Endorcine/ Blood, Lymphatic Word Building

Endocrine/Blood, Lymphatic Word Building Assignment

Part 1: Word Decoding

1. Pancytopenia
• Prefix
• Combining Form
• Suffix
• Definition
2. Leukocytosis
• Combining form #1
• Combining form #2
• Suffix
• Definition
3. Hemostasis
• Combining Form
• Suffix
• Definition
4. Splenectomy
• Word Root
• Suffix
• Definition
5. Lymphadenitis
• Word root
• Suffix
• Definition
6. Thymotomy
• Combining form
• Suffix
• Definition
7. Erythroblast
• Combining form
• Suffix
• Definition
8. Isochromic
• Prefix
• Word root
• Suffix
• Definition
9. Leukocytopenia
• Combining form #1
• Combining form #2
• Suffix
• Definition
10. Hematopoiesis
• Combining form
• Suffix
• Definition
11. Sideropenia
• Combining form
• Suffix
• Definition

Part 2: 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- esthes/o -ia
par- glyc/o -ism
poly- insulin/o -osis
kal/o -os
ophthalm/o
thyroid/o

12. condition of excessive thyroid hormone production:
13. condition of excessive sugar in the blood:
14. condition of excessive calcium in the blood:
15. excision of an adrenal gland:
16. protrusion of the eyeball from its orbit:
17. condition of deficient potassium in the blood:
18. deficient thyroid hormone production:
19. condition of over secretion of insulin:
20. excision or removal of thyroid gland

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