Chapter 3 - Bacteria, Color and Some Medical Terms

Question 1

Bacillus

Answer 1

Bacteria that are rod-shaped (plural is bacilli)

Question 2

Coccus

Answer 2

Bacteria that are round in shape (plural is cocci, pronunched ‘coc’seye’)

Question 3

Dipl/o

Answer 3

Pairs; bacteria that grow in pairs

Question 4

Staphyl/o

Answer 4

Bunches, like grapes; bacteria that grow in clusters

Question 5

Strepto/o

Answer 5

Twisted; bacteria that grow in twisted chains

Question 6

Alb-

Answer 6

White

Question 7

Chlor/o-

Answer 7

Green

Question 8

Chrom/o-

Answer 8

Color

Question 9

Cirrh/o-

Answer 9

orange-yellow

Question 10

Cyan/o-

Answer 10

Blue

Question 11

Erythr/o-

Answer 11

Red

Question 12

Leuk/o-

Answer 12

White

Question 13

Lutein/o-

Answer 13

Saffron yellow

Question 14

Melan/o-

Answer 14

Black

Question 15

Poli/o-

Answer 15

Gray

Question 16

Rhod/o-

Answer 16

Red

Question 17

Rubi/o-

Answer 17

Reddish. redness

Question 18

Xanth/o-

Answer 18

Yellowish

Question 19

A-

an-

Answer 19

Without, not

Question 20

Acro-

Answer 20

Extremities; top or extreme point

Question 21

Aero-

Answer 21

Air

Question 22

Aniso-

Answer 22

Unequal

Question 23

Brady-

Answer 23

Slow

Question 24

De-

Answer 24

Take away, remove

Question 25

Dia-

Answer 25

Through (as in running through)

Question 26

Dif-

dis-

Answer 26

Apart, free from, separate

Question 27

Dys-

Answer 27

Bad, painful, difficult

Question 28

Ec, ecto-

Answer 28

Out, outside, outer

Question 29

Emia-

Answer 29

Blood: condition of

Question 30

End-

endo-

Answer 30

Within, inner

Question 31

Eu-

Answer 31

Good, easy

Question 32

Extra-

Answer 32

Outside, beyond

Question 33

Hemi-

Answer 33

One side, half

Question 34

Hemo-

Answer 34

Blood

Question 35

Hetero-

Answer 35

Different

Question 36

Homo-

Answer 36

Same

resemblind each other

Question 37

Hydro-

Answer 37

Water

Question 38

Hyper-

Answer 38

Above normal, excessive, beyond

Question 39

Hypo-

Answer 39

Under, below, normal

Question 40

In-

Answer 40

In, into, not

Question 41

Iso-

Answer 41

Equal, same

Question 42

Lip-

Answer 42

Fat

Question 43

Mal-

Answer 43

Bad, poor

Question 44

Mega-

Answer 44

Large, great

Question 45

Megalo-

Answer 45

Large (enlarged)

Question 46

Meno-

Answer 46

Meses (menstruation)

Question 47

Noct-

Answer 47

Night

Question 48

Nyct-

Answer 48

Night

Question 49

Pan-

Answer 49

All, every

Question 50

Para-

Answer 50

Beside, beyond, accessory to

Question 51

Per-

Answer 51

Through

Question 52

Peri-

Answer 52

Around

Question 53

Poly-

Answer 53

Many, much

Question 54

Post-

Answer 54

Following, after

Question 55

Pre-

Answer 55

Before

Question 56

Pro-

Answer 56

Preceding, coming before

Question 57

Pyo-

Answer 57

Pus

Question 58

Re-

Answer 58

Put back

Question 59

Super-

Answer 59

Above, beyond

Question 60

Supra-

Answer 60

Above, beyond

Question 61

Syn-

Answer 61

Going together, united

Question 62

Tachy-

Answer 62

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