Hca_220_Appendix_G

Appendix G Building a Medical Vocabulary Ch. 6, 7, & 14 Complete activities A, B, & C. A. Use the word bank below to build the medical word that corresponds to each definition in problems 1-17. Word parts may be used more than once. Click the grey box to begin typing. 1. Normal immature cell Normoblast 2. Process of forming blood Hematopoiesis 3. A substance that forms red blood cells Erythropoietin 4. White blood cells Leukocyte 5. Immature cell in the bone marrow Myoblast 6. Process of cells eating microorganism’s Phagocytosis 7. Cessation of bleeding Hemostasis 8. A structure above the cellular level Epithelium 9. A fibrous protein substance Keratin 10. A cell that produces black pigment Melanocyte 11. Produces fibers that hold together Collagen 12. Full of fat Adipose 13. Fat cell Lipocyte 14. Pertaining to sebum Sebaceous 15. Pertaining to the body as a whole Systematic 16. Condition of staying the same (balance) Homeostasis 17. Substance that regulates calcium Calcitonion B. Define the following words or word parts. -phil Fondness for -ity state or condition -gen that which produces poly-Many pro- Before -cle Small thing -ose Full of exo-away from per-through eu-normal para-abnormal, beside syn-together C. In this activity, break the medical word into its word parts. Using the word parts, create a definition of the word. Write a sentence using the word in a medical context. Use the table to record your answers. Polymorphonucleated- Composed of many shapes of nucleuses. Looking through my powerful microscope, I observed that the white blood cells in question were more than slightly polymorphonucleated. Agranulocytes- Without granulocyte cells The doctor did a test on the patient and found that there was a problem with the patient agranulocytes. Immunoglobulin- An antibody that plays critical role immunity. There are five classes of immunoglobulin that the doctor can preform test on. Epithelial- The tissue if the skin that is composed of cells that lines the cavities of the body. The epithelial layer of Jim’s skin had to be surgically removed because of an injury. Sudoriferous- Pertaining to sweat glands. Sudoriferous glands are also known as sweat glad of the body. Piloereaction- A condition of the skin where the hair on the skin will stand up. When you get cold, your skin causes piloereaction to occur. Anaphylaxis Prefix- Ana Combining word- phylaxis Definition- Apart from protecting An anaphylaxis condition can be life threatening. Prolactin Prefix- Pro Combining word- lact/o Suffix- in Definition- Substance before milk Somatostatin Prefix- Somat/o Combining word- Stat/o Suffix- in Definition- is a growth hormone When a child is born as a midget, the doctor will sometimes give the child a somatostatin.