Med Term Quiz 1- C

Question 1

Capill-

Answer 1

Of or pertaining to hair

Question 2

Capit-

Answer 2

Pertaining to the head (as a whole)

Question 3

Carcin(o)-

Answer 3

Cancer

Question 4

Cardi(o)-

Answer 4

Of or pertaining to the heart

Question 5

Carp(o)-

Answer 5

Of or pertaining to the wrist

Question 6

Cata-

Answer 6

Down, under

Question 7

-cele

Answer 7

Pouching, hernia

Question 8

-centesis

Answer 8

Surgical puncture for aspiration

Question 9

Cephal(o)-

Answer 9

Of or pertaining to the head (as a whole)

Question 10

Chem(o)-

Answer 10

Chemistry, drug

Question 11

Cerat(o)-

Answer 11

Of or pertaining to the cornu; horn

Question 12

Cerebell(o)-

Answer 12

Of or pertaining to the cerebellum

Question 13

Cerebr(o)-

Answer 13

Of or pertaining to the brain

Question 14

Cervic-

Answer 14

Of or pertaining to the neck, the cervix

Question 15

Chir(o)-
Cheir(o)-

Answer 15

Of or pertaining to the hand

Question 16

Chlor(o)-

Answer 16

Denoting a green color

Question 17

Chol(e)-

Answer 17

Of or pertaining to bile

Question 18

Cholecyst(o)-

Answer 18

Of or pertaining to the gallbladder

Question 19

Chondr(i)o-

Answer 19

Cartilage, gristle, granule, granular

Question 20

Chrom(ato)-

Answer 20

Color

Question 21

-cidal

-cide

Answer 21

Killing, destroying

Question 22

Cili-

Answer 22

Of or pertaining to cilia (eyelashes/eyelids)

Question 23

Circum-

Answer 23

Denoting something as ‘around’ another

Question 24

Cis-

Answer 24

On the side

Question 25

Clast

Answer 25

Break

Question 26

Co-
Com-
Cor-

Answer 26

With, together

Question 27

Col-
Colo-
Colono-

Answer 27

Colon

Question 28

Colp(o)-

Answer 28

Of or pertaining to the vagina

Question 29

Com-

Answer 29

With, together

Question 30

Contra-

Answer 30

Against

Question 31

-ctye
Cyt(o)-

Answer 31

Cell

Question 32

Cyst(o)-
Cyst(i)-

Answer 32

Of or pertaining to urinary bladder

Question 33

Cyph-

Answer 33

denotes something as bent

Question 34

Cycl-

Answer 34

Circle, cycle

Question 35

Cyan(o)-

Answer 35

Denotes a blue color

Question 36

Cutane-

Answer 36

Skin

Question 37

Cry(o)

Answer 37

Cold

Question 38

-crine

Answer 38

To secrete

Question 39

Crani(o)-

Answer 39

Belonging to/relating to the cranium

Question 40

Cox-

Answer 40

Relating to the hip,haunch, or hip joint

Question 41

Cost(o)-

Answer 41

Pertaining to the ribs

Question 42

Coron(o)-

Answer 42

Crown

Question 43

Cornu-

Answer 43

Applied to processes and parts of the body describing them likened or similar to horns

Question 44

Cordi-

Answer 44

Pertaining to the heart

Question 45

Cor-
Core-
Coro

Answer 45

Of or pertaining to eye’s pupils