Unit 1

Question 1

examples: cardi

word root

Answer 1

the core meaning of a term

Question 2

example: -itis

suffix

Answer 2

added to end; procedures, conditions, or disease

Question 3

example: pre-

prefix

Answer 3

attached to beginning; time, position, direction, number, negation

Question 4

example: /o

combining vowels

Answer 4

usually “o”; eases pronunciation

Question 5

example: cardi/o

combining form

Answer 5

word root and a comining vowel

Question 6

example: intravenous

intra-

Answer 6

within or inside

Question 7

example: submarine

sub-

Answer 7

below, under

Question 8

example: arthritis

arthr/o

Answer 8

joint

Question 9

example: hepatitis

hepat/o

Answer 9

liver

Question 10

example: osteoporosis

oste/o

Answer 10

bone

Question 11

example: intravenous

ven/o

Answer 11

vein

Question 12

Example: arthralgia

-algia

Answer 12

pain

Question 13

example: amniocentesis

-centesis

Answer 13

surgical punture to remove fluid

Question 14

Example: luekocyte

-cyte

Answer 14

cell

Question 15

example: arthrodynia

-dynia

Answer 15

pain

Question 16

example: tonsillectomy

-ectomy

Answer 16

surgical removal

Question 17

example: hypoglycemia

-emia

Answer 17

blood condition

Question 18

example: sonogram

-gram, -graph

Answer 18

record, x-ray, picture

Question 19

example: sonography

-graphy

Answer 19

processing of recording picture or record

Question 20

example: arthritis

-itis

Answer 20

inflammation

Question 21

example: osteomalacia

-malacia

Answer 21

abnormal softening

Question 22

example: cardiomegaly

-megaly

Answer 22

enlargement

Question 23

example: thermometer

-meter

Answer 23

instrument used to measure

Question 24

example: neuroid

-oid

Answer 24

like, resembling

Question 25

example: psychologist

-ologist

Answer 25

specialist

Question 26

example: psychology

-ology

Answer 26

study of

Question 27

example: sarcoma

-oma

Answer 27

tumor

Question 28

example: psychosis

-osis

Answer 28

abnormal condition

Question 29

example: colostomy

-ostomy

Answer 29

creating an artificial opening

Question 30

example: colotomy

-otomy

Answer 30

surgical incision

Question 31

example: cardiopathy

-pathy

Answer 31

disease

Question 32

example: pyrophobia

-phobia

Answer 32

abnormal fear of specific things

Question 33

example: arthroplasty

-plasty

Answer 33

surgical repair

Question 34

example: nephroptosis

-ptosis

Answer 34

drooping, sagging, prolapse

Question 35

example: hemorrhage

-rrhagia, -rrhage

Answer 35

abnormal flow or discharge(blood)

Question 36

example: myorrhaphy

-rrhaphy

Answer 36

suturing, stitch

Question 37

example: diarrhea

-rrhea

Answer 37

abnormal flow or discharge(not blood)

Question 38

example: myorrhexis

-rrhexis

Answer 38

rupture

Question 39

example: arteriosclerosis

-sclerosis

Answer 39

abnormal hardening

Question 40

example: telescope

-scope

Answer 40

instrument used for viual examinaiton

Question 41

example: colonoscopy

-scopy

Answer 41

visual examination

Question 42

example: hemostasis

-stasis

Answer 42

stop, control

Question 43

example: arteriostenosis

-stenosis

Answer 43

abnormal narrowing