Chapter 1

Question 1

Renal

Answer 1

Kidney

Question 2

Carcin/o

Answer 2

Cancer

car·​cin·​o·​gen | \ kär-ˈsi-nə-jən , ˈkär-sə-nə-ˌjen \

car·​ci·​noid | \ ˈkär-sə-ˌnȯid \

Question 3

Aden/o

Answer 3

Gland

Question 4

Cephal/o

Answer 4

Head

ceph·​a·​lal·​gia | \ ˌsef-ə-ˈlal-j(ē-)ə \

Question 5

Cerebr/o

Answer 5

Cerebrum

ce·​re·​brum | \ sə-ˈrē-brəm , ˈser-ə-brəm , ˈse-rə- \

Question 6

Lapar/o

Answer 6

Abdomen

lap·​a·​ro·​scope | \ ˈla-p(ə-)rə-ˌskōp \

lap·​a·​rot·​o·​my | \ ˌla-pə-ˈrä-tə-mē \

Question 7

Leuk/o

Answer 7

White

Question 8

Nephr/o

Answer 8

Kidney

Question 9

Onc/o

Answer 9

Tumor

on·​co·​cy·​to·​ma
variants: also on​ko​cy​to​ma \ ˌäŋ-kō-sī-ˈtō-mə \

Question 10

Ophthalm/o

Answer 10

Eye

oph·​thal·​mia | \ äf-ˈthal-mē-ə , äp- \

inflammation of the conjunctiva or the eyeball

Question 11

Oste/o

Answer 11

Bone

Question 12

Arthr/o

Answer 12

Joint

Question 13

Cyst/o

Answer 13

Urinary bladder

Question 14

Encephal/o

Answer 14

Brain

Question 15

Erythr/o

Answer 15

Red

eryth·​ro·​blast | \ i-ˈrith-rə-ˌblast \
Definition
: a polychromatic nucleated cell of red bone marrow that synthesizes hemoglobin and that is an intermediate in the initial stage of red blood cell formation
broadly : a cell ancestral to red blood cells

Question 16

Gnos/o

Answer 16

Knowledge

gnos·​tic | \ ˈnä-stik \

Question 17

Gynec/o

Answer 17

Woman, female

gy·​ne·​cic
variants: or chiefly British gy​nae​cic \ jī-ˈnē-sik, ji-ˈnes-ik

gy·​ne·​coid | \ ˈgī-ni-ˌkȯid , ˈji- \

Question 18

Hemat/o

Answer 18

Blood

Question 19

Hepat/o

Answer 19

Liver

he·​pat·​i·​cos·​to·​my | \ hi-ˌpat-i-ˈkäs-tə-mē \

an operation to provide an artificial opening into the hepatic duct

Question 20

Onc/o

Answer 20

Tumor

Question 21

Psych/o

Answer 21

Mind

Question 22

Ren/o

Answer 22

Kidney

Question 23

Rhin/o

Answer 23

Nose

Question 24

Sarc/o

Answer 24

Flesh

sar·​co·​cele | \ ˈsär-kə-ˌsēl \

Question 25

Thromb/o

Answer 25

Clotting