Chapter 2

Question 1

Hyper-

Answer 1

Above or more than the normal

Question 2

Hypo-

Answer 2

Below or less than normal

Question 3

Aden/o

Answer 3

Glands

Question 4

Lesion

Answer 4

One of many types of abnormal tissue conditions

Question 5

Ulcer

Answer 5

Open stores in the skin or mucous membranes

Question 6

Tumor

Answer 6

Abnormal growth in numbers and/or types of cells

Benign or malignant

Question 7

-oma

Answer 7

Benign

Question 8

Carcinoma

Answer 8

Malignant

From epithelial-type tissue

Question 9

Sarcoma

Answer 9

Malignant

From connective-type tissue

Question 10

Carcin/o

Answer 10

Cancer

Question 11

Metastasis

Answer 11

Single noun
Spreading beyond the original place
Metastases (plural)

Question 12

Meta-

Answer 12

Beyond

Question 13

-stasis

Answer 13

In one place

Question 14

Omata

Answer 14

Plural form of -oma

Oma is benign

Question 15

Onc/o

Answer 15

Tumor

Question 16

-oid

Answer 16

Means like or resembling

Question 17

Ather/o

Answer 17

Means fatty or porridge like

Question 18

Antgeroma

Answer 18

Tumor like thickening and degeneration of blood vessel walls caused by fatty deposits

Question 19

Antgeroscilerosis

Answer 19

Hardening of vessel walls due to fatty deposits

Question 20

Muc/us

Answer 20

Secretion of the mucous membrane

Question 21

Mucosa

Answer 21

Mucus membrane

Lining of open body cavities

Question 22

Ser/ous

Answer 22

Producing serum

Question 23

Serosa

Answer 23

Serious membrane

Lining of closed body cavities

Question 24

Cephal

Answer 24

Head

Question 25

-algia

Answer 25

Pain

Question 26

-odynia

Answer 26

Pain

Question 27

Encephal

Answer 27

Brain

Question 28

Encephal/itis

Answer 28

Inflammation of the brain tissue through cranial fissure

Question 29

-cele

Answer 29

Or lele

Abnormal protrusion or swelling

Question 30

Encephal/o/malac/ia

Answer 30

Softening of brain tissue

Question 31

Electr/o/encephal/o/gram

Answer 31

EEG

Picture of the electrical activity of the brain

Question 32

Crani/o

Answer 32

Skull

Cranium

Question 33

-plasty

Answer 33

Surgical repair

Question 34

Craniomalacia

Answer 34

Softening of the bones on the skull

Question 35

Cerebr

Answer 35

Cerebru party of brain
Thoughts occur
Feeling is interpreted
Motor inputs arise
Gray matter

Question 36

Meaning/o

Answer 36

Meninges

Question 37

Layers of meninges

Answer 37

Pia mater
Arachnoid
Dura mater

Question 38

AIDS

Answer 38

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Question 39

BCC

Answer 39

Basal cell carcinoma

Question 40

BP

Answer 40

Blood pressure

Question 41

CA

Answer 41

Cancer

Also Ca

Question 42

CIS

Answer 42

Carcinoma in situ

Question 43

CP

Answer 43

Cerebral palsy

Question 44

CSF

Answer 44

Cerebralspinal fluid

Question 45

CV

Answer 45

Cardiovascular

Question 46

CVA

Answer 46

Cerebrovascular accident

Question 47

EEG

Answer 47

Electroenchephalogram

Question 48

HA

Answer 48

Headache

Question 49

HCVD

Answer 49

Hypertensive cardiovascular disease

Question 50

MBD

Answer 50

Minimal brain dysfunction

Question 51

Met.

Answer 51

Metastasis

Mets. Metas. Plural

Question 52

mmHG

Answer 52

Millimeters of mercury

Pressure

Question 53

TIA

Answer 53

Transient ischemic attack