Chapter 8

Question 1

ecto-, exo-

Answer 1

outer side

Question 2

end-, endo-

Answer 2

inner, within

Question 3

meso-

Answer 3

middle

Question 4

circum-

Answer 4

around

Question 5

peri-

Answer 5

around about

Question 6

epi-

Answer 6

over, surrounding

Question 7

sub-, hypo-

Answer 7

below, under

Question 8

supra-, super-

Answer 8

above, over

Question 9

infra-

Answer 9

below, beneath

Question 10

top/o

Answer 10

place, location

Question 11

neo-

Answer 11

new

Question 12

-plasm

Answer 12

thing formed

Question 13

neoplasm, tumor

Answer 13

new formation of a tissue
ABNORMAL, NO USEFUL FUNCTION

Question 14

malignant

Answer 14

bad, growing worse, resisting treatment, threatening to produce death

Question 15

benign

Answer 15

mild, not spreading, not recurrent

Question 16

infiltration, direct extension

Answer 16

slipping into and between normal cells of the body

Question 17

metastasis

Answer 17

movement of cells (especially cancer cells) from one part of the body to another

Question 18

meta-

Answer 18

after, beyond, among, over

Question 19

-stasis

Answer 19

standing, location, place

Question 20

lesion

Answer 20

area of unhealthy tissue
ex: injury, wound, burn, infected patch
ANY MORBID CHANGE (DISEASED, UNHEALTHY)

Question 21

cyst

Answer 21

closed sac or pouch that contains fluid, semifluid, or solid material

Question 22

polyp

Answer 22

usually benign tumor that has a little foot, stem
grows slowly

Question 23

vascular

Answer 23

pertaining to vessels of the body that carry blood (arteries, veins)

Question 24

papilla

Answer 24

small, nipple like
located anywhere, normal or abnormal

Question 25

papule

Answer 25

pimple, red elevated spot on the skin
solid and circumscribed

Question 26

excrescence

Answer 26

useless structure growing out of the surface of a part

Question 27

condyloma

Answer 27

wart like growth occurring in the genital area

Question 28

alopecia

Answer 28

hair loss

Question 29

anastomosis

Answer 29

connection between two passageways

Question 30

cauterization

Answer 30

destroy tissue using a hot or cold instrument, an electrical current, or a chemical
also to burn and seal blood vessels

Question 31

dehiscence

Answer 31

splitting or bursting open of a pod or wound

Question 32

necrobiosis

Answer 32

gradual degeneration and death of cells

Question 33

radical resection

Answer 33

removal of the tumor and the entire anatomical compartment in which it is located

Question 34

ventr/o, ventral

Answer 34

or or near the belly, or side of the body where the belly is

Question 35

dors/o, dorsal

Answer 35

on or near the back

Question 36

midline, median

Answer 36

imaginary line dividing the body into right and left halves

Question 37

lateral

Answer 37

further from the midline

Question 38

medial

Answer 38

closer to the midline

Question 39

distal

Answer 39

furthest from the point of attachment

Question 40

proximal

Answer 40

nearest to point of attachment

Question 41

extra-

Answer 41

without, outside of

Question 42

patella

Answer 42

kneecap

Question 43

lingual

Answer 43

tongue

Question 44

sternal

Answer 44

breastbone

Question 45

lumbar

Answer 45

loin