Chapter 1

Question 0

Word roots

Answer 0

Basic meaning of the term.
Usually body parts
Some indicate color
Ex./ gastr = stomach

Question 1

4 basic types of words

Answer 1

Word root
Combining form
Suffix
Prefix

Question 2

Combining form

Answer 2

A word root but with a vowel at the end.

Ex./ gastr/o

Question 3

Suffix

Answer 3

Usually tells the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease.
Always at the end of term
Appears with “-“ before
Ex/ -itis

Question 4

Prefix

Answer 4

Beginning of word
Usually tells location, time, number, or status
Ex/ PRE (before) prenatal
Followed by “-“ ex: hyper-

Question 5

Word root and combing forms for

• spinal cord
• muscle
• bone
• nerve
• joint

Answer 5

Myel/o
My/o
Oste/o
Neur/o
Arthr/o

Question 6

Word roots and combining forms indicating color

• blue
• red
• white
• black
• gray

Answer 6

Cyan/I
Erythr/o
Leuk/o
Melan/o
Poli/o

Question 7

Suffixes as noun endings (5)

Answer 7

• a
• e
• um
• us
• y

Question 8

Suffixes meaning “pertaining to” (14)

Answer 8

• ac
• al
• an
• ar
• ary
• eal
• ical
• ial
• ic
• ine
• ior
• ory
• ous
• tic

Question 9

Suffixes meaning “abnormal condition”

7

Answer 9

• ago
• esis
• ia
• iasis
• ion
• ism
• osis

Question 10

Fissure

Answer 10

Groove or crack-like sore of the skin

Brain lines

Question 11

Fistula

Answer 11

Abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body
(May be due to surgery, injury, or the draining of an abscess

Question 12

Ileum

Answer 12

Last and longest portion of the small intestine

ilEum - intEstine

Question 13

Ilium

Answer 13

Is part of the hip bone

ilium- hip

Question 14

Infection

Answer 14

Invasion of the body by pathogenic

Question 15

Malaise

Answer 15

Feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease

Question 16

Exudate

Answer 16

Fluid such as pus that leaks out of an infected wound

Question 17

Inflammation

Answer 17

Localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues

Question 18

Laceration

Answer 18

Torn or jagged wound or accidental cut wound

Question 19

Lesion

Answer 19

Pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury

Question 20

Mucous

Answer 20

Describes the specialized membranes that line the body cavities

Question 21

Mucus

Answer 21

Name of the fluid secreted by these mucous membranes

Question 22

Myc/o

Answer 22

Fungus

Question 23

Myel/o

Answer 23

Bone marrow or spinal cord

Question 24

My/o

Answer 24

Muscle

Question 25

Palpation

Answer 25

Examination by hand

Question 26

Palpitation

Answer 26

Pounding or racing heart

Question 27

Pyle/o

Answer 27

Renal pelvis

Question 28

Py/o

Answer 28

Pus

Question 29

Pyr/o

Answer 29

Fever or fire

Question 30

Triage

Answer 30

Medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment

Question 31

Trauma

Answer 31

Wound or injury

Question 32

Viral

Answer 32

Pertaining to a virus

Question 33

Virile

Answer 33

Having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult make