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Endocrine, Blood, Lymph Word Building Assignment 20

The document is a word building assignment focused on medical terminology related to the endocrine, blood, and lymphatic systems. It includes examples of terms with their components such as prefixes, combining forms, and suffixes, along with definitions. Additionally, it provides a list of definitions for which students are to construct appropriate medical terms using specified word parts.

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Endocrine, Blood, Lymph Word Building Assignment 20

The document is a word building assignment focused on medical terminology related to the endocrine, blood, and lymphatic systems. It includes examples of terms with their components such as prefixes, combining forms, and suffixes, along with definitions. Additionally, it provides a list of definitions for which students are to construct appropriate medical terms using specified word parts.

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Endocrine, Blood, and Lymphatic Word Building Assignment

Identity the word parts then define the term. I have listed the word parts you should be
looking for. For example, in the first one, there is a prefix, word root +vowel (combining
form), and suffix.

Example:
Thrombolysis

Combining form: Thromb/o


Suffix: -lysis
Definition: Destruction of a blood clot

Pancytopenia
Prefix:
Combining form:
Suffix:
Definition:

Leukocytosis
Combining form #1:
Combining form #2:
Suffix:
Definition:

Hemostasis
Combining form:
Suffix:
Definition:

Splenectomy
Word root:
Suffix:
Definition:

Lymphadenitis
Word root:
Suffix:
Definition:

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Thymotomy
Combining form:
Suffix:
Definition:

Erythroblast
Combining form:
Suffix:
Definition:

Isochromic
Prefix:
Combining Form:
Suffix:
Definition:

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Word Building
Using the rules for word building and the word components listed below, construct terms
for the definitions listed (not all word parts will be used, and some may be used more than
once).
Prefixes→ Combining Forms→ Suffixes
ex- adrenal/o -ectomy
hyper- calc/o -emia
hypo- natr/o -ia
glyc/o -ism
insulin/o -osis
kal/o -os
ophthalm/o
thyroid/o

1. condition of excessive thyroid hormone production:

2. condition of excessive sugar in the blood:

3. condition of deficient sugar in the blood:

4. condition of excessive calcium in the blood:

5. excision of an adrenal gland:

6. protrusion of the eyeball from its orbit:

7. condition of deficient potassium in the blood:

8. deficient thyroid hormone production:

9. condition of deficient sodium in blood:

10. excision or removal of thyroid gland:

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