Assignment 12

Assignment No. 12 – BUSC 119E Determine how you will write the word parts, prefixes, and suffixes of the words that you will realtime. Add them to your job dictionary called “Medical.” Now that you have had some experience in putting together medical words, you should start to see word parts in medical words. Test your entries by realtiming the words on the next page. If something doesn’t translate, make any corrections. Then retranslate the job. Word Part Meaning My Steno Dictionary Entry
Prepared for Professor Sherry Perkins • BUSC 119E • Assignment 12 Realtime the following: 1. Homoglandular ­­ pertaining to the same gland 2. Homolateral ­­ pertaining to the same side 3. Heteropia ­­ different vision in each eye 4. Heterosexual ­­ being attracted to a different sex 5. Syndactylism ­­ joining of two or more digits 6. Synergetic ­­ working together (i.e., muscles working together) 7. Synarthrosis ­­ bones of a joint have joined or fused together 8. Symphysis ­­ growing together of parts 9. Symblepharon ­­ eyelids have grown together, or adhesions of the eyelids 10. Sympodia ­­ lower extremities are grown together 11. Superciliary ­­ pertaining to or in the region of an eyebrow 12. Suprarenal ­­ above the kidney area 13. Suprainguinal ­­ above the inguinal (groin) area 14. Analgesia ­­ without pain 15. Anaphylaxis ­­ without protection 16. Anencephalus ­­ without a brain 17. Anhidrosis ­­ without sweating 18. Aniridia ­­ absence of all or part of the iris 19. Anonychia ­­ absence of nails 20. Anuria ­­ absence of urine formation 21. Abiotic ­­ incompatible with life 22. Ablastemic ­­ not germinated 23. Acholia ­­ absence or decrease of bile 24. Afebrile ­­ without fever 25. Agalactia ­­ without milk after childbirth 26. Akinesia ­­ without movement 27. Alalia ­­ unable to talk 28. Apnea ­­ cessation of breathing 29. Areflexia ­­ absence of reflexes 30. Suprarenopathy ­­ disease above the kidney area
Prepared for Professor Sherry Perkins • BUSC 119E • Assignment 12 31. Episplenitis ­­ inflammation of the tissue over the spleen 32. Epididymis ­­ small oblong body resting upon the testicle containing convoluted tubules 33. Epidural ­­ membrane layer located upon the dura mater 34. Extra­articular ­­ outside or beyond the joint 35. Extradural ­­ outside or beyond the dura mater 36. Mammogram ­­ x­ray or picture of a breast 37. Mammography ­­ process of taking an x­ray of the breast 38. Inframammary ­­ under or below the mammary gland 39. Infrapatellar ­­ under or below the kneecap 40. Sublingual ­­ under or below the tongue 41. Subaural ­­ under or below the ear 42. Infrasternal ­­ under or below the sternum 43. Infrapubic ­­ under or below the pubis 44. Supracostal ­­ above the ribs 45. Metacarpals ­­ bones of the hand that are beyond the carpals 46. Metatarsals ­­ bones of the foot that are beyond the tarsals 47. Ultrasonic ­­ sound waves that are beyond audible frequency 48. Ultrasonography ­­ process of making an image using ultrasound 49. Asepsis ­­ a state without or free from sepsis 50. Aseptic ­­ meaning free from infection 51. Septic ­­ with infection 52. Septopyemia ­­ infection with pus in the bloodstream 53. Antipyretic ­­ agent that works against fever 54. Toxin ­­ poisonous substance produced by an organism 55. Antibiotic ­­ agent that works against infection 56. Antirheumatic ­­ agent that works against rheumatic diseases 57. Antispasmodic ­­ agent that works against spasms 58. Anticonvulsive ­­ agent that works against convulsions 59. Antidepressant ­­ works against depression 60. Antidiarrheal ­­ works against diarrhea 61. Antiemetic ­­ works against vomiting
Prepared for Professor Sherry Perkins • BUSC 119E • Assignment 12 62. Antihistamine ­­ works against histamine 63. Antineoplastic ­­ works against tumors 64. Antipruritic ­­ works against itching 65. Contraindication ­­ against indication 66. Contralateral ­­ originating in or affecting the opposite side of the body 67. Transvaginal ­­ across the vagina 68. Transurethral ­­ across the urethra 69. Insomnia ­­ inability to sleep 70. Insemination ­­ process of placing semen into the opening of the cervix
Prepared for Professor Sherry Perkins • BUSC 119E • Assignment 12