Unit 1

Question 1

acrodermatitis

Answer 1

inflammation of the skin extremities

Question 2

acromegaly

Answer 2

enlarged extremities

Question 3

acroparalysis

Answer 3

paralysis of the extremities

Question 4

adjective

Answer 4

descriptor, modifies nouns

Question 5

anemia/anemic

Answer 5

lack of blood, noun/adjective

Question 6

appendix/appendices

Answer 6

glandular structure below the cecum, singular/plural

Question 7

bacillus/baccili

Answer 7

rod-shaped bacteria, singular/plural

Question 8

bacterium/bacteria

Answer 8

microorganism group, singular/plural

Question 9

brainstem

Answer 9

brain structure that includes: midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata

Question 10

carcinoma/carcinomata

Answer 10

cancerous tumor (epithelial origin), singular/plural

Question 11

carpus, carpal, carpi

Answer 11

wrist bones, noun/adjective/plural

Question 12

chickenpox

Answer 12

viral infection with Varicella zoster

Question 13

combining form

Answer 13

word root plus a vowel

Question 14

compound word

Answer 14

word made of two or more word roots

Question 15

condyle/condylar

Answer 15

rounded bony process, noun/adjective

Question 16

contraction

Answer 16

condition of shortening a body part, tension, muscle function

Question 17

crisis/crises

Answer 17

acute (severe) situation, singular/plural

Question 18

cyanosis/cyanotic

Answer 18

condition of blueness, noun/adjective

Question 19

cytometer

Answer 19

instrument that measures (counts) cells

Question 20

dermatitis

Answer 20

inflammation of the skin

Question 21

dermatology

Answer 21

the study of the skin, medical specialty

Question 22

disease

Answer 22

abnormal function or condition

Question 23

extension

Answer 23

stretching or elongation

Question 24

gastrectomy

Answer 24

excision of the stomach

Question 25

gastric

Answer 25

stomach (adjective)

Question 26

gastritis

Answer 26

inflammation of the stomach

Question 27

gastroduodenoscopy

Answer 27

examination by looking into the stomach and duodenum with a scope

Question 28

gastroduodenostomy

Answer 28

make a new surgical opening between the stomach and duodenum

Question 29

hydrocele

Answer 29

herniation or sac containing water (fluid)

Question 30

hydrophobia

Answer 30

abnormal fear of water

Question 31

hydrotherapy

Answer 31

therapy using water

Question 32

hyperthyroidism

Answer 32

overactive thyroid condition

Question 33

ilium/iliac

Answer 33

upper pelvic bone, noun/adjective

Question 34

inflammation

Answer 34

condition defined by redness, swelling, pain, and warmth

Question 35

inject/injected/injecting

Answer 35

put in using a needle, verbs

Question 36

injectable

Answer 36

able to be injected, adjective

Question 37

larynx/larynges

Answer 37

voice box, singular/plural

Question 38

lymphadenopathy

Answer 38

disease of a lymph gland

Question 39

microbe

Answer 39

very small organism

Question 40

microfilm

Answer 40

image reduced to a small size on film

Question 41

micrometer

Answer 41

one millionth of a meter

Question 42

microscope

Answer 42

instrument used to look at small structures

Question 43

microsurgery

Answer 43

surgery using a microscope

Question 44

mucus/mucous

Answer 44

watery substance produced by a membrane, noun/adjective

Question 45

neurospasm

Answer 45

nerve spasm (twitching)

Question 46

noun

Answer 46

name of a person, place, or thing

Question 47

practitioner

Answer 47

one who practices

Question 48

prefix

Answer 48

placed before a word root to change its meaning

Question 49

psychiatrist

Answer 49

specialist in treating mental disorders

Question 50

radiographer

Answer 50

one who makes x-ray images

Question 51

sensitivity

Answer 51

quality of being sensitive

Question 52

spermatozoon

Answer 52

sperm, pl. spermatozoa

Question 53

suffix

Answer 53

follows a word root to change its meaning or part of speech

Question 54

thermometer

Answer 54

instrument that measures temperature

Question 55

transport

Answer 55

carry across

Question 56

verb

Answer 56

action or state of being word

Question 57

vertebra/vertebrae

Answer 57

spinal bones, singular/plural

Question 58

vomit, vomited, vomiting

Answer 58

evacuate stomach contents, verbs

Question 59

word root

Answer 59

base of a word