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Part 1 Write the term for the following defintitions:
elevated blood pressure, inflammation of lymph nodes, instrument used to check the electrical impulses of the heart, to hold back blood, removal of tonsils, slow pulse, smallest vessel surgical repair, difficult rhythm condition, surgical repair of the aorta, condition of blood clot
Part 2 Next, I would like you to analyze and label the word parts of the terms you listed.
Part 1 .
Terms -
Elevated blood pressure - hypertension
Inflamation of lymph nodes - lymphadenitis
Instrument used to check heart impulse - electrocardiography
To hold back blood - ischemia
Removal of tonsil - tonsillectomy
Slow pulse - bradycardia
Smallest vessel surgical repair - endovascular surgery
Difficult rythm condition - arrhythmia
Surgery repair of aorta - aortic surgery ,aortic aneurysm surgery
Condition of blood clot - thrombus
Part 2.
word parts of the terms -
Any medical term consists of two or three word parts
Prefix , suffix, root
Prefix - medical terms begin with prefix
Suffix - it can modify the meaning of word
Root - medical term always have atleast word root
Word parts of given terms are -
Hypertension - hyper (prefix), tension (root)
Lymphadenitis - lymph means lymphatic fluid (prefix) , adeno means gland (root ),itis means inflamation (sufix)
Electrocardiography - electro means electric (prefix) ,cardi means heart (root ),gram means recording (suffix)
Ischemia - ischein to hold (prefix),hemia means blood (root)
Tonsillectomy- tonsil (root),ectomy (sufix)
Bradycardia - bradi means slow (prefix),card means heart (root ), ia means state (sufix)
Endovascular surgery- endo means inside (prefix), vascular means vessel (root ), surgery (sufix)
Arrhythmia- a means absent (prefix),rthymia means rythm (root )
Aortic surgery - aortic means aorta (root), surgery- sufix
Thrombosis - thrombus means blood clot (root ),is means formation (sufix)