MAJOR DEFINITIONS & COMBINING FORMS

Question 1

Anatomy

Answer 1

The study of the body and its parts.

Question 2

Physiology

Answer 2

The study of the function of the whole body or its system or organs.

Question 3

Pathology

Answer 3

The study of disease.

Question 4

-Necrosis

Answer 4

Tissue Death
Ex: Osteonecrosis-
Death of bone tissue.

Question 5

Nos(o)-

Answer 5

Disease
Ex: Nosology
Systematic classification of diseases.

Question 6

-Oma

Answer 6

Tumor, neoplasm
Ex: Meloanoma-
Black skin cancer.

Question 7

-Osis

Answer 7

Disease or abnormal condition
Ex: Hyperostosis-
excessive growth of bone tissue.

Question 8

-Ostomy, -Stomy

Answer 8

Creation of an opening or the opening created
Ex: Colotomy-
Surgical incision of the colon.

Question 9

-Pathy

Answer 9

Disease, feeling, emotion
Ex: Discopathy-
Disease an intervertebral disc.

Question 10

-Plasia

Answer 10

Development, growth, formation
Ex: Hyperplasia-
Enlargement of an organ or tissue.

Question 11

-Plasty

Answer 11

Surgical repair
Ex: Rhinoplasty-
Plastic surgery on the nose

Question 12

Pur(o), Py(o)

Answer 12

Pus
Ex: Purulent-
Containing or consisting of pus

Question 13

Pyr(o), Pyret(o)

Answer 13

Fever
Ex: Pyretic-
Feverish

Question 14

-rrhagia

Answer 14

Bleeding or abnormal/excessive fluid discharge.
Ex: Menorragia-
abnormally heavy menstrual bleeding.

Question 15

-rrhea

Answer 15

Flow, discharge
Ex: Diarrhea-
increased frequency of bowel movement with liquid stools.

Question 16

-Sclerosis

Answer 16

Abnormal hardening
Ex: Arteriosclerosis-
Hardening of the arteries.

Question 17

-Scope

Answer 17

instrument for visual examination
Ex: Ophthalmoscope-
Instrument for studying the interior of the eyeball through the pupil.