Terminology Parts A

Question 1

a, an

Answer 1

not / without / absence

anemia - lack of red blood cells
an - not
emia - blood

Question 2

ab

Answer 2

away from

abduction - movement away from the body
ab - away from
duction - leading

Question 3

abdomin

Answer 3

abdomen

abdominoplasty - surgical repair of the abdomen
abdomin - abdomen
plasty - surgical repair

Question 4

ac, al

Answer 4

adjective, pertaining to

cardiac - pertaining to the heart
cardi - heart
ac - pertaining to

cerebral - pertaining to the brain, cerebr - brain, al - pertaining to

Question 5

acou, acu

Answer 5

hear

acoustic - related to hearing
acou - hear
ic - pertaining to

Question 6

aden

Answer 6

gland

adenoma - tumor of a gland
aden - gland
oma - tumor

Question 7

aer

Answer 7

air

aerobic - requiring air
aer - air
bic - life

Question 8

alg

Answer 8

pain

neuralgia - nerve pain
neur - nerve
algia - pain

Question 9

andr

Answer 9

man

androgen - male hormone
andr - man
gen - produce

Question 10

angi

Answer 10

vessel

angiogram - imaging of blood vessels
angi - vessel
gram - record

Question 11

ankyl

Answer 11

crooked, curved, bent, stiff

ankylosis - stiff joint condition
ankyl - crooked
osis - condition

Question 12

ante

Answer 12

before

antepartum - before birth
ante - before
partum - birth

Question 13

anter

Answer 13

front, forward

anterograde - moving forward
anter - front
grade - step

Question 14

aort

Answer 14

aorta

aortitis - inflammation of the aorta
aort - aorta
itis - inflammation

Question 15

arteri

Answer 15

artery

arteriosclerosis - hardening of arteries
arteri - artery
sclerosis - hardening

Question 16

arthr

Answer 16

joint

arthritis - inflammation of a joint
arthr - joint
itis - inflammation

Question 17

articul

Answer 17

joint

articulation - joint or junction
articul - joint
ation - process

Question 18

ather

Answer 18

fatty

atherosclerosis - fatty deposits in arteries
ather - fatty
sclerosis - hardening

Question 19

ation

Answer 19

process, action, state, or condition

articulation - joint or junction
articul - joint
ation - process

Question 20

aur

Answer 20

ear

aural - pertaining to the ear
aur - ear
al - pertaining to

Question 21

audi

Answer 21

hearing

audiology - study of hearing
audi - hearing
logy - study of

Question 22

aut

Answer 22

self

autonomy - self-governance
aut - self
nomy - law

Question 23

bi, bis

Answer 23

two, double, twice, two

bipedal - having two feet
bi - two
pedal - feet

Question 24

bio

Answer 24

life

biology - study of life
bio - life
logy - study of

Question 25

brachy

Answer 25

short brachydactyly short fingers/toes brachy - short dactyl - fingers

Question 26

brady

Answer 26

slow bradycardia - slow heart rate brady - slow cardia - heart

Question 27

bronch

Answer 27

bronchial tube bronchitis - inflammation of the bronchial tubes bronch - bronchial tube itis - inflammation

Question 28

bucc

Answer 28

cheek buccal - pertaining to the cheek bucc - cheek al - pertaining to

Question 29

capil

Answer 29

capillary capillary - tiny blood vessel capil - capillary ary - pertaining to

Question 30

carcin

Answer 30

cancer carcinoma - cancerous tumor carcin - cancer oma - tumor

Question 31

cardio, cardi

Answer 31

heart cardiology - study of the heart cardi - heart logy - study of

Question 32

cephal

Answer 32

head cephalalgia - headache cephal - head algia - pain

Question 33

cerebr

Answer 33

brain cerebral - pertaining to the brain cerebr - brain al - pertaining to

Question 34

cervic

Answer 34

neck cervical - pertaining to the neck cervic - neck al - pertaining to

Question 35

chol

Answer 35

bile, gall, gall-bladder cholecystitis - inflammation of gallbladder chol - bile cyst - bladder itis - inflammation

Question 36

chondr

Answer 36

cartilage chondritis - cartilage inflammation chondr - cartilage itis - inflammation

Question 37

circum

Answer 37

around, about circumcision - cutting around circum - around cision - cut

Question 38

corpor

Answer 38

body extracorporeal - outside the body extra - above / outside copor - body al - pertaining to

Question 39

cost

Answer 39

rib costochondritis - rib cartilage inflammation cost - rib chondr - cartilage itis - inflammation

Question 40

crani

Answer 40

skull craniotomy - incision into the skull crani - skull tomy - incision

Question 41

cry

Answer 41

cold cryotherapy - cold treatment cry - cold therapy - treatment

Question 42

cyan

Answer 42

blue cyanosis - bluish discoloration cyan - blue osis - condition

Question 43

cut

Answer 43

skin cutaneous - pertaining to the skin cut - skin aneous - pertaining to

Question 44

cyst

Answer 44

bladder, sack cystitis - bladder inflammation cyst - bladder itis - inflammation

Question 45

cyt

Answer 45

cell cytology - study of cells cyt - cell logy - study of

Question 46

dactyl

Answer 46

finger or toe dactylitis - pain in the finger

Question 47

dent

Answer 47

tooth dentist

Question 48

derm, dermat

Answer 48

skin dermatologist - skin specialist dermat - skin logist - specialist

Question 49

dia

Answer 49

through dialysis - process of removing waste through a membrane dia - through lysis - loosening/separating

Question 50

dips

Answer 50

thirst polydipsia - excessive thirst poly - many dips - thirst ia - condition