Question

Instructions: Identify the prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms for the following words to find out their meaning: Write the definition as taught in class. Do not use laymen’s terms for the definition.
You can use unit 7 lesson 2, 3, 4 and power point as a resource to help you.

EXAMPLE: nephrolithiasis
Prefix: none
Combining form: nephr(o)
Suffix: -Lithiasis
Definition: kidney stones

Pharmacology: Use UNIT 7 LESSON 2

Sublingual
Prefix -
Combining form -
Suffix -
Definition -

Transdermal
Prefix -
Combining form -
Suffix -
Definition -

Intramuscular
Prefix -
Combining form -
Suffix -
Definition -

Iatrogenic
Combining form -
Suffix -
Definition -



Oncology: Use UNIT 7 LESSON 3-4

Carcinogen
Combining form -
Suffix -
Definition -

Chemotherapy
Combining form -
Suffix -
Definition -

Melanocyte
Combining form -
Suffix -
Definition -


Anemia
Prefix -
Combining form -
Definition -

Endocutaneous
Prefix -
Combining form -
Suffix -
Definition -

Enterologic
Combining form -
Suffix -
Definition -

Answer 1

**Sublingual**
Prefix: sub-
Combining form: lingu(o)
Suffix: -al
Definition: pertaining to beneath the tongue

**Transdermal**
Prefix: trans-
Combining form: derm(o)
Suffix: -al
Definition: pertaining to the passage through the skin

**Intramuscular**
Prefix: intra-
Combining form: muscul(o)
Suffix: -ar
Definition: pertaining to within the muscle

**Iatrogenic**
Combining form: iatr(o)
Suffix: -genic
Definition: induced inadvertently by a physician or medical treatment

**Carcinogen**
Combining form: carcin(o)
Suffix: -gen
Definition: a substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue

**Chemotherapy**
Combining form: chem(o)
Suffix: -therapy
Definition: treatment of disease by the use of chemical substances

**Melanocyte**
Combining form: melan(o)
Suffix: -cyte
Definition: a cell that produces and contains the pigment melanin

**Anemia**
Prefix: an-
Combining form: em(o)
Definition: a condition characterized by a deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin in the blood

**Endocutaneous**
Prefix: endo-
Combining form: cutane(o)
Suffix: -ous
Definition: pertaining to within the skin

**Enterologic**
Combining form: enter(o)
Suffix: -logic
Definition: relating to the study of the intestines