Quiz 2- ch. 5 Medical Roots

Question 1

-ectomy

Answer 1

surgical removal of

Question 2

-emia

Answer 2

condition of the blood; congestion of the blood in

Question 3

-in,-ine

Answer 3

chemical substance ex: antitoxin, epinephrine

Question 4

-itis

Answer 4

inflammation of, inflammatory disease of

Question 5

-meter

Answer 5

a device for measuring

Question 6

-logist

Answer 6

one who studies

Question 7

-logy

Answer 7

study of, science of

Question 8

-oma

Answer 8

tumor arising in or composed of, swelling containing

Question 9

-osis

Answer 9

diseased condition of, act of, process of

Question 10

-path

Answer 10

one who suffers from a disease of, one who treats of disease of

Question 11

-pathy

Answer 11

disease of, treatment of disease of or by

Question 12

-rrhea

Answer 12

abnormal discharge of, flow

Question 13

-therapy

Answer 13

treatment of or by

Question 14

-tomy

Answer 14

surgical operation on, surgical cutting of

Question 15

arthr-

Answer 15

joint, articulation

Question 16

cephal-

Answer 16

head, skull, brain

Question 17

chlor-

Answer 17

light green, yellowish-green

Question 18

cirrh-

Answer 18

yellow, tawny

Question 19

dendr-

Answer 19

tree-like structure

Question 20

enter-

Answer 20

intestine

Question 21

hydr-

Answer 21

water

Question 22

hyster-

Answer 22

uterus

Question 23

leuc-, leuk-

Answer 23

white

Question 24

mast-

Answer 24

breast

Question 25

melan-

Answer 25

black, dark

Question 26

my-, mus-, myos

Answer 26

muscle

Question 27

myc-, mycet

Answer 27

fungus, mould

Question 28

nephr-

Answer 28

kidney

Question 29

neur-

Answer 29

nerve

Question 30

ophthalm-

Answer 30

eye

Question 31

oste-

Answer 31

bone

Question 32

ot-

Answer 32

ear

Question 33

phleb-

Answer 33

vein

Question 34

psych-

Answer 34

mind

Question 35

sthen-

Answer 35

strength

Question 36

tachy-, tach

Answer 36

swift, speed

Question 37

tox-

Answer 37

poison

Question 38

xanth

Answer 38

yellow