Kloey Brenner - HST Chapter 5 Dissecting Medical Terms Worksheet ... - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to fill in the table correctly.

We are given medical terms, and we need to break them down into:
- Prefix (if any)
- Word Root or Combining Form
- Suffix (if any)
- Definition of each part
- Then combine those definitions to get the full meaning of the term.

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1. Cardiology

Break it down:
- “Cardi/o” = heart (combining form)
- “-logy” = study of

So:
- Prefix: none → leave blank or write “none”
- Word Root/Combining Form: cardi/o
- Suffix: -logy
- Definitions:
- cardi/o → heart
- -logy → study of
- Combined definition: Study of the heart

✔ Correct as shown in image.

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2. Arteriosclerosis

Break it down:
- “Arteri/o” = artery (combining form)
- “scler/o” = hardening (word root)
- “-osis” = condition or process

Wait — actually, let’s check standard breakdown:

Actually, “arteriosclerosis” is often broken as:
- arteri/o = artery
- scler = hard
- osis = condition

But sometimes “scler/o” is treated as combining form for “hard”.

In many textbooks:
- Prefix: none
- Word Root: arteri (from arteria) + scler (from skleros)
- But here they’re using “arteri/o” as combining form, then “scler” as root? Let’s follow the pattern from the first example.

Looking at the table structure, they seem to split into one combining form/root and one suffix.

Actually, “arteriosclerosis” can be analyzed as:
- arteri/o = artery
- sclerosis = hardening (but that’s two parts)

Better way:
Standard breakdown:
- arteri/o = artery
- scler = hard
- -osis = condition

But since the table has only three columns (Prefix, Word Root/Combining Form, Suffix), we may need to combine roots.

Wait — look at how “cardiology” was done: one combining form + one suffix.

For “arteriosclerosis”, it’s more complex. Actually, it’s:
- arteri/o = artery
- scler/o = hardening (sometimes written as scler-)
- -osis = condition

But again, table only allows one “Word Root/Combining Form” and one “Suffix”.

Hmm — perhaps they consider “arteri/o” as the main combining form, and “sclerosis” as the suffix? That doesn’t fit.

Alternative approach used in some curricula:

“Arteriosclerosis” =
- Prefix: none
- Word Root: arteri (artery) + scler (hard) → but that’s two roots
- Suffix: -osis

This is tricky. Let me check common teaching method.

Actually, in many intro courses, they teach:

Term: Arteriosclerosis
Breakdown:
- arteri/o = artery
- scler = hard
- -osis = condition

But since the table has only three slots, maybe they expect:

Prefix: —
Word Root/Combining Form: arteri/o
Suffix: sclerosis → but that’s not right because “sclerosis” itself breaks down.

Wait — looking back at the image, for “arthroscopy”, they have:
- arthr/o = joint
- -scopy = visual examination

Similarly, for “neurologist”:
- neur/o = nerve
- -logist = specialist in the study of

So likely, for “arteriosclerosis”, they want:

Prefix: —
Word Root/Combining Form: arteri/o
Suffix: sclerosis → but “sclerosis” isn't a single suffix.

Actually, no — let's think differently.

Perhaps “arteriosclerosis” is broken as:
- arteri/o = artery
- scler/o = hardening (as combining form)
- -sis = condition? Not quite.

I recall: “sclerosis” comes from Greek “sklerosis” meaning hardening, so “-sclerosis” is often treated as a suffix meaning “hardening”.

Yes! In medical terminology, “-sclerosis” is considered a suffix meaning “abnormal hardening”.

So:

Term: Arteriosclerosis
Prefix: —
Word Root/Combining Form: arteri/o
Suffix: -sclerosis
Definition of word root: artery
Definition of suffix: abnormal hardening
Combined: Abnormal hardening of the arteries

That matches standard teaching.

✔ So correction needed in original table? Wait — in the user’s image, for “Arteriosclerosis”, they wrote:

Word Root: arteri/o → correct
Suffix: sclerosis → should be "-sclerosis" with hyphen? Or just "sclerosis"? Usually we write the suffix with hyphen if it's attached.

But in their table, for cardiology, they wrote “-logy”, so probably should write “-sclerosis”

Also, definition of suffix: “Hardening” — good.

Combined: “Hardening of the arteries” — acceptable, though “abnormal hardening” is more precise, but “hardening” is fine for beginners.

So okay.

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3. Gastroenteritis

Breakdown:
- gastr/o = stomach
- enter/o = intestine
- -itis = inflammation

Again, two combining forms. How to fit in table?

Table has only one “Word Root/Combining Form” column.

Problem.

In such cases, sometimes they list both under “Word Root/Combining Form”, like “gastr/o, enter/o”

Look at the image — for gastroenteritis, they have:

Word Root: gastr/o
Suffix: enteritis → which is wrong!

