Unit 6

Question 1

• al;
• ial

*adjectival

Answer 1

related to, belonging to

Question 2

• an;

- ian

Answer 2

related to, similar to

Question 3

• ic;

- tic, -ac

Answer 3

related to, similar to

Question 4

-istic

Answer 4

related to, related to the process of

Question 5

-ite

Answer 5

belonging to, similar to, derived from

Question 6

• iod;

- ode

Answer 6

similar to, having the shape of

Question 7

-ous

Answer 7

full of, related to, similar to

Question 8

• tic;

- etic, -stic

Answer 8

related to the act or process of

Question 9

• ate

* verbal

Answer 9

to make, to do something with

Question 10

-ize

Answer 10

to make, to do something with

Question 11

aden-

Answer 11

gland

Question 12

aer-

Answer 12

air, gas

Question 13

agon-

Answer 13

to compete, to strive

Question 14

andr-

Answer 14

man, male

Question 15

anthrop-

Answer 15

human being

Question 16

asthm-, asthmat-

Answer 16

short breathing, panting

Question 17

aster-, astr-

Answer 17

star

Question 18

botan-

Answer 18

herb, plant

Question 19

carp-

Answer 19

wrist

Question 20

cau-, caus-, cauter-

Answer 20

to burn

Question 21

cleid-

Answer 21

clavicle

Question 22

cyst-

Answer 22

bladder, sac

Question 23

ge-

Answer 23

earth

Question 24

ger-, geront-

Answer 24

old person, old age

Question 25

gyn-, gyne-, gynec-

Answer 25

woman, female

Question 26

kine-

Answer 26

to move

Question 27

lep-

Answer 27

to seize

Question 28

mast-

Answer 28

breast

Question 29

naus-

Answer 29

(sea) sickness

Question 30

ped-

Answer 30

child, instruction

Question 31

rhe-, -rrhea

rheum-, rheumat-

Answer 31

to flow

flowing, discharge

Question 32

som-, somat-

Answer 32

body

Question 33

spir-

Answer 33

coil

Question 34

sthen-

Answer 34

strength

Question 35

thorac-

Answer 35

chest

Question 36

typh-

Answer 36

stupor

Question 37

zo-

Answer 37

animal

Question 38

• ia;
• y

*nominal

Answer 38

state of, condition of, quality of

Question 39

-iasis

Answer 39

diseased condition of

Question 40

• ism;

- ismus

Answer 40

condition of

Question 41

-itis

Answer 41

inflammation of, inflammatory disease of

Question 42

-ium

Answer 42

part, lining or enveloping tissue, region

Question 43

• ma;

- m, -me

Answer 43

result of the act of

Question 44

-osis

Answer 44

diseased condition of, act of, process of

Question 45

• sis;

- sia, -sy, -se

Answer 45

act of, process of, result of the act of

Question 46

-oma

Answer 46

tumor of, swelling of, diseased condition of, result of

Question 47

arachn-

Answer 47

spider

Question 48

arter-, arteri-

Answer 48

artery

Question 49

arth-

Answer 49

joint

Question 50

bronch-, bronchi-

Answer 50

air tube

Question 51

carcin-

Answer 51

cancer

Question 52

ede- (oede-)

Answer 52

to swell

Question 53

eury-, eurys-, euryn-

Answer 53

wide

Question 54

hepar-, hepat-

Answer 54

liver

Question 55

hypn-

Answer 55

sleep

Question 56

hyster-

Answer 56

uterus

Question 57

laryng-

Answer 57

larynx

Question 58

mne-

Answer 58

to remember

Question 59

myel-

Answer 59

spinal cord, marrow

Question 60

narc-

Answer 60

stupor

Question 61

phob-

Answer 61

to fear

Question 62

pne-, -pnea
pneum-, pneumat-
pneumon-

Answer 62

breathing
air, gas
lung

Question 63

psor-

Answer 63

itch

Question 64

ptery-, pteryg-

Answer 64

wing

Question 65

sarc-

Answer 65

flesh

Question 66

schiz, schis, schist-

Answer 66

to split, to rupture

Question 67

sten-

Answer 67

narrow

Question 68

tach-, tachy-

Answer 68

swift

Question 69

trich-, -trhix

Answer 69

hair

Question 70

• ete;
• t

*nominal

Answer 70

a person or thing doing

Question 71

-ician

Answer 71

a specialist in, practitioner of

Question 72

-ics, -tics

Answer 72

art, science, or study of

Question 73

-ist

Answer 73

one who practices or partakes in

Question 74

-ter

Answer 74

means of, place for

Question 75

• isk, iscus

* dimunitive

Answer 75

little

Question 76

-ium, ion

Answer 76

little

Question 77

-idium, -idion

Answer 77

little

Question 78

singular
hippopotamus
metanephros
topos

Answer 78

plural
hippopotamoi
metanephroi
topoi

Question 79

singular
crisis
hypothesis
synthesis

Answer 79

plural
crises
hypotheses
syntheses

Question 80

singular
carcinoma
schema
stigma
stoma

Answer 80

plural
carcinomata 
schemata
stigmata 
stomata

Question 81

singular
bacterium
criterion
ganglion
phenomenon
polyhedron
protozoon

Answer 81

plural
bacteria
criteria
ganglia 
phenomena 
polyhedra 
protozoa

Question 82

singular
meninx
octopus
phalanx
rhinoceros

Answer 82

plural
meninges
octopodes
phalanges
rhinocerotes

Question 83

all-

allel-

Answer 83

other, different

other, each other

Question 84

bacter-

Answer 84

bacter-

Question 85

cry-

Answer 85

cold

Question 86

diet-, diete-

Answer 86

to regulate

Question 87

esthe-, (aesthe-)

Answer 87

to feel, to perceive

Question 88

galgli-

Answer 88

knot, mass of tissue

Question 89

gyr-

Answer 89

ring, circle

Question 90

iatr-

Answer 90

doctor, treatment

Question 91

iod-

Answer 91

violet colored

Question 92

irid-

Answer 92

iris, rainbow

Question 93

lip-

Answer 93

fat, fatty tissue

Question 94

log-

Answer 94

word, speech, study

Question 95

men-

Answer 95

moon, menstruation

Question 96

mening-

Answer 96

membrane

Question 97

oph-

Answer 97

snake

Question 98

orth-

Answer 98

straight, correct

Question 99

pharmac-

Answer 99

drug

Question 100

psych-

Answer 100

mind, soul

Question 101

pyg-

Answer 101

buttock

Question 102

rhabd-

Answer 102

rod

Question 103

sphinc-

Answer 103

to bind, to tighten

Question 104

spor-

Answer 104

seed, spore

Question 105

stig-, stigmat-

Answer 105

point, prick

Question 106

techn-

Answer 106

art, skill

Question 107

ur-, ure-

Answer 107

urine