New Combining Form and Suffix Handout Answers

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California State University, Fullerton
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KNES 205 | Medical Terminology
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2022
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Worksheet 11A New Combining Form and Suffix Handout Directions: For each combining form below, write out its meaning and then locate a new term from the chapter that uses the combining form or suffix. Combining Forms Meaning 1. acr/o. 2. adren/o extremities Chapter Term acromegaly Meaning enlargement of bones of head extremities adrenal glands adrenopathy 3. adrenal/o adrenal glands adrenalitis 4. andr/o male androgen therapy 5. calc/o calcium calcitonin stimulates calcium deposit in bone 6. crin/o to secrete endocrinology treatment of conditions of endocrine glands 7. estr/o female estrogen adrenal gland disease inflammation of adrenal glands replaces male hormones sex character in women, regulates menstrual cycle 8. gluc/o glucose glucagon 9. glyc/o sugar hyperglycemia stimulates liver to releaser glucose in blood high level sugar in blood 10. glycos/o sugar glycosuria high levels of sugar in urine 11. gonad/o sex glands gonadotropins follicle-stim & luteinizing hormones 12. home/o sameness homeostasis balance in the body 13. iod/o iodine triiodothyronine 14. kal/I potassium hyperkalemia 15. ket/o ketones ketonuria ketones in urine 16. mineral/o minerals, electrolytes mineralocorticoids regulate electrolytes and fluid volume 17. natr/o sodium hyponatremia low level sodium in blood 18. ophthalm/o 19. ovari/o eye ovary ophthalmology ovarian study of the eye pertaining to the ovary stimulates metabolism in cells high potassium in the blood 20. pancreat/o pancreas pancreatitis inflammation of pancreas 21. parathyroid/o parathyroid gland parathyroid hormone bone breakdown 22. pineal/o pineal gland pinealectomy surgical removal of the pineal gland 23. pituitar/o pituitary gland pituitary gland regulates endocrine glands Combining Forms Meaning Chapter Term Meaning 24. testicul/o testes testicular pertaining to the testes 25. thym/o thymus gland thymosin promotes cell development in immune system 26. thyr/o thyroid gland thyromegaly enlarged thyroid 27. thyroid/o thyroid gland hypothyroidism low thyroid 28. toxic/o poison toxicity extent to which something is poison Suffixes 29. -dipsia thirst polydipsia excessive thirst 30. -prandial pertaining to a meal postprandial after a meal 31. -pressin to press down vasopressor contracts smooth muscle in blood 32. -tropin to stimulate somatotropin promotes growth in body