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A. COMPLETE THE SENTECES OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. The foundation of a word is known as the ____________________. 2. Word endings are called ____________________. 3. Word beginning are called ____________________. 4. A letter linking a suffix and a root, or linking two roots, in a term is called the ____________________. B. GIVEN THE MEANINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING COMBINING FORMS: 1. cardi/o ____________________. 2. ade/o ____________________. 3. bi/o ____________________. 4. cerebr/o ____________________. 5. cephal/o ____________________. 6. arthr/o ____________________. 7. carcin/o ____________________. 8. cyst/o ____________________. 9. dermat/o ____________________. 10. derm/o ____________________. 11. encephal/o ____________________. 12. electr/o ____________________. C. GIVE THE MEANING OF THE FOLLOWING SUFFIXES: 1. -oma ____________________. 2. -al ____________________. 3. –itis ____________________. 4. –logy ____________________. 5. –scopy _______________

An antigen is a substance, usually foreign to the body (such as a poison, virus, or bacterium), that stimulates the production of antibodies. Antibodies are protein substances made by white blood cells in response to the presence of foreign antigens. For example, the flu virus (antigen) enters the body, causing the production of antibodies in the bloodstream. These antibodies will then attach to and destroy the antigens (viruses) that produced them. The reaction between an antigen and an antibody is called an immune reaction (immune/o means protection). Another example of an antigen-antibody in the Rh condition. A person who is Rh+ has a protein coating (antigen) on his or her red blood cells (RBCs). This antigen factor is something that the person is born with and is normal for him or her. A person who is Rh- has normal RBCs as well, but they do not carry the Rh factor antigen. If an Rh- woman and Rh+ man conceive an embryo, the embryo may be Rh- or Rh+. A dangerous condition a

As an medical transcription learner, you must know about more disease conditions and its causes, so I am trying to give you appendices of terms to improve your knowledge. In this lesson, we will learn what is acromegaly...ok WHAT IS ACROMEGALY? Acromegaly is an example of an endocrine disorder. The pituitary gland attached to the base of the brain produces an excessive amount of growth hormone after the completion of puberty. So, a person with Acromegaly is of abnormal height. Because the long bones have stopped growth after puberty, but has an abnormally large growth of bones and tissue in the hands, feet, and face. High levels of growth hormone before completion of puberty produce excessive growth of long bones (gigantism) as well as Acromegaly. Acromegaly (from Greek akros "extreme" or "extremities" and megalos "large" - extremities enlargement) is a syndrome that results when the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone (hGH) after