Week 1 Terminology

Question 1

A or An

Answer 1

Without
Ex: Anemia (without blood), anaerobic (ATP without air)

Question 2

Acro

Answer 2

Extremity
Ex: acrocyanosis (cyanosis in extremities), acromegaly (growth in extremities)

Question 3

Adeno

Answer 3

Glandular
Ex; adenoids = glands
Ex; adenohypothesis, adenoadnoma (tumour of glandular)

Question 4

• Algia

Answer 4

Pain
Ex; arthalgia (knee pain), nostalgia (painful longing for past)

Question 5

Angio-

Answer 5

Blood or lymph vessels
Ex; angiogram is a CT or MRI of blood or lymph vessels

Question 6

Arthr-

Answer 6

Joints
Ex; Arthitis

Question 7

Brady

Answer 7

Slow
Ex; bradycardia (slow heart rate)

Question 8

Carcin-

Answer 8

Crab (cancer)

Question 9

Cardio-

Answer 9

Heart

Question 10

Cervi-, cervico-

Answer 10

Neck

Question 11

-Cele

Answer 11

Swelling, hernia
Ex; hydrocele (hernia filled with water)

Question 12

Cep-, Ceph-

Answer 12

Head, brain

Question 13

Chole

Answer 13

Bile

Question 14

Com-, con

Answer 14

With, together

Question 15

Contra

Answer 15

Against

Question 16

Cyst

Answer 16

Hollow organ

Question 17

Demo-

Answer 17

People

Question 18

Derm-

Answer 18

Skin

Question 19

Dia-

Answer 19

Through
Ex; diaphragm

Question 20

Dys-

Answer 20

Difficulty
Ex; dyskenisia (hurts to get out of bed)

Question 21

Ecto- Ectomy

Answer 21

Outside, removal

Question 22

-Emia

Answer 22

Blood

Question 23

Endo

Answer 23

Inside

Question 24

Epi-

Answer 24

Upon

Question 25

Erythr-

Answer 25

Red Ex: erythrocytes

Question 26

Ex-

Answer 26

Out of Ex; ex-boyfriend (out of my league)

Question 27

-Gen

Answer 27

Beginning, producing Ex; fibrinogen, glycogen, pepsinogen

Question 28

Glyco-

Answer 28

Relating to sugar

Question 29

-Graphy

Answer 29

Recording, writing

Question 30

Hemo-

Answer 30

Blood

Question 31

Hemi-

Answer 31

One-half

Question 32

Hepat-

Answer 32

Liver

Question 33

Hydro-

Answer 33

Water

Question 34

Hyper-

Answer 34

Above, too much

Question 35

Hypo-

Answer 35

Below, too little

Question 36

-Itis

Answer 36

Inflammation

Question 37

-Lepsis

Answer 37

Seizure

Question 38

Leuko-

Answer 38

White Ex; leukocytes (white blood cells)

Question 39

Lipo-

Answer 39

Fat (Liposuction)

Question 40

Litho-

Answer 40

Rock

Question 41

-Logy

Answer 41

Study Ex; psychology, physiology, etc.

Question 42

-Lysis, -lyso

Answer 42

Destruction Ex; hemo-lysis (destruction of rbc)

Question 43

Mega-

Answer 43

Large

Question 44

Meno-

Answer 44

Month

Question 45

Metr-

Answer 45

Mother (uterus)

Question 46

Micro-

Answer 46

Small

Question 47

Myco-

Answer 47

Fungus

Question 48

Mye-

Answer 48

Marrow or spinal cord Ex; multiplemioloma

Question 49

Myo-

Answer 49

Muscle

Question 50

Narco-

Answer 50

Stupor

Question 51

Necro-

Answer 51

Death

Question 52

Neo-

Answer 52

New Ex; neonatal

Question 53

Nephro-

Answer 53

Kidney

Question 54

Neuro-

Answer 54

Nerve

Question 55

-Oid

Answer 55

Resembles

Question 56

-Oma

Answer 56

Tumour Ex; osteocarcoma (bone cancer)

Question 57

Onco-

Answer 57

Tumour

Question 58

Orchi-

Answer 58

Testes

Question 59

-Osis

Answer 59

Pathologic condition

Question 60

Osteo-

Answer 60

Bone

Question 61

Para-

Answer 61

alongside, near Ex; parallel

Question 62

Peri-

Answer 62

Around

Question 63

Phagia-

Answer 63

Eating Ex; dysPHAGIA

Question 64

-Phillia

Answer 64

Affinity (love) Ex; hydrophillia (loves water)

Question 65

Phleb-

Answer 65

Vein

Question 66

Phyto-

Answer 66

Plants

Question 67

-Plasia, Troph

Answer 67

Growth Ex; hypertrophy, hypotrophy

Question 68

-Plasmn -plasma

Answer 68

Formed

Question 69

Patho-

Answer 69

Disease state

Question 70

Physio-

Answer 70

Nature

Question 71

Pseduo-

Answer 71

False

Question 72

Psych-

Answer 72

Mind, mental

Question 73

Ren-

Answer 73

Kidney

Question 74

-Rrhagia, -rrhea

Answer 74

Flowing Ex; diarrhea

Question 75

Rhino-

Answer 75

Nose

Question 76

Sarco-

Answer 76

Flesh

Question 77

Sclero-

Answer 77

Hardness, scarring

Question 78

Spondy-

Answer 78

Spine

Question 79

-Stasis

Answer 79

Stagnation, standing still

Question 80

Stoma-

Answer 80

An opening, mouth

Question 81

Stoma-

Answer 81

An opening, mouth

Question 82

Syn-, sym-

Answer 82

With Ex; synchronization

Question 83

Thrombo-

Answer 83

Clot

Question 84

Therm-

Answer 84

Temperature

Question 85

Trophy

Answer 85

Growth

Question 86

Vaso-

Answer 86

Blood vessel