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Question 1

abdomin/o

Answer 1

abdomen

Question 2

Give me an example of abdomin/o

Answer 2

abdominal

Question 3

acr/o

Answer 3

extremities

Question 4

Give me an example of acr/o

Answer 4

acromegaly (abnormal growth of the hands, feet, and head)

Question 5

aden/o

Answer 5

gland

Question 6

Give me an example of aden/o

Answer 6

adenocarcinoma - a malignant tumor formed from glands

Question 7

adenoid/o

Answer 7

adenoids - patch of tissue that protects kids from getting sick. They sit in the back of the nasal cavity.

Question 8

Give me an example of adenoid/o

Answer 8

adenoidectomy

Question 9

adip/o

Answer 9

fat

Question 10

Give me an example of adip/o

Answer 10

adipose (tissue)

Question 11

aer/o

Answer 11

air

Question 12

Give me an example of aer/o

Answer 12

aerobic

Question 13

alb/o

Answer 13

white

Question 14

Give me an example of alb/o

Answer 14

albino

Question 15

albumin/o

Answer 15

albumin - helps move molecules thru the blood

Question 16

Give me an example of albumin/o

Answer 16

albuminemia

Question 17

amni/o

Answer 17

amnion

Question 18

Give me an example of amni/o

Answer 18

amniotic

Question 19

amyl/o

Answer 19

starch

Question 20

Give me an example of amyl/o

Answer 20

amylase - enzyme that converts starch into sugars

Question 21

angi/o

Answer 21

vessel

Question 22

Give me an example of angi/o

Answer 22

angiogram

Question 23

ankyl/o

Answer 23

crooked or fused

Question 24

Give me an example of ankyl/o

Answer 24

ankylosing (fusing of the spine)

Question 25

anter/o

Answer 25

antierior/before

Question 26

Give me an example of anter/o

Answer 26

anterolateral

Question 27

aort/o

Answer 27

aorta

Question 28

Give me an example of aort/o

Answer 28

aortic

Question 29

append(ic)/o

Answer 29

appendix

Question 30

Give me an example of append(ic)/o

Answer 30

appendicitis

Question 31

arteri/o

Answer 31

artery

Question 32

Give me an example of arteri/o

Answer 32

arteriovenous - affecting the arteries or veins

Question 33

arthr/o

Answer 33

joint

Question 34

Give me an example of arthr/o

Answer 34

arthroplasty - surgical procedure restoring full function of a joint

Question 35

articul/o

Answer 35

joint

Question 36

Give me an example of articul/o

Answer 36

articulation - location between two bones

Question 37

atel/o

Answer 37

imperfect

Question 38

Give me an example of atel/o

Answer 38

atelectasis - partial or complete collapse of the lung

Question 39

ather/o

Answer 39

yellow, fatty plaque

Question 40

Give me an example of ather/o

Answer 40

atheroma - degeneration of the arteries due to the the yellow fatty plaque

Question 41

aur/i

Answer 41

ear

Question 42

Give me an example of aur/i

Answer 42

auricle - another term for atrium of the heart