Answer
1) pericardium
peri = a prefix meaning "near, close to"
cardi = a root stem meaning "the heart"
um = singular neutrum noun ending
2) appendectomy
ad = a prefix meaning "to" ("d" becomes "p" combined with a following wovel)
pend = a root stem meaning "to hang"
ectomy = a combined form meaning "cutting out of"
3) subcutaneous
sub = a prefix meaning "under"
cutaneous = a root meaning "the skin"
4) phonocardiogram
phono = a combining form meaning "sound"
cardio = a combining form meaning "heart"
gram = a suffix meaning "drawn, written"
5) otorhinolaryngology
oto = a combining form meaning "ear"
rhino = a combining form meaning "nose"
laryngo = a combining form meaning "throat"
logy = a compound suffix meaning "study of"
Work Step by Step
An example on how to analyze words are on p. 20
List of Greek and Latin words, that make up the words above:
1)
περί (peri) - near, close to
cor, cordis n - heart
2)
ad - to
pendeo, pendere, pependi - to hang
ἐκτέμνειν (ektemnein) - to cut out
3)
sub - under
cutis, is f - skin
4)
φωνή (phone) - sound
cor, cordis n - heart
γράφειν (graphein) - to draw, write
5)
οὖς (oûs) - ear
ῥίς (rhis) - nose
λάρυγξ (larunx) - throat
λόγος (logos) - a study
