Chapter 1 - Word Parts/Terms

Question 1

-algia

Answer 1

pain, suffering

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 artificial 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

gastr/o

Answer 16

stomach

Question 17

cyano/o

Answer 17

blue

Question 18

erythr/o

Answer 18

red

Question 19

leuk/o

Answer 19

white

Question 20

melan/o

Answer 20

black

Question 21

poli/o

Answer 21

grey

Question 22

-cyte

Answer 22

cell

Question 23

myel

Answer 23

spinal cord

Question 24

enter

Answer 24

small intestine

Question 25

tonsill

Answer 25

tonsils

Question 26

crani

Answer 26

skull

Question 27

-um

Answer 27

noun ending

Question 28

-a

Answer 28

noun ending

Question 29

-e

Answer 29

noun ending

Question 30

-us

Answer 30

noun ending

Question 31

-y

Answer 31

noun ending

Question 32

-ac

Answer 32

pertaining to

Question 33

-al

Answer 33

pertaining to

Question 34

-an

Answer 34

pertaining to

Question 35

-ar

Answer 35

pertaining to

Question 36

-ary

Answer 36

pertaining to

Question 37

-eal

Answer 37

pertaining to

Question 38

-ical

Answer 38

pertaining to

Question 39

-ial

Answer 39

pertaining to

Question 40

-ic

Answer 40

pertaining to

Question 41

-ine

Answer 41

pertaining to

Question 42

-ior

Answer 42

pertaining to

Question 43

-ory

Answer 43

pertaining to

Question 44

-ous

Answer 44

pertaining to

Question 45

-tic

Answer 45

pertaining to

Question 46

-ago

Answer 46

abnormal condition

Question 47

-esis

Answer 47

abnormal condition

Question 48

-ia

Answer 48

abnormal condition

Question 49

-iasis

Answer 49

abnormal condition

Question 50

-ion

Answer 50

abnormal condition

Question 51

-ism

Answer 51

abnormal condition

Question 52

path

Answer 52

disease

Question 53

-dynia

Answer 53

pain

Question 54

-necrosis

Answer 54

tissue death

Question 55

-stenosis

Answer 55

abnormal narrowing

Question 56

-centesis

Answer 56

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

Question 57

-graphy

Answer 57

the process of producing a picture or record

Question 58

-gram

Answer 58

record

Question 59

-scopy

Answer 59

visual examination

Question 60

nat

Answer 60

birth

Question 61

ab-

Answer 61

away

Question 62

dextr/o

Answer 62

right side

Question 63

ex-

Answer 63

out of, outside, away from

Question 64

macro-

Answer 64

large, abnormal size, or long

Question 65

ad-

Answer 65

toward, to, in the direction of

Question 66

sinistr/o

Answer 66

left side

Question 67

in-

Answer 67

in, into, not, without

Question 68

olig/o

Answer 68

scanty, few

Question 69

laryng

Answer 69

larynx, throat

Question 70

ot/o

Answer 70

ear

Question 71

lith

Answer 71

stone

Question 72

edema

Answer 72

swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body

Question 73

appendic

Answer 73

appendix

Question 74

phalang

Answer 74

hand

Question 75

arteri/o

Answer 75

artery

Question 76

end-

Answer 76

within

Question 77

ather/o

Answer 77

plaque or fatty substance

Question 78

col

Answer 78

colon

Question 79

tendin

Answer 79

tendon

Question 80

myc/o

Answer 80

fungus

Question 81

myel/o

Answer 81

bone marrow or spinal cord

Question 82

my/o

Answer 82

muscle

Question 83

pyel/o

Answer 83

renal pelvis

Question 84

py/o

Answer 84

pus

Question 85

pyr/o

Answer 85

fever or fire

Question 86

supination

Answer 86

the act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is facing forward or upward

Question 87

suppuration

Answer 87

the formation or discharge of pus