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Medical Terminology - Study Guide 3: -itis and -oma Words
Review the following terms from study guides 1 and 2:
dermatology
rhinoplasty
Dermatology is made up of the combining form dermat/o, which means skin,
and the suffix –logy, which means study of.
Therefore, dermatology means the study of the skin.
Rhinoplasty is made up of the combining form rhin/o, which means nose,
and the suffix -plasty, which means surgical fixation or reshaping.
Therefore, rhinoplasty means to surgically reshape the nose.
Study the following combining forms and suffixes. Then, put them together to form new words that describe
inflammation, indicated by the suffix –itis, and tumors or masses, indicated by the suffix – oma.
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-oma tumor or mass
Combining Form and Definition
aden/o gland
carcin/o
cancer,
cancerous
hem/o, hemat/o blood
sarc/o flesh
Example
adenoma tumor in a gland
carcinoma
cancerous tumor of the skin tissue or
lining of internal organs
hematoma mass containing blood
sarcoma
cancerous tumor of the muscles, fat,
bones, or cartilage
-itis inflammation
arthro/o joint
derm/o, dermat/o skin
hepat/o liver
oste/o bone
rhin/o nose
arthritis inflammation of the joints
dermatitis inflammation of the skin
inflammation of the liver caused by a
virus
chronic breakdown of cartilage in the
osteoarthritis joints, also called degenerative joint
disease
hepatitis
rhinitis
inflammation of the nose or mucus
membrane