taking words apart - Health Science Education

taking words apart - Health Science Education

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T AKING W ORDS A PART
Part I: Identify the meaning of each word part and write the answer in the blank provided.
cardiologist
cardi
+ ologist
pericarditis
peri
dysuria
dys
ophthalmologist
ophthalm
+ ologist
nephrectomy
nephr
+ ectomy
bradycardia
brady
+ cardia
leukopenia
leuk
+ penia
erythrocytes
erythro
+ cytes
hydrocephaly
hydro
+ cephaly
polycythemia
poly
+ cythemia
arthritis
arthr
+ itis
microscope
micro
+ scope
hepatomegaly
hepato
+ megaly
gastrologist
gastr
+ logist
myalgia
my
+ algia
hysterectomy
hyster
+ ectomy
thoracentisis
thorac
+ centisis
rhinitis
rhin
+ itis
bronchospasm
broncho
+ spasm
mammogram
mammo
+ gram
dermatologist
dermat
+ ologist
gastroenteritis
gastro
hemiplegia
hemi
oophorectomy
oophor
+ card
+ itis
+ uria
+ enter
+ itis
+ plegia
+ ectomy