Combining Forms 3

Question 1

-ac

Answer 1

pertaining to

Question 2

cardiac

Answer 2

pertaining to heart

Question 3

-al

Answer 3

pertaining to

Question 4

neural

Answer 4

pertaining to nerve

Question 5

-algia

/’ældgз/

Answer 5

pain

Question 6

arthralgia

/ar’фrældgз/

Answer 6

joint pain

Question 7

neuralgia

Answer 7

nerve pain

Question 8

-cyte

ai

Answer 8

cell

Question 9

erythrocyte

i i з ai

Answer 9

red cell

Question 10

-ectomy

Answer 10

excision, removal

Question 11

• emia

i: iз

Answer 11

blood condition

Question 12

leukemia

ju i: iз

Answer 12

white blood condition

Literally,this term means “a blood condition of white( blood cells)”.Actually,it is a condition or blood in which cancerous white blood cells proliferate(increase in number)
з’ i з ei 增殖，扩散

Question 13

-genic

Answer 13

pertaining to; producing; produced by,or produced in

Question 14

carcinogenic

Answer 14

pertaining to cancer

Cigarette smoke is carcinogenic.

Question 15

pathogenic

Answer 15

致病的 pertaining to disease

A virus or a bacterium is a pathogenic organism.

Question 16

iatrogenic

Answer 16

produced by treatment

Question 17

-gram

Answer 17

record

Question 18

electroencephalogram

Answer 18

EEG

Question 19

-ic, -ical

Answer 19

pertaining to

Question 20

gastric

Answer 20

pertaining to stomach

Question 21

neurological

Answer 21

pertaining to neurology

Question 22

-ion

Answer 22

process

Question 23

excision

Answer 23

process of cut

Question 24

-ist

Answer 24

specialist

Question 25

gynecologist

i

Answer 25

specialist of gynecology

Question 26

-itis

Answer 26

inflammation

Question 27

cystitis

i

Answer 27

inflammation of urinary bladder

Question 28

-logy

Answer 28

study of

Question 29

endocrinology

‘

Answer 29

study of endocrine

Question 30

-oma

Answer 30

tumor, mass, swelling

Question 31

hepatoma

Answer 31

a hepatoma (hepatocellular carcinoma) is a
‘seljulз 肝细胞的
malignant tumor of the liver.
/mз’lidgзnзnt/ 恶性的

Question 32

-opsy

Answer 32

viewing with a microscope

Question 33

biopsy

Answer 33

viewing a live body with a microscope

（活组织）切片检查法

Question 34

-osis

Answer 34

condition,usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)

Question 35

nephrosis

Answer 35

abnormal condition of kidney

Question 36

leukocytosis

Answer 36

a slight increase in normal white blood cells,as white blood cells multiply to fight a infection.
白细胞升高。

Question 37

-pathy

Answer 37

disease condition

Question 38

enteropathy

e з ‘зu з i

Answer 38

intestine disease condition?

肠道疾病，肠下垂

Question 39

adenopathy

Answer 39

gland disease condition

腺体疾病（淋巴….）

Question 40

-scope

Answer 40

instrument to visually examine

内窥镜

Question 41

endoscope

Answer 41

内窥镜

Question 42

-scopy

Answer 42

viewing with an endoscope

Question 43

endoscopy

/ên-DÔS-kō-pē/

Answer 43

内窥镜检查法

Question 44

-sis

Answer 44

state of

Question 45

prognosis

Answer 45

预后

Question 46

-tomy

Answer 46

process of cutting,incision

Question 47

osteotomy

/ôs-tē-ÔT-tō-mē/

Answer 47

cutting bone?

切骨手术

Question 48

-y

Answer 48

process, condition

Question 49

gastroenterology

/gâs-trō-ên-têr-ÔL-ō-jē/

Answer 49

study of stomach and intestine

肠胃病学