Question

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.

Answer 1

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)