med term quiz 6

Question 1

lapar-

Answer 1

abdomen
ex: laparscopy
def: abdomen viewed

Question 2

leuk(c)

Answer 2

white
ex: leucopoeisis
def: the making of white blood cells

Question 3

lig-

Answer 3

connect, bind
ex: ligaments
def: connective tissue joining bone to bone

Question 4

-logy, -ist, -ician

Answer 4

study of, specialist
ex: cardiology
def: study of heart

Question 5

lys, lyze

Answer 5

break apart, dissolve
ex: hydrolysis
def: breaking down of macromolecules

Question 6

macr-, mega, magn-

Answer 6

large

Question 7

mamm-, mass-, pect-

Answer 7

breast, chest
ex: mammary
def: breast tissue

Question 8

-mania

Answer 8

obsession, compulsion
ex: kleptomania
def: compulsion to steal

Question 9

med-, meso-, meta-

Answer 9

middle
ex: mediastinum
def: middle of chest cavity

Question 10

-megaly

Answer 10

enlargement
ex: splenomegaly
def: enlargement of the spleen

Question 11

melano-

Answer 11

black
ex: melanocyte
def: black pigmented cells of the skin

Question 12

mens-

Answer 12

month
ex: menstrual cycle

Question 13

-metric, -meter

Answer 13

measure, length