What are the three parts of a medical term?

• Prefix

• Combining Form (Root Word)

• Suffix

• Noun

Create a definition for Hyperlipidemia

Hyper (above) Lipid (fat) -emia(blood)

• of fat concentrations

• high levels

• Blood with

Create a definition for Uveitis

Uve = Uvea. itis = inflamation

• Uvea

• Inflammation

• of the

Create a definition for "polydipsia"

Poly = many/a lot​ Dipsa = thirst -ia=pertaining to

polydipsia = ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• hunger
• too little
• Excessive (a lot)
• thirst

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Create a word that means "pertaining to against complete urination"

• Anti

  (against)

  Prefix

• -ic

  (pertaining to)

  Suffix

• Di

  (complete)

  Prefix

• Uret-

  (Urination)

  Root Word

Match the following with the word part

Endo/card/ium "pertaining to the inner (layer) of the heart".

• (Heart)

  Root Word

• Endo

• (Pertaining To)

  (Suffix)

• Cardi

• (Inner or within)

  Prefix

• • -Um

Create a term that means "Inflammation of the liver".

​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• Hepat (Liver)
• itis (Inflamation)
• Gastr (Stomach)
• algia (Pain)
• ology (Study of)
• Lipo (Fat)

Create a term that means "Nerve cell".

​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• Neuro (Nerve)
• Cyte (Cell)
• ology (Study of)
• Cell
• Nefro (Nefron)
• Endo (Within)

Create a term that means "Pain in the joints".

​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• arth (joints)
• gast (stomach)
• itis (inflamation)
• algia (pain)

Reorder the word parts to create a term that means "Inflammation within the heart".

• Endo

  (within)

• itis

  (inflammation)

• card/i

  (heart)