Ch. 1 - Basic Word Structure

Question 1

Arthr/o

Answer 1

Joint

Question 2

Bi/o

Answer 2

Life

Question 3

Carcin/o

Answer 3

Cancerous, cancer

Question 4

Cardi/o

Answer 4

Heart

Question 5

Cephal/o

Answer 5

Head

Question 6

Cerebr/o

Answer 6

Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

Question 7

Cis/o

Answer 7

To cut

Question 8

Crin/o

Answer 8

To secret ( to form and give off)

Question 9

Cyst/o

Answer 9

Urinary bladder; a sac or cyst (sac containing fluid)

Question 10

Cyt/o

Answer 10

Cell

Question 11

Derm/o

Answer 11

Skin

Question 12

Dermat/o

Answer 12

Skin

Question 13

Electr/o

Answer 13

Electricity

Question 14

Encephal/o

Answer 14

Brain

Question 15

Enter/o

Answer 15

Intestines (usually the small intestine)

Question 16

Erythr/o

Answer 16

Red

Question 17

Gastr/o

Answer 17

Stomach

Question 18

Glyc/o

Answer 18

Sugar

Question 19

Gnos/o

Answer 19

Knowledge

Question 20

Gynec/o

Answer 20

Woman, female

Question 21

Hemat/o

Answer 21

Blood

Question 22

Hem/o

Answer 22

Blood

Question 23

Hepat/o

Answer 23

Liver

Question 24

Iatr/o

Answer 24

Treatment, physician

Question 25

Leuk/o

Answer 25

White

Question 26

Log/o

Answer 26

Study of

Question 27

Nephr/o

Answer 27

Kidney

Question 28

Neur/o

Answer 28

Nerve

Question 29

Onc/o

Answer 29

Tumor

Question 30

Ophthalm/o

Answer 30

Eye

Question 31

Oste/o

Answer 31

Bone

Question 32

Path/o

Answer 32

Disease

Question 33

Ped/o

Answer 33

Child

Question 34

Psych/o

Answer 34

Mind

Question 35

Radi/o

Answer 35

X-rays

Question 36

Ren/o

Answer 36

Kidney

Question 37

Rhin/o

Answer 37

Nose

Question 38

Sarc/o

Answer 38

Flesh

Question 39

Sect/o

Answer 39

To cut

Question 40

Thromb/o

Answer 40

Clot, clotting

Question 41

Ur/o

Answer 41

Urinary Tract, urine

Question 42

-ac

Answer 42

Pertaining to

Question 43

-al

Answer 43

Pertaining to

Question 44

-algia

Answer 44

Pain

Question 45

-cyte

Answer 45

Cell

Question 46

-ectomy

Answer 46

Excision, removal

Question 47

-emia

Answer 47

Blood Condition

Question 48

-genic

Answer 48

Pertaining to, producing, produced by, or produced in

Question 49

-globin

Answer 49

Protein

Question 50

-gram

Answer 50

Record

Question 51

-ic, -ical

Answer 51

Pertaining to

Question 52

-ion

Answer 52

Process

Question 53

-ist

Answer 53

Specialist

Question 54

-itis

Answer 54

Inflammation

Question 55

-logy

Answer 55

Process of study

Question 56

-oma

Answer 56

Tumor, mass, swelling

Question 57

-opsy

Answer 57

Process of viewing

Question 58

-osis

Answer 58

Condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)

Question 59

-pathy

Answer 59

Disease condition

Question 60

-scope

Answer 60

Instrument to visually examine

Question 61

-scopy

Answer 61

Process of visually examining

Question 62

-sis

Answer 62

State of; condition

Question 63

-tomy

Answer 63

Proces of cutting, incision

Question 64

-y

Answer 64

Process, condition

Question 65

a-, an-

Answer 65

No, not, without

Question 66

aut-, auto-

Answer 66

Self, own

Question 67

dia-

Answer 67

Complete, through

Question 68

endo-

Answer 68

Within

Question 69

epi-

Answer 69

Above, upon

Question 70

ex-, exo-

Answer 70

Out, outside of, outward

Question 71

hyper-

Answer 71

Excessive, above, more than normal

Question 72

hypo-

Answer 72

Deficient, below, under, less than normal

Question 73

in-

Answer 73

into, in

Question 74

peri-

Answer 74

Surrounding, around

Question 75

pro-

Answer 75

Before, forward

Question 76

re-

Answer 76

back, backward, again

Question 77

retro-

Answer 77

Behind

Question 78

sub-

Answer 78

Below, under

Question 79

trans-

Answer 79

Across, through

Question 80

Aden/o

Answer 80

Gland