Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure, Word Analysis

Question 1

adeno

Answer 1

gland

Question 2

arthro

Answer 2

joint

Question 3

bio

Answer 3

life

Question 4

carcino

Answer 4

cancer, cancerous

Question 5

cardio

Answer 5

heart

Question 6

cephalo

Answer 6

head

Question 7

cerebro

Answer 7

cerebrum

Question 8

cysto

Answer 8

urinary bladder

Question 9

cyto

Answer 9

cell

Question 10

dermato, dermo

Answer 10

skin

Question 11

encephalo

Answer 11

brain

Question 12

entero

Answer 12

intestines

Question 13

erythro

Answer 13

red

Question 14

gastro

Answer 14

stomach

Question 15

gnos

Answer 15

knowledge

Question 16

gyneco

Answer 16

woman, female

Question 17

hemato, hemo

Answer 17

blood

Question 18

hepato

Answer 18

liver

Question 19

laparo

Answer 19

abdomen

Question 20

leuko

Answer 20

white

Question 21

nephro

Answer 21

kidney

Question 22

neuro

Answer 22

nerve

Question 23

onco

Answer 23

tumor

Question 24

ophthalmo

Answer 24

eye

Question 25

osteo

Answer 25

bone

Question 26

patho

Answer 26

disease

Question 27

psycho

Answer 27

mind

Question 28

reno

Answer 28

kindey

Question 29

-al

Answer 29

pertaining to

Question 30

-algia

Answer 30

pain

Question 31

-cyte

Answer 31

cell

Question 32

-ectomy

Answer 32

cutting out; removal, excision

Question 33

-emia

Answer 33

blood condition

Question 34

-gram

Answer 34

record

Question 35

-ia

Answer 35

condition

Question 36

-ic

Answer 36

pertaining to

Question 37

-ism

Answer 37

condition, process

Question 38

-itis

Answer 38

inflammation

Question 39

-logist

Answer 39

specialist

Question 40

-logy

Answer 40

study of

Question 41

-oma

Answer 41

tumor, mass

Question 42

-opsy

Answer 42

to view

Question 43

-osis

Answer 43

abnormal condition

Question 44

-scope

Answer 44

instrument to examine

Question 45

-scopy

Answer 45

process of visual examination

Question 46

-sis

Answer 46

state of

Question 47

-tomy

Answer 47

cutting into; incision

Question 48

a-, an-

Answer 48

no, not

Question 49

aut-

Answer 49

self

Question 50

dia-

Answer 50

complete, through

Question 51

dys-

Answer 51

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

Question 52

endo-

Answer 52

within

Question 53

exo-

Answer 53

outside

Question 54

hyper-

Answer 54

excessive, more than normal, too much

Question 55

hypo-

Answer 55

below, less than normal

Question 56

pro-

Answer 56

before

Question 57

re-

Answer 57

back

Question 58

retro

Answer 58

behind

Question 59

sub-

Answer 59

below, under

Question 60

trans-

Answer 60

across, through

Question 61

cardiology

Answer 61

study of the heart

Question 62

dermatology

Answer 62

study of the skin

Question 63

endocrinology

Answer 63

study of the endocrine glands

Question 64

gastroenterology

Answer 64

study of the stomach and intestines

Question 65

gynecology

Answer 65

study of women and women’s disease

Question 66

hematology

Answer 66

study of the blood

Question 67

neurology

Answer 67

study of the nerves, brain, spinal cord

Question 68

oncology

Answer 68

study of tumors (cancerous or malignant diseases)

Question 69

ophthalmology

Answer 69

study of the eye

Question 70

pathology

Answer 70

study of the disease

Question 71

psychology

Answer 71

study of the mind and mental disorders

Question 72

rheumatology

Answer 72

study of joint diseases

Question 73

a mass of blood, or “black and blue” mark is a/n:

Answer 73

hematoma

Question 74

inflammation of the small intestine is:

Answer 74

enteritis

Question 75

the prediction about the outcome of an illness is a/n:

Answer 75

prognosis

Question 76

the record of electricity in the brain is a/n:

Answer 76

electroencephalogram EEG

Question 77

complete knowledge of a patients illness on the basis of tests and other information is a/n:

Answer 77

diagnosis

Question 78

a protein found in red blood cells is:

Answer 78

hemoglobin

Question 79

inflammation of the liver is:

Answer 79

hepatitis

Question 80

laparotomy

Answer 80

cutting into the abdomin

Question 81

nephrectomy

Answer 81

cutting out kidney

Question 82

neuritis

Answer 82

inflammation of the nerve

Question 83

ophthalmoscope

Answer 83

instrument to view the eye

Question 84

osteotomy

Answer 84

cutting into bone

Question 85

renal

Answer 85

pertaining to kidney

Question 86

rhinitis

Answer 86

inflammation of nose

Question 87

removal of a nerve

Answer 87

neurectomy

Question 88

large numbers of immature, cancerous white blood cells is a blood condition known as:

Answer 88

leukemia

Question 89

an x-ray record of a joint is:

Answer 89

arthrogram

Question 90

a study of the kidney is

Answer 90

nephrology

Question 91

a tumor of the liver is :

Answer 91

hepatoma

Question 92

visual examination of the abdomen is:

Answer 92

laparopsy

Question 93

an incision of a joint is called:

Answer 93

arthrotomy

Question 94

an abnormal condition of the skin is:

Answer 94

dermatosis

Question 95

inflammation of the skin is:

Answer 95

dermatitis

Question 96

a specialist in the study of blood is a:

Answer 96

hematologist

Question 97

subgastric

Answer 97

pertaining to under the stomach

Question 98

gastralgia

Answer 98

pain in the stomach

Question 99

gastritis

Answer 99

inflammation of the stomach

Question 100

transgastric

Answer 100

pertaining to across or through the stomach

Question 101

gastroscopy

Answer 101

process of visually examining the stomach

Question 102

retrogastric

Answer 102

pertaining to behind the stomach

Question 103

gastrenterology

Answer 103

study of the stomach and intestines

Question 104

gastrotomy

Answer 104

incision of the stomach

Question 105

gastrectomy

Answer 105

excision of the stomach

Question 106

gastroscope

Answer 106

instrument to visually examine the stomach