Ch 1: Word Parts

Question 1

-algia

Answer 1

Pain, suffering

Question 2

dys-

Answer 2

Bad, difficult, painful

Question 3

-ectomy

Answer 3

Surgical removal

Question 4

hepat/o

Answer 4

Liver

Question 5

Hyper-

Answer 5

Excessive, increased

Question 6

Hypo-

Answer 6

Deficient, decreased

Question 7

-itis

Answer 7

Inflammation

Question 8

-malacia

Answer 8

Abnormal softening

Question 9

-necrosis

Answer 9

Tissue death

Question 10

-osis

Answer 10

Abnormal condition

Question 11

-ostomy

Answer 11

Surgical creation of an artificial opening

Question 12

-otomy

Answer 12

Surgical incision

Question 13

-plasty

Answer 13

Surgical Repair

Question 14

-rrhage

Answer 14

Bleeding

Question 15

-rrhaphy

Answer 15

To suture

Question 16

-rrhea

Answer 16

Abnormal flow

Question 17

-rrhexis

Answer 17

Rupture

Question 18

-sclerosis

Answer 18

Abnormal hardening

Question 19

-scopy

Answer 19

Visual Examination

Question 20

-stenosis

Answer 20

Abnormal narrowing

Question 21

athero/o

Answer 21

plaque or fatty substance

Question 22

peri-

Answer 22

surrounding

Question 23

Suffix

Answer 23

Always placed at the end of a term.

Question 24

laceration

Answer 24

torn, ragged wound

Question 25

lesion

Answer 25

pathologic tissue change

Question 26

palpatation

Answer 26

pounding heart

Question 27

palpation

Answer 27

examination procedure

Question 28

prostate

Answer 28

male gland

Question 29

prostrate

Answer 29

collapse

Question 30

ileum

Answer 30

small intestine

Question 31

ilium

Answer 31

hip bone

Question 32

mucus

Answer 32

a noun; fluid secreted by the mucous membrane

Question 33

mucous

Answer 33

an adjective; describes a specialized mucous membrane that lines the body cavities.

Question 34

trauma

Answer 34

wound or injury

Question 35

triage

Answer 35

the medical screening process to determine patient’s relative priority of need and proper placement.

Question 36

hypotension

Answer 36

lower than normal blood pressure

Question 37

hypertension

Answer 37

higher than normal blood pressure

Question 38

arteriography

Answer 38

recording a picture of an artery or arteries

Question 39

supercostal

Answer 39

outside the ribs

Question 40

arterionecrosis

Answer 40

death of the artery

Question 41

addiction

Answer 41

strong dependence on a drug or substance

Question 42

Suffix

Answer 42

indicates procedure, condition, disorder, or disease.

Question 43

Combining Vowel

Answer 43

Used to join two root words

Question 44

pulmonary edema

Answer 44

excessive buildup of fluid in the lungs

Question 45

megaly

Answer 45

enlargement

Question 46

prefix

Answer 46

usually, but not always, indicates location, time, number, or status

Question 47

“o”

Answer 47

the most commonly used combining vowel

Question 48

pathology

Answer 48

study of disease

Question 49

-gram

Answer 49

picture

Question 50

-graphy

Answer 50

process of recording

Question 51

arteri/o

Answer 51

artery

Question 52

arthr/o

Answer 52

joint

Question 53

-ologist

Answer 53

specialist

Question 54

-ology

Answer 54

study of

Question 55

suturing

Answer 55

the act of closing a wound or incision by stitching

Question 56

ligation

Answer 56

the act of binding or tying off blood vessels or ducts