Question

using combinations of the following combining forms and suffixes create a term to fill the blanks in the following scenerios:
combining forms
gi/o
arteri/o
chem/o
cholecyst/o
col/o
cyst/o
hem/o
hemat/o
hepat/o
hyster/o
isch/o
lapar/o
mast/o
mening/o
my/o
myel/o
nephr/o
oophor/o
salping/o
ur/o
suffixes
-ectomy
-emia
-graphy
-itis
-megaly
-oma
-pathy
-plasty
-rrhage
-sclerosis
-scopy
-stomy
-therapy
-uria

1. your patient has attempted suicide by slitting her wrists. she has cold, clammy skin, is dizzy and pale, and has low blood pressure. you apply a tourniquet to stop the
2. your patients colon is inflamed and needs to heal. you suggest a temporary

to divert the feces.

1. physical examination of your patient with liver disease reveals an enlargement of the

liver known as

1. following surgical treatment of breast cancer with

, you
recommend
, which is adjuvant (assisting) treatment
using drugs to kill any tumor cells circulating in the bloodstream.

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the first - case symptoms

The patient has symptoms of excessive bleeding from slitting wrists. The combining form related to blood is 'hem/o' and the suffix for excessive flow is '-rrhage'. So the term is hemorrrhage.

Step2: Analyze the second - case

The patient's colon is inflamed and needs fecal diversion. The combining form for colon is 'col/o' and the suffix for creating an opening is '-stomy'. So the term is colostomy.

Step3: Analyze the third - case

The liver is enlarged. The combining form for liver is 'hepat/o' and the suffix for enlargement is '-megaly'. So the term is hepatomegaly.

Step4: Analyze the fourth - case

For breast cancer surgical treatment, the combining form for breast is'mast/o' and the suffix for surgical removal is '-ectomy', so the first blank is mastectomy. For the drug - based treatment to kill tumor cells, the combining form for chemical is 'chem/o' and the suffix for treatment is '-therapy', so the second blank is chemotherapy.

Answer:

1. hemorrrhage
2. colostomy
3. hepatomegaly
4. mastectomy; chemotherapy