Ch. 4 Word Parts

Question 1

cutane/o,
derm/o
dermato/o

Answer 1

skin

Question 2

hidr/o

Answer 2

sweat

Question 3

karat/o

Answer 3

horny tissue, hard

Question 4

onych/o

ungu/o

Answer 4

nail

Question 5

seb/o

Answer 5

sebum (oil)

Question 6

trich/o

Answer 6

hair

Question 7

aut/o

Answer 7

self

Question 8

bi/o

Answer 8

life

Question 9

coni/o

Answer 9

dust

Question 10

crypt/o

Answer 10

hidden

Question 11

heter/o

Answer 11

other

Question 12

myc/o

Answer 12

fungus

Question 13

necr/o

Answer 13

death (cells, body)

Question 14

pachy/o

Answer 14

thick

Question 15

rhytid/o

Answer 15

wrinkles

Question 16

staphyl/o

Answer 16

grapelike clusters

Question 17

strept/o

Answer 17

twisted chains

Question 18

xer/o

Answer 18

dry

Question 19

epi-

Answer 19

on, upon, over

Question 20

intra-

Answer 20

within

Question 21

para-

Answer 21

beside, beyond, around, abnormal

Question 22

per-

Answer 22

through

Question 23

sub-

Answer 23

under, below

Question 24

trans-

Answer 24

through, across, beyond

Question 25

-a

Answer 25

noun suffix, no meaning

Question 26

• coccus

pl. -cocci

Answer 26

berry-shaped (form of bacterium)

Question 27

-ectomy

Answer 27

excision or surgical removal

Question 28

-ia

Answer 28

diseased or abnormal state, condition of

Question 29

-itis

Answer 29

inflammation

Question 30

-malacia

Answer 30

softening

Question 31

-opsy

Answer 31

view of, viewing

Question 32

-phagia

Answer 32

eating or swallowing

Question 33

-plasty

Answer 33

surgical repair

Question 34

-rrhea

Answer 34

flow, discharge

Question 35

-tome

Answer 35

instrument used to cut