chapter 1

Question 1

Word root

Answer 1

foundation of a medical term and contains its primary meaning.

Question 2

Combining forms

Answer 2

created when a word root is combined with a vowel.

Question 3

Suffix

Answer 3

word element placed at the end of a word that alters its meaning.

Question 4

Prefix

Answer 4

word element attached to the beginning of a word or word root.

Question 5

dermatitis

Answer 5

inflammation of the skin

Question 6

dematos
dermat

Answer 6

greek term and word root for skin

Question 7

cutis
cutane

Answer 7

latin term and word root for skin

Question 8

cutaneous

Answer 8

pertaining to the skin

Question 9

nephroma

Answer 9

tumor of the kidney

Question 10

renal

Answer 10

pertains to the kidney

Question 11

nephros
nephr

Answer 11

greek term and word root for kidney

Question 12

renes
ren

Answer 12

latin term and word root for kidney

Question 13

stomatos
stomat

Answer 13

greek term and word root for mouth

Question 14

oris
or

Answer 14

latin term and word root for mouth

Question 15

stomatitis

Answer 15

inflammation of the mouth

Question 16

oral

Answer 16

pertaining to the mouth

Question 17

red

Answer 17

erythro

Question 18

stomach

Answer 18

gastro

Question 19

liver

Answer 19

hepato

Question 20

immune, immunity, safe

Answer 20

immuno

Question 21

bone

Answer 21

osteo

Question 22

inflammation

Answer 22

-itis

Question 23

englargement

Answer 23

-megaly

Question 24

tumor

Answer 24

-oma

Question 25

cells

Answer 25

-cyte

Question 26

without, not

Answer 26

an-

Question 27

excessive, above normal

Answer 27

hyper-

Question 28

in, within

Answer 28

intra-

Question 29

near, beside, beyond

Answer 29

para-

Question 30

many, much

Answer 30

poly-

Question 31

before

Answer 31

pre-

Question 32

feeling

Answer 32

esthes

Question 33

heat

Answer 33

therm

Question 34

muscle

Answer 34

muscul

Question 35

nose

Answer 35

nas

Question 36

urine

Answer 36

ur

Question 37

birth

Answer 37

nat

Question 38

condition

Answer 38

-ia

Question 39

pertaining to

Answer 39

-ar

Question 40

anesthesia

Answer 40

condition of not feeling

Question 41

hyperthermia

Answer 41

condition of excessive heat

Question 42

intramuscular

Answer 42

pertaining to within the muscle

Question 43

paranasal

Answer 43

pertaining to near the nose

Question 44

polyuria

Answer 44

condition of much urine

Question 45

prenatal

Answer 45

pretaining to before birth

Question 46

intestine

Answer 46

enter

Question 47

cartilage

Answer 47

chondr

Question 48

joint

Answer 48

arthr

Question 49

nephritis

Answer 49

inflammation of the kidney

Question 50

arthrodesis

Answer 50

fixation of a joint

Question 51

dermatitis

Answer 51

inflammation of the skin

Question 52

dentist

Answer 52

specialist in teeth

Question 53

gastrectomy

Answer 53

excision of the stomach

Question 54

chondritis

Answer 54

inflammation of cartilage

Question 55

hepatoma

Answer 55

tumor of the liver

Question 56

muscular

Answer 56

pertaining to the muscule

Question 57

gastric

Answer 57

pertaining to the stomach

Question 58

osteoma

Answer 58

tumor of the bone

Question 59

spleen

Answer 59

splen

Question 60

uteurs

Answer 60

hyster

Question 61

nerve

Answer 61

neur

Question 62

ear

Answer 62

ot

Question 63

water

Answer 63

hydr