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Unit IV Word Parts Worksheet
Word Parts Assignment (Part 1):
Directions: Below are terms built from word parts. Analyze each term by listing and defining the word
parts used to build it.
Medical Term
1.
erythrocyte
Word Part Meanings
2.
monocyte
3.
leukocytosis
4.
thrombocytosis
5.
anemia
6.
lymphadenectomy
7.
tonsillar
8.
lymphangiopathy
9.
pathology
10.
lymphoma
Word Parts Assignment (Part 2):
Directions: Write out the meaning for each combining form, prefix, and suffix. Then locate a new term
from the chapter that uses the word part.
Combining Forms
1.
bas/o
2.
coagul/o
3.
eosin/o
4.
erythr/o
5.
hem/o
Prefixes
6.
anti7.
autoSuffixes
8.
-ectasis
9.
–edema
10.
–gen
Meaning
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Abbreviations (Part 3):
ESR, SR, sed rate________________________________________________
HCT, Hct, crit __________________________________________________
Hgb, Hb, HGB __________________________________________________
lymphs
__________________________________________________
monos
__________________________________________________
AIDS
__________________________________________________
ANA
__________________________________________________
ARC
__________________________________________________
ELISA
__________________________________________________
HD
__________________________________________________
Case Study Assignment (Part 4):
Directions: Below is a case study presentation of a patient with a condition covered in Chapter 9. Read the
case study, and answer the questions below. Some questions will ask for information not included within
this chapter. Use your textbook, a medical dictionary, or any other reference material you choose to
answer these questions.
Patient is a 36-year-old businessman who was first seen in the office with complaints of feeling generally
run down, ascites, intermittent diarrhea, and weight loss. He states he has been aware of these
symptoms for approximately six months, but admits it may have been coming on for closer to one year. A
screening test for mononucleosis was negative. A chest X-ray was negative for pneumonia or bronchitis,
but did reveal enlarged nodules in the left thoracic cavity. In spite of a 35-pound weight loss, he has
abdominal swelling and splenomegaly detected with abdominal palpation. Abdominal ultrasound
confirmed generalized splenomegaly and a 3-cm tumor in the spleen. A lymphangiogram identified the
thoracic nodules to be enlarged lymph nodes. Biopsies taken from the splenic tumor and thoracic lymph
nodes confirmed the diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The patient underwent splenectomy for
removal of the primary tumor. He will be referred to an oncologist to begin treatment for the
lymphadenomas.
Critical Thinking Questions
Answer the questions below regarding this case study. Do not just copy words out of the case study;
translate all medical terms. To answer some of these questions, you may need to look up information
from another chapter of this textbook.
1. What complaints caused the patient to go to the doctor?
2. One of these terms in your first answer has not yet been defined. Look it up in the
gastroenterology chapter and define the term.
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3. Which tests were negative? What does the term negative mean in this situation?
4. Which tests revealed pathology?
5. What surgical procedure did he undergo?
6. What type of doctor was he referred to following surgery? Why?
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