathing
Definition (Technical)
Difficult breathing
Definition (Layman)
New Term from One Word Root dyspepsia REFERENCE: