Unit 2

Question 1

Dia-

Answer 1

Through

Question 2

ex. Dyslexia

Dys-

Answer 2

Difficult, painful, bad

Question 3

ex. Hypertension

Hyper-

Answer 3

Excessive, above

Question 4

ex. Hypertension

Hypo-

Answer 4

below, deficient

Question 5

ex. Metastasis

Meta-

Answer 5

Beyond

Question 6

ex. Neonatology

Neo-

Answer 6

new

Question 7

-al, -ic, ous

Answer 7

Pertaining to

Question 8

-osis

Answer 8

(abnormal condition) also increase when used with blood

Question 9

ex. Carcinogen

-gen

Answer 9

(substance that) causes or produces

Question 10

-genic

Answer 10

producing, causing (the verb of -gen)

Question 11

-sarcoma, sarcoma

Answer 11

malignant tumor (cancerous tumor)

Question 12

ex. Dysplasia

-plasia

Answer 12

Development, formation

Question 13

-plasm

Answer 13

material (substance) that develops or forms cells or tissue (verb is -plasia)

Question 14

Diagnosis

Answer 14

Identification of a disease or condition

Question 15

Benign

Answer 15

not malignant (not cancerous)

Question 16

Malignant

Answer 16

Tending to become progressively worse, can cause death such as cancer

Question 17

Encapsulated

Answer 17

enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors

Question 18

Remission

Answer 18

improvement or absence of signs of disease

Question 19

Carcinoma in situ

Answer 19

Cancer in early stages, before invading surrounding tissue

Question 20

Chemotherapy

Answer 20

treatment for cancer with drugs

Question 21

Radiation Therapy

Answer 21

treatment of cancer with radioactive substances, x-ray, or radiation