Chapter 3 Defs

Question 1

adip/o lip/o steat/o

Answer 1

fat

Question 2

cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

Answer 2

skin

Question 3

cyt/o

Answer 3

cell

Question 4

cyan/o

Answer 4

blue

Question 5

erythr/o, erythemat/o

Answer 5

red

Question 6

hidr/o, sudor/o

Answer 6

sweat

Question 7

hydr/o

Answer 7

water

Question 8

ichthy/o

Answer 8

dry, scaly

Question 9

kerat/o

Answer 9

horny tissue; hard; cornea

Question 10

leuk/o

Answer 10

white

Question 11

melan/o

Answer 11

black

Question 12

myc/o

Answer 12

fungus

Question 13

necr/o

Answer 13

death, necrosis

Question 14

onych/o

Answer 14

nail

Question 15

pil/o, trich/o

Answer 15

hair

Question 16

scler/o

Answer 16

hardening; sclera (white of the eye)

Question 17

squam/o

Answer 17

scale

Question 18

xanth/o

Answer 18

yellow

Question 19

xer/o

Answer 19

dry

Question 20

-al, -ous

Answer 20

pertaining to

Question 21

-cele

Answer 21

hernia, swelling

Question 22

-cyte

Answer 22

cell

Question 23

-derma

Answer 23

skin

Question 24

-emia

Answer 24

blood condition

Question 25

-esis

Answer 25

condition

Question 26

-itis

Answer 26

inflammation

Question 27

-logist

Answer 27

specialist in the study of

Question 28

-logy

Answer 28

study of

Question 29

-malacia

Answer 29

softening

Question 30

-oma

Answer 30

tumor

Question 31

-osis

Answer 31

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

Question 32

-pathy

Answer 32

disease

Question 33

-penia

Answer 33

decrease, deficiency

Question 34

-phagia

Answer 34

swallowing, eating

Question 35

-phoresis

Answer 35

carrying, transmission

Question 36

-plasty

Answer 36

surgical repair

Question 37

-rrhea

Answer 37

discharge, flow

Question 38

-therapy

Answer 38

treatment

Question 39

-tome

Answer 39

instrument to cut

Question 40

auto-

Answer 40

self, own

Question 41

epi-

Answer 41

above, on

Question 42

hypo-

Answer 42

under, below; deficient

Question 43

sub-

Answer 43

under, below