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UNIT 5

UNIT 5. Pathology, Otorhinolaryngology, and Prefixes dys-, brady-, tachy- poly-, syn-. “C” Rule of Pronunciation. When followed by o, u, a, or a consonant, “c” is pronounced with a “k” sound: coat, cut, cake, cluck When followed by i, e, or y, “c” is pronounced with a soft “c” or “s” sound:

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UNIT 5

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  1. UNIT 5 Pathology, Otorhinolaryngology, and Prefixes dys-, brady-, tachy- poly-, syn-

  2. “C” Rule of Pronunciation • When followed by o, u, a, or a consonant, “c” is pronounced with a “k” sound: • coat, cut, cake, cluck • When followed by i, e, or y, “c” is pronounced with a soft “c” or “s” sound: • city, cereal, cycle

  3. Hard “c” words: colon cardiac cocci coccus chlamydia candida Soft “c” words: cystocele bacilli cerebral encephalitis cyanosis cystectomy “C” Rule of Pronunciation

  4. Disease-producing microorganisms curved rods cocci bacilli viruses other pathogens

  5. Cocci:spherically shaped bacteria • Cocci growing in pairs = dipl/o/cocci • Cocci growing in twisted chains = strept/o/cocci (Streptococcus pyogenes) • Cocci growing in clusters = staphyl/o/cocci (Staphylococus aureus)

  6. Bacilli:rod-shaped bacteria • Rod-shaped bacteria growing in pairs = dipl/o/bacilli • Rod-shaped bacteria growing in twisted chains = strept/o/bacilli

  7. Singular/Plural • Bacterium = singular form • Bacteria = plural form • Coccus = singular form • Cocci = plural form • Bacillus = singular form • Bacilli = plural form

  8. Staphyl/o • Greek for “a cluster of grapes” • Also refers to the palatine uvula • The “hangy-down” thing in the back of the mouth.

  9. Py/o • The combining form used for words involving pus • a liquid inflammation product made up of cells (leukocytes), a thin fluid, and cellular debris

  10. -rrhea • a suffix meaning flow or discharge: • diarrhea • pyorrhea • otorrhea • rhinorrhea

  11. Ot/o • Greek word root meaning ear Tympan/o • Greek word root meaning eardrum

  12. Prefixes: • a- not, lack of (before a consonant) • an- not, lack of (before a vowel) • brady- abnormally slow • dys- difficult, abnormal, poor, painful • tachy- abnormally fast

  13. Audi/o • combining form for hearing Phon/o • combining form for voice or vocal sounds Phas/o • combining form for speech

  14. Rhin/o • from the Greek word meaning nose-horn Lith/o • the combining form for calculus or stone Chol/e • the combining form for gall or bile

  15. Pne/o • from the Greek word for breath -pnea • a suffix meaning breathing

  16. Peps/o • from the Greek word for digestion

  17. More prefixes: • hyper- more than or above • hypo- less than or below • micro- small • macro- large • syn- with or together • pro- before • poly- too much or too many

  18. Sound made by “c” followed by an “o” • s • k • j • x

  19. Sound made by “c” followed by an “i” • s • k • j • x

  20. Plural for round-shaped bacteria • bacilli • bacillus • coccus • cocci

  21. Prefix for double • tri- • diplo- • daplo- • ex-

  22. Combining form for twisted chains • strep • strepto • stretp • strept

  23. Combining form for uvula • staphylo • strepto • vulvo • uvul

  24. Suffix for flow or discharge • -itis • -rrhagia • -pnea • -rrhea

  25. Combining form for ear • audio • tympano • oto • oculo

  26. Suffix for surgical repair • -acopy • -tomy • -ectomy • -plasty

  27. Combining form for bile (gall) • chole • calcul • lith • bil

  28. Singular for rod-shaped bacteria • bacilla • bacillus • coccus • bacterium

  29. Combining form for pus • genic • gen/o • staphyl/o • py/o

  30. Word root for nose • ot • rhin • nas/o • lith

  31. Suffix meaning infestation • -iasis • -pathy • -lith • -oid

  32. Suffix for breathing • -pne • -pneo • -pnea • -pepsia

  33. Combining form for heat • tempero • thermal • thermo • Fahrenheit

  34. Prefix for small • incro- • macro- • micro- • hypo-

  35. Prefix for large • macro- • megaly- • micro- • poly-

  36. Prefix for join together • inter- • intra- • osis- • syn-

  37. Suffix for thirst • -hydro • -dipsia • -mania • -poly

  38. Word root for finger or toe (digits) • acro • dactyl • digit • phalang

  39. Prefix for many or much • poly- • olig- • hyper- • sub-

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