Chapter 1

Question 1

-algia

Answer 1

Pain, painful condition

Question 2

dys-

Answer 2

bad, difficult, or painful

Question 3

-ectomy

Answer 3

surgical removal, cutting out

Question 4

hyper-

Answer 4

excessive, increased

Question 5

hypo-

Answer 5

deficient, decreased

Question 6

-itis

Answer 6

inflammation

Question 7

-osis

Answer 7

abnormal condition, disease

Question 8

-ostomy

Answer 8

the surgical creation of an artifical opening to the body surface

Question 9

-otomy

Answer 9

cutting, surgical incision

Question 10

-plasty

Answer 10

surgical repair

Question 11

-rrhage

Answer 11

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

Question 12

-rrhaphy

Answer 12

surgical suturing

Question 13

-rrhea

Answer 13

flow or discharge

Question 14

-rrhexis

Answer 14

rupture

Question 15

-sclerosis

Answer 15

abnormal hardening

Question 16

word root

Answer 16

basic meaning of the term

Question 17

combining form

Answer 17

a word root with a combining vowel added at the end

ie; gastr/o

Question 18

suffix

Answer 18

indicates the procedure, condition, disorder or disease. Always comes at the end of the word.

Question 19

prefix

Answer 19

indicates location, time, number, or status. Always comes at the beginning of a word.

Question 20

-dynia

Answer 20

also means pain

Question 21

-megaly

Answer 21

enlargement

Question 22

-malacia

Answer 22

abnormal softening

Question 23

suffixes meaning “pertaining to”

Answer 23

-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ical, -ial, -ic, -ine, -ior, -ory, -our, -tic

Question 24

suffixes as noun endings

Answer 24

-a, -e, -um, -us, -y

Question 25

suffixes meaning “abnormal condition”

Answer 25

-ago, -esis, -ia, -iasis, -ion, -ism, -osis

Question 26

-necrosis

Answer 26

tissue death

Question 27

-stenosis

Answer 27

abnormal narrowing

Question 28

-scopy

Answer 28

visual examination

Question 29

-centesis

Answer 29

surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid

Question 30

-graphy

Answer 30

the process of producing a picture or record

Question 31

ab-

Answer 31

away from

Question 32

ad-

Answer 32

towards or in the direction of

Question 33

inter-

Answer 33

between or among

Question 34

intra-

Answer 34

within or inside

Question 35

eu-

Answer 35

good, normal, well or easy

ie; eupnea means easy or normal breathing

Question 36

sub-

Answer 36

under, less or below

Question 37

super-/supra-

Answer 37

above or excessive

Question 38

arteri/o

Answer 38

artery

Question 39

ather/o

Answer 39

plaque or fatty substance

Question 40

-ectomy

Answer 40

surgical removal

Question 41

py/o

Answer 41

pus

Question 42

pyr/o

Answer 42

fever, fire

Question 43

interstitial

Answer 43

between, but not within, the parts of the tissue

Question 44

subcostal

Answer 44

below a rib or ribs

Question 45

supracostal

Answer 45

above a rib or ribs

Question 46

malaise

Answer 46

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

Question 47

fistula

Answer 47

an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body

Question 48

fissure

Answer 48

a groove or crack-like sore of the skin

Question 49

myc/o

Answer 49

fungus

Question 50

py/o

Answer 50

pus

Question 51

suppuration

Answer 51

the formation or discharge of pus