Combining Forms - Med. Lab Assistant

Question 1

a-, an-, ambi, ampho-

Answer 1

without, lack of both

anemia (lack of blood)
ambidextrous (using both hands equally)

Question 2

ante-

Answer 2

before, forward of

antecubital (forward of the elbow)

Question 3

anti-

Answer 3

against

anticoagulant (coagulation preventer)

Question 4

brady-

Answer 4

slow

bradycardia (slow heartbeat)

Question 5

cryo-

Answer 5

cold

cryoagglutinins (proteins that clump in the cold)

Question 6

dys-

Answer 6

bad, difficult

dyspnea (difficulty breathing)

Question 7

ecto-, exo-

Answer 7

outside

exogenous (originating from outside)

Question 8

endo-

Answer 8

inside

endoscope (apparatus for looking inside the body)

Question 9

epi-

Answer 9

on, over

epicardium (outermost layer of the heart)

Question 10

hyper-

Answer 10

above, move, increased

hyperbilirubinemia (excess bilirubin in the blood)

Question 11

hypo-

Answer 11

below, less, decreased

hypodermic needle

Question 12

inter-

Answer 12

between

interstitial (relating too spaces between tissues)

Question 13

intra-

Answer 13

within

intramuscular injection

Question 14

iso-

Answer 14

same

isoagglutinin (protein that causes clumping when it encounters similar proteins)

Question 15

macro-

Answer 15

large

macrophage

Question 16

mega-

Answer 16

large

megakaryocyte

Question 17

micro-

Answer 17

small

microcyte

Question 18

neo-

Answer 18

new

neoplasm

Question 19

para-

Answer 19

beside

parathyroid gland

Question 20

per-

Answer 20

throughout, through

percutaneous (through the skin)

Question 21

peri-

Answer 21

around, surround

pericardium (sac surrounding the heart)

Question 22

poly-

Answer 22

many

polycythemia (elevated levels of blood cells)

Question 23

post-

Answer 23

after

postprandial (after a meal)

Question 24

pre-

Answer 24

before

preexisting

Question 25

tachy-

Answer 25

fast

tachycardia (fast heartbeat)

Question 26

hemi-, semi-

Answer 26

half

hemiplegia (paralysis of half the body)

Question 27

mono-, uni-

Answer 27

one

mononuclear (having a round, or one-lobed, nucleus)

Question 28

bi-, di-

Answer 28

two

bilaterally (on both sides)

Question 29

tri-

Answer 29

three

tricuspid valve

Question 30

tetra-, quad-

Answer 30

four

quadriceps (four-part muscle of the anterior thigh)

Question 31

deca-

Answer 31

10

decaliter (10L)

Question 32

kilo-

Answer 32

1000

kilogram (1000g)

Question 33

deci

Answer 33

10th

deciliter (1/10th of a liter)

Question 34

centi-

Answer 34

100th

centimeter (1/100th of a meter)

Question 35

milli-

Answer 35

1000th

milliliter (1/1000th of a liter)

Question 36

micro-

Answer 36

millionth

microgram (one millionth of a gram)

Question 37

nano-

Answer 37

billionth

nanogram (one billionth of a gram)

Question 38

albi-

Answer 38

white

albino

Question 39

cirrho-

Answer 39

tawny yellow

cirrhosis

Question 40

cyan-

Answer 40

blue

cyanotic

Question 41

erythro-

Answer 41

red

erythrocyte

Question 42

leuk-, leuko-

Answer 42

white

leukocyte

Question 43

lute-

Answer 43

yellow

corpus luteum

Question 44

melano-

Answer 44

black

melanoma

Question 45

nigr-

Answer 45

black

substantia nigra

Question 46

rube-

Answer 46

red

rubella

Question 47

-ectomy

Answer 47

surgical removal

appendectomy

Question 48

-emia

Answer 48

blood condition

anemia, bacteremia

Question 49

-gen, -genic, -genous

Answer 49

originating from, caused by

iatrogenic (caused by medical treatment)

Question 50

-itis

Answer 50

inflammation

arthritis

Question 51

-oma

Answer 51

tumor, growth

hematoma

Question 52

-osis

Answer 52

condition

tuberculosis

Question 53

-pathy

Answer 53

disease

cardiopathy

Question 54

-penia

Answer 54

deficiency

thrombocytopenia

Question 55

-plasty

Answer 55

shape, form

angioplasty (surgical repair or reshaping of a blood vessel)

Question 56

-plegia

Answer 56

paralysis

tetraplegia (paralysis of all four limbs)

Question 57

-stasis

Answer 57

stopping, control

hemostasis

Question 58

-stomy

Answer 58

opening

colostomy

Question 59

-tomy

Answer 59

cut

phlebotomy

Question 60

agglut

Answer 60

clump

agglutinin

Question 61

angio

Answer 61

vessel

angioplasty (reshaping a blood vessel)

Question 62

arterio

Answer 62

artery

arteriosclerosis

Question 63

arthro

Answer 63

joint

arthritis

Question 64

bili

Answer 64

bile

bilirubin

Question 65

cardio

Answer 65

heart

cardiologist (one who treats heart disease)

Question 66

cephal

Answer 66

head

encephalitis

Question 67

colo

Answer 67

colon

colostomy

Question 68

cubit

Answer 68

elbow

antecubital fossa

Question 69

cyst

Answer 69

bladder

cystitis, cystogram

Question 70

derm

Answer 70

skin

dermal puncture

Question 71

gastr

Answer 71

stomach

gastrostomy (opening into the stomach)

Question 72

heme

Answer 72

blood

hematology, hemagglutinins

Question 73

hepato

Answer 73

liver

hepatitis

Question 74

necro

Answer 74

death

necrosis (cell or tissue death)

Question 75

nephr

Answer 75

kidney

nephron

Question 76

oste

Answer 76

bone

osteoma

Question 77

phago, phage

Answer 77

eat

phagocyte, macrophage

Question 78

phlebo

Answer 78

vein

phlebotomy

Question 79

pneu, pnea

Answer 79

breath

pneumatic, apnea (lack of breathing)

Question 80

pulmon

Answer 80

lung

pulmonary insufficiency

Question 81

ren

Answer 81

kidney

renal artery

Question 82

spleno

Answer 82

spleen

splenomegaly (enlarged spleen)

Question 83

thromb

Answer 83

clot

thrombin, thrombosis

Question 84

tox, toxico

Answer 84

poison

toxicology, detoxification

Question 85

veno

Answer 85

vein

venopressor