Unit 1 Word Parts

Question 1

arthr/

Answer 1

joint

Question 2

oste/

Answer 2

bone

Question 3

my/

Answer 3

muscle

Question 4

ateri/

Answer 4

arteries

Question 5

hem/

Answer 5

blood

Question 6

cardi/

Answer 6

heart

Question 7

phleb/, ven/

Answer 7

veins

Question 8

pneum/

Answer 8

lungs

Question 9

nas/

Answer 9

nose

Question 10

col/

Answer 10

large intestine

Question 11

hepat/

Answer 11

liver

Question 12

or/

Answer 12

mouth

Question 13

enter/

Answer 13

small intestine

Question 14

gastr/

Answer 14

stomach

Question 15

encephal/

Answer 15

brain

Question 16

nephr/, ren/

Answer 16

kidney

Question 17

cutane/, derm/, dermat/

Answer 17

skin

Question 18

acoust/, ot/

Answer 18

ears

Question 19

ocul/, opthalm/

Answer 19

eyes

Question 20

neur/

Answer 20

nerves

Question 21

a-, an-

Answer 21

without, lacking, deficient, not

Question 22

ab-

Answer 22

away from

Question 23

ad-, af-

Answer 23

toward, to, near

Question 24

ante-

Answer 24

before, in front of

Question 25

anti-, ant-, contra-

Answer 25

against, opposing

Question 26

auto-

Answer 26

self

Question 27

brachy-

Answer 27

short

Question 28

brady-

Answer 28

slow

Question 29

dia-

Answer 29

through, between

Question 30

dys-

Answer 30

difficult, bad, painful

Question 31

endo-

Answer 31

inside

Question 32

epi-

Answer 32

upon, on, over

Question 33

hyper-

Answer 33

excessive, above

Question 34

hypo-

Answer 34

under, deficient

Question 35

inter-

Answer 35

between

Question 36

neo-

Answer 36

new

Question 37

poly-

Answer 37

many

Question 38

tachy-

Answer 38

fast

Question 39

peri-

Answer 39

around

Question 40

xer-

Answer 40

dry

Question 41

-ac, -al, -ic, -ous

Answer 41

pertaining to, related to

Question 42

-ial, -ary

Answer 42

located in

Question 43

-algia, -dynia

Answer 43

pain

Question 44

-asthenia

Answer 44

weakness

Question 45

-centesis

Answer 45

surgical puncture to remove fluid

Question 46

-cidal

Answer 46

killing

Question 47

-ectasis

Answer 47

dilation, expansion

Question 48

-ectomy

Answer 48

surgical removal

Question 49

-emesis

Answer 49

vomit

Question 50

-er, -ist

Answer 50

person, specialist

Question 51

-genesis

Answer 51

beginning, origin

Question 52

-iac

Answer 52

person afflicted with

Question 53

-megaly

Answer 53

enlargement

Question 54

-oma

Answer 54

tumor

Question 55

-pathy

Answer 55

disease

Question 56

-plasty

Answer 56

surgical repair

Question 57

-pnea

Answer 57

breathing

Question 58

-rrhage, -rrhagia

Answer 58

excessive flow

Question 59

-sarcoma

Answer 59

malignant tumor

Question 60

-spasm

Answer 60

sudden involuntary movement