Chapter 1 book definitions

Question 1

Combining Form

Answer 1

a word root with a combining vowel added at the end, used when two word roots are combined or when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added. When a combining form appears alone, it is shown with a back slash (/) between the word root and the combining vowel.

Question 2

Wood Root

Answer 2

Contains basic meaning of term. Usually means, but not always, indicates the involved body part.

Question 3

Suffix

Answer 3

Usually but not always, indicates the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease.

Question 4

Prefix

Answer 4

Usually, but not always, indicates location time, number, or status.

Question 5

Cyan/o

Answer 5

Blue

Question 6

Erthr/o

Answer 6

Red

Question 7

Luek/o

Answer 7

White

Question 8

Melan/o

Answer 8

Black

Question 9

Poli/o

Answer 9

Gray

Question 10

Cyanosis

Answer 10

Blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood

Question 11

Erythrocyte

Answer 11

A mature red blood cell

Question 12

-Cyte

Answer 12

Cell

Question 13

Leukocyte

Answer 13

White blood cell

Question 14

Melanosis

Answer 14

Any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in body tissue or organs.

Question 15

Osis

Answer 15

Abnormal condition or disease

Question 16

Poliomyelisis

Answer 16

A viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord

Question 17

Gastroenteritis

Answer 17

Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine

Question 18

neur/o

Answer 18

Nerve

Question 19

plasty

Answer 19

Surgical repair

Question 20

rrhaphy

Answer 20

Surgical suturing

Question 21

plasty and rrhaphy have a combining vowel O is used because..

Answer 21

Both begin with a consonant

Question 22

Neuroplasty

Answer 22

Surgical repair of a nerve

Question 23

Neurorrhaphy

Answer 23

Suturing together of a nerve

Question 24

Word root tonsill

Answer 24

Means Tonsils

Question 25

If adding itis(inflammation) or ectomy(surgical removal) to tonsill, is a vowel needed? Why?

Answer 25

No vowel needed B/C they both start with a vowel

Question 26

Tonsillitis

Answer 26

Inflammation of the tonsils

Question 27

Tonsillectomy

Answer 27

Surgical removal of the tonsils

Question 28

Cranium

Answer 28

The portion of the skull that encloses the brain

Question 29

Crani

Answer 29

Skull

Question 30

Cardi

Answer 30

Heart

Question 31

-ac

Answer 31

Pertaining to

Question 32

Cardiac

Answer 32

Pertaining to heart

Question 33

Sufixes meaning "pertaining to"

Answer 33

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

Question 34

Gastrosis

Answer 34

Means any disease of the stomach

Question 35

Pathology

Answer 35

Study of all aspects of diseases

Question 36

path

Answer 36

Disease

Question 37

ology

Answer 37

Study of