Because “enteritis” is not a suffix; “-itis” is the suffix, and “enter/o” is another root.

Correct breakdown:

Prefix: —
Word Root/Combining Form: gastr/o, enter/o
Suffix: -itis
Definitions:
- gastr/o = stomach
- enter/o = intestine
- -itis = inflammation
Combined: Inflammation of the stomach and intestines

But the table in the image shows:

Word Root: gastr/o
Suffix: enteritis → incorrect

And definition of suffix: “inflammation of the intestines” — which is mixing things.

This is an error in the provided table.

To fix it properly:

We should write:

Term: Gastroenteritis
Prefix: —
Word Root/Combining Form: gastr/o, enter/o
Suffix: -itis
Def of WR: stomach, intestine
Def of Suffix: inflammation
Combined: Inflammation of the stomach and intestines

But since the table might expect only one entry per column, perhaps they intend to treat “gastroenter” as one unit? No, that’s not standard.

Another possibility: Sometimes “gastroentero-” is considered a compound combining form, but still, suffix is “-itis”.

I think the best way is to list both roots in the Word Root column.

Similarly, in many worksheets, they allow multiple roots listed together.

So for accuracy, I’ll correct it.

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4. Hematology

Similar to cardiology.

- hemat/o = blood
- -logy = study of

So:
Prefix: —
Word Root: hemat/o
Suffix: -logy
Def WR: blood
Def Suffix: study of
Combined: Study of blood

Good.

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5. Dermatitis

- dermat/o = skin
- -itis = inflammation

So:
Prefix: —
Word Root: dermat/o
Suffix: -itis
Def WR: skin
Def Suffix: inflammation
Combined: Inflammation of the skin

Good.

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6. Neurologist

- neur/o = nerve
- -logist = specialist in the study of

So:
Prefix: —
Word Root: neur/o
Suffix: -logist
Def WR: nerve
Def Suffix: specialist in the study of
Combined: Specialist in the study of nerves

Good.

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7. Arthroscopy

- arthr/o = joint
- -scopy = visual examination

So:
Prefix: —
Word Root: arthr/o
Suffix: -scopy
Def WR: joint
Def Suffix: visual examination
Combined: Visual examination of a joint

Good.

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Now, going back to Gastroenteritis — this needs correction.

Also, in the image, for “Arteriosclerosis”, they have suffix as “sclerosis” without hyphen — should be “-sclerosis” for consistency.

Similarly, for “Gastroenteritis”, suffix should be “-itis”, not “enteritis”.

Let me reconstruct the entire table correctly.

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Final corrected table:

| Term | Prefix | Word Root / Combining Form | Suffix | Definition of Word Root | Definition of Suffix | Definition of the Medical Term |
|------------------|--------|----------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Cardiology | — | cardi/o | -logy | heart | study of | Study of the heart |
| Arteriosclerosis | — | arteri/o | -sclerosis | artery | hardening | Hardening of the arteries |
| Gastroenteritis | — | gastr/o, enter/o | -itis | stomach, intestine | inflammation | Inflammation of the stomach and intestines |
| Hematology | — | hemat/o | -logy | blood | study of | Study of blood |
| Dermatitis | — | dermat/o | -itis | skin | inflammation | Inflammation of the skin |
| Neurologist | — | neur/o | -logist | nerve | specialist in the study of | Specialist in the study of nerves |
| Arthroscopy | — | arthr/o | -scopy | joint | visual examination | Visual examination of a joint |

Note: For Gastroenteritis, since there are two combining forms, we list both in the Word Root column. This is acceptable and commonly done in educational materials when space allows.

If the worksheet strictly allows only one entry, then it might be designed poorly, but based on standard medical terminology, this is accurate.

Also, all suffixes now have hyphens for consistency with “-logy” in cardiology.

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Final Answer:

The completed and corrected table is as follows:

| Term | Prefix | Word Root / Combining Form | Suffix | Definition of Word Root | Definition of Suffix | Definition of the Medical Term |
|------------------|--------|----------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Cardiology | — | cardi/o | -logy | heart | study of | Study of the heart |
| Arteriosclerosis | — | arteri/o | -sclerosis | artery | hardening | Hardening of the arteries |
| Gastroenteritis | — | gastr/o, enter/o | -itis | stomach, intestine | inflammation | Inflammation of the stomach and intestines |
| Hematology | — | hemat/o | -logy | blood | study of | Study of blood |
| Dermatitis | — | dermat/o | -itis | skin | inflammation | Inflammation of the skin |
| Neurologist | — | neur/o | -logist | nerve | specialist in the study of | Specialist in the study of nerves |
| Arthroscopy | — | arthr/o | -scopy | joint | visual examination | Visual examination of a joint |