Chapter 2

Question 1

Os

Answer 1

Bone

Question 2

Sponsyl

Answer 2

Vertebra

Question 3

Thorac

Answer 3

Chest

Question 4

Cortico

Answer 4

Cortex

Question 5

Pneumon

Answer 5

Air, lung

Question 6

Myel

Answer 6

Marrow, spinal cord

Question 7

Plegia

Answer 7

Paralysis

Question 8

Osis

Answer 8

State of many

Question 9

Genic

Answer 9

Causing, origin

Question 10

Contra

Answer 10

Against, opposed

Question 11

Oma

Answer 11

Tumor

Question 12

Allo

Answer 12

Another (human)

Question 13

Desis

Answer 13

Fusion

Question 14

Peri

Answer 14

Around, about

Question 15

Listhesis

Answer 15

Displacement

Question 16

Chondr

Answer 16

Cartilage

Question 17

Auto

Answer 17

Self

Question 18

Retro

Answer 18

Posterior, behind

Question 19

Sacr

Answer 19

Sacrum

Question 20

Cerebr

Answer 20

Brain

Question 21

Extra

Answer 21

Outside

Question 22

Derma

Answer 22

Skin

Question 23

Dys

Answer 23

Abnormal

Question 24

Intra

Answer 24

Within

Question 25

Hema

Answer 25

Blood

Question 26

Ectomy

Answer 26

Removal

Question 27

Itis

Answer 27

Inflammation

Question 28

Orrhaphy

Answer 28

Surgical repair

Question 29

Iso

Answer 29

Same, normal

Question 30

Opsy

Answer 30

Examination

Question 31

Trans

Answer 31

Across, through

Question 32

Describe the rules for writing medical terms

Answer 32

When combining a root word and a suffix, a combining vowel must be added. This is usually an “o”. If the suffix starts with a vowel, the “o” is usually not added when combining to root words, the combining vowel is maintained, even if the second root begins with a vowel.

Question 33

Neur

Answer 33

Nerve

Question 34

Lumb

Answer 34

Lumbar

Question 35

Otomy

Answer 35

Cutting into

Question 36

Arthr

Answer 36

Joint

Question 37

Otome

Answer 37

A cutting instrument