Chapter 1; basic word structure

Question 1

Root

Answer 1

Foundation of the word.

Question 2

Combining Vowel

Answer 2

Links root to suffix or root to another root.

Question 3

Suffix

Answer 3

Word ending

Question 4

Prefix

Answer 4

Beginning of word

Question 5

Combining Form

Answer 5

Root+combining vowel

Question 6

Aden/o

Answer 6

Gland

Question 7

Arthr/o

Answer 7

Joint

Question 8

Bi/o

Answer 8

Life

Question 9

Carcin/o

Answer 9

Cancer

Question 10

Cardi/o

Answer 10

Heart

Question 11

Cephal/o

Answer 11

Head

Question 12

Cerebr/o

Answer 12

Brain, cerebrum

Question 13

Cis/o

Answer 13

to cut

Question 14

crin/o

Answer 14

to secrete

Question 15

cyst/o

Answer 15

urinary bladder; sac or cyst

Question 16

cyt/o

Answer 16

cell

Question 17

derm/o

Answer 17

skin

Question 18

electr/o

Answer 18

electricity

Question 19

encephal/o

Answer 19

brain

Question 20

enter/o

Answer 20

intestines

Question 21

erythro

Answer 21

red

Question 22

gastro

Answer 22

stomach

Question 23

glyco

Answer 23

sugar

Question 24

gnoso

Answer 24

knowledge

Question 25

gyneco

Answer 25

woman, female

Question 26

hemato/hemo

Answer 26

blood

Question 27

hepato

Answer 27

liver

Question 28

iatro

Answer 28

treatment, physician

Question 29

leuko

Answer 29

white

Question 30

logo

Answer 30

study of

Question 31

nephro

Answer 31

kidney

Question 32

neuro

Answer 32

nerve

Question 33

onco

Answer 33

tumor (cancerous)

Question 34

ophthalmo

Answer 34

eye

Question 35

osteo

Answer 35

bone

Question 36

path

Answer 36

disease

Question 37

ped

Answer 37

child

Question 38

psycho

Answer 38

mind

Question 39

radio

Answer 39

x rays

Question 40

reno

Answer 40

kidney

Question 41

rhino

Answer 41

nose

Question 42

sarco

Answer 42

flesh

Question 43

sect

Answer 43

to cuty

Question 44

thrombo

Answer 44

clot, clotting

Question 45

uro

Answer 45

urinary tract

Question 46

-ac

Answer 46

pertaining to

Question 47

-al

Answer 47

pertaining to

Question 48

-algia

Answer 48

pain

Question 49

-cyte

Answer 49

cell

Question 50

-ectomy

Answer 50

excision, removal

Question 51

-emia

Answer 51

blood condition

Question 52

-genic

Answer 52

pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in

Question 53

-globin

Answer 53

protein

Question 54

-gram

Answer 54

record

Question 55

-ic, -ical

Answer 55

pertaining to

Question 56

-ion

Answer 56

process

Question 57

-ist

Answer 57

specialist

Question 58

-itis

Answer 58

inflammation

Question 59

-logy

Answer 59

process of study

Question 60

-oma

Answer 60

tumor

Question 61

-opsy

Answer 61

process of viewing

Question 62

-osis

Answer 62

condition, usually abnormal

Question 63

-pathy

Answer 63

disease condition

Question 64

-scope

Answer 64

instrument to visually examine

Question 65

-scopy

Answer 65

process of visually examining

Question 66

-sis

Answer 66

state of, condition

Question 67

-tomy

Answer 67

process of cutting, incision

Question 68

-y

Answer 68

process, condition

Question 69

a-, an-

Answer 69

no, not, without

Question 70

aut-,auto-

Answer 70

self, own

Question 71

dia-

Answer 71

complete, through

Question 72

endo-

Answer 72

within

Question 73

epi-

Answer 73

above

Question 74

ex-, exo-

Answer 74

out, outside of, outward

Question 75

hyper-

Answer 75

excessive, above, more than normal

Question 76

hypo-

Answer 76

deficient, below, under, less than normal

Question 77

in-

Answer 77

into, in

Question 78

peri-

Answer 78

surrounding, around

Question 79

pro-

Answer 79

before, forward

Question 80

re-

Answer 80

back, backward, again

Question 81

retro-

Answer 81

behind

Question 82

sub-

Answer 82

below, under

Question 83

trans-

Answer 83

across, through