Medical Root Words - List 11

Question 1

Somato-

Answer 1

Body
Somatosensory
Somatosensory = Sensations that can occur anywhere in the body such as pressure, pain, temperature, etc.

Question 2

Splanchno-

Answer 2

Viscera
Splanchnic Nerves
Splanchnic Nerves= The nerves that supply the viscera (organs in the
cavities of the body, esp. the abdomen)

Question 3

Gluco-

Answer 3

Glucose
Glucometer
Glucometer = Device used to measure the amount of glucose in the blood

Question 4

Glyco-

Answer 4

Sugar
Glycolysis
Glycolysis = The breakdown of sugar or glucose

Question 5

Thermo-

Answer 5

Heat
Thermometer
Thermometer = Device used to measure temperature or heat

Question 6

Thrombo-

Answer 6

Blood Clot
Thrombectomy
Thrombectomy = A surgery to remove a blood clot (thrombus) from a blood vessel

Question 7

Tono-

Answer 7

Tension, Tone
Tonoclonic Seizure
Tonoclonic Seizure= A seizure involving stiffening, tension, or tone (tono-) and jerking (clonic-) movements

Question 8

Phono-

Answer 8

Sound, Speech, or Voice
Phonocardiogram
Phonocardiogram = The graphic record of heart sounds

Question 9

Topo-

Answer 9

Place, Position
Topography
Topography = Process in which anatomical structures are grouped together or studied based on position, region, or divisions of the body

Question 10

Varico-

Answer 10

Swollen, Dilated, Enlarged, or Twisted
Varicose Veins
Varicose Veins = Twisted, enlarged veins most commonly seen in the legs