Chapter 10 - Pathogenic Organisms, Endocrine, Specialties - Words

Question 1

exo/crine

Answer 1

secretion released outside its source

Question 2

mycodermatitis

Answer 2

inflammation of the skin caused by a fungus

Question 3

dia/lysis

Answer 3

separation of substance in a solution

Question 4

hem/o/dia/lysis

Answer 4

removes waste from the blood by using an artificial kidney

Question 5

glyc/o/lysis

Answer 5

destruction/breakdown of glycogen

Question 6

thyroid/o/megaly

Answer 6

enlarged thyroid

Question 7

pneumon/o/myc/osis

Answer 7

fungus disease; condition of the lungs

Question 8

myc/osis

Answer 8

any condition caused by a fungus

Question 9

adrenopathy

Answer 9

any disease of the adrenal gland

Question 10

pyorrhea

Answer 10

discharge of pus

Question 11

gon/o/rrhea

Answer 11

sexual disease caused by neisseria

Question 12

dia/rrhea

Answer 12

flow through

Question 13

glyc/o/rrhea

Answer 13

flow, discharge of sugar from the body

Question 14

immunotherapy

Answer 14

process of giving injections so that a person may develop an immune response to certain diseases

Question 15

malariotherapy

Answer 15

treatment of people with malaria

Question 16

poly/uria

Answer 16

frequent urination

Question 17

poly/dipsia

Answer 17

increased thirst

Question 18

poly/phagia

Answer 18

abnormal increase in hunger

Question 19

pro/drome

Answer 19

running before a disease

Question 20

pro/gnostic

Answer 20

giving an indication concerning the outcome of a disease

Question 21

pro/cephalic

Answer 21

in the front of the head

Question 22

syn/dacty/ism

Answer 22

joint of two or more digits

Question 23

syn/ergism

Answer 23

interaction of agents (drugs) together

Question 24

syn/arthr/osis

Answer 24

an immovable joint, bones are fused together

Question 25

sym/podia

Answer 25

lower extremities are grown together

Question 26

sym/physis

Answer 26

growing together of parts

Question 27

sym/blepharon

Answer 27

eyelids have grown together

Question 28

adren/o/cortic/oid

Answer 28

hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex

Question 29

aer/o/cele

Answer 29

hernia of air

Question 30

diplo/bacillus

Answer 30

small aerobic gram-negative rod shaped bacilli

Question 31

bi/o/genesis

Answer 31

formation of living things

Question 32

dermat/o/myc/osis

Answer 32

fungus disease of the skin

Question 33

drom/o/mania

Answer 33

impuse to roam or wander

Question 34

py/o/genic

Answer 34

formation of pus

Question 35

onych/o/mycosis

Answer 35

condition of fungus infecting the nail

Question 36

hyper/pyr/exia

Answer 36

high body temperature or fever

Question 37

pyr/ogen

Answer 37

agent causing a rise in body temperature

Question 38

sept/i/cemia

Answer 38

infection in bloodstream