Bases (Unit 3)

Question 1

AMYL-

Answer 1

starch, polysaccharide

Question 2

calc-, calci-

Answer 2

calcium

Question 3

CARCIN-

Answer 3

cancer

Question 4

centr-

Answer 4

center

Question 5

CHEM-

Answer 5

chemical; chemistry, molecular structure and interactions

Question 6

CLON-

Answer 6

clone (noun); genetically identical progeny of a single parent cell (as a verb)

Question 7

cupr-

Answer 7

copper

Question 8

CYCL-

Answer 8

ring, circle, cycle; ciliary body of the eye

Question 9

glob-

Answer 9

round body, ball

Question 10

GLUC-

Answer 10

glucose

Question 11

GLYC-

Answer 11

glucose; sweetness; glycogen

Question 12

immun-

Answer 12

immunity; the immune system, defense against infection; antibodies

Question 13

kal-, kali-

Answer 13

potassium

Question 14

KARY-

Answer 14

nucleus

Question 15

mut-, muta-, mutat-

Answer 15

to change

Question 16

NATR-

Answer 16

sodium

Question 17

ONC-

Answer 17

tumor; bulk, volume

Question 18

PEPTID-

Answer 18

peptide; peptide bond

Question 19

PHARMAC-

Answer 19

drugs, medicine

Question 20

SACCHAR-

Answer 20

sugar, saccharide

Question 21

scrip(t), scrib-

Answer 21

to write

Question 22

SOM-, SOMAT-

Answer 22

the (human) body, chromosome

Question 23

THIO-, THION-

Answer 23

sulfer

Question 24

ZYM-

Answer 24

fermentation; enzyme

Question 25

AER-

Answer 25

air, gas

Question 26

BAR-

Answer 26

weight, pressure

Question 27

alveol-

Answer 27

alveoli, terminal air sacs in lungs | alveolus, -i

Question 28

BRONCH-

Answer 28

bronchus (major airway in lung) | bronchus, -i

Question 29

BRONCHIOL-

Answer 29

bronchiole (smaller airway in lung) | bronchiolus, -i

Question 30

CONI-

Answer 30

dust

Question 31

GER-, GERONT-

Answer 31

old age, elderly person

Question 32

IATR-

Answer 32

physician, medicine, treatment

Question 33

LARYNG-

Answer 33

larynx, voicebox

Question 34

OX-, OXY-

Answer 34

sharp, acute; rapid; acid; oxygen

Question 35

PHON-

Answer 35

voice

Question 36

PHREN-, PHRENIC-

Answer 36

diaphragm; phrenic nerve; mind

Question 37

PLEUR-

Answer 37

pleura (membrane surrounding the lungs) | pluera, -ae

Question 38

PNEUM-, PNEUMAT-

Answer 38

air

Question 39

PNEUMON-, PNEUM-

Answer 39

lung

Question 40

pulm-, pulmon-

Answer 40

lung

Question 41

RHIN-

Answer 41

nose

Question 42

SIDER-

Answer 42

iron

Question 43

silic-

Answer 43

silica, silicon dioxide

Question 44

spir-

Answer 44

to breathe

Question 45

TEL-, TELE-

Answer 45

end, completion

Question 46

TRACHE-

Answer 46

trachea (major airway outside of lungs)

Question 47

alb-

Answer 47

white

Question 48

CHLOR-

Answer 48

green

Question 49

CHROM-, CHROMAT-

Answer 49

color, pigment

Question 50

CIRRH-

Answer 50

orangish-yellow

Question 51

CYAN-

Answer 51

blue

Question 52

ERYTHR-

Answer 52

red

Question 53

flav-

Answer 53

yellow

Question 54

GLAUC-

Answer 54

blue-gray, green-gray

Question 55

IS-

Answer 55

equal, same, alike

Question 56

MACR-

Answer 56

large

Question 57

MEGA-, MEGAL-

Answer 57

large

Question 58

MELAN-

Answer 58

black, dark, pigment

Question 59

MICR-

Answer 59

small

Question 60

RHOD-

Answer 60

rosy, pink

Question 61

rub, rubr-

Answer 61

red

Question 62

XANTH-

Answer 62

yellow

Question 63

BAS-

Answer 63

base, basic

Question 64

EOS-

Answer 64

dawn; bright red or pink

Question 65

granul-

Answer 65

little grain, particle

Question 66

LY-, LYS-

Answer 66

dissolution, lysis

Question 67

NEUTR-

Answer 67

neither; neutral

Question 68

nucle-

Answer 68

nucleus

Question 69

OLIG-

Answer 69

few, little

Question 70

PHAG-

Answer 70

to eat

Question 71

PLASM-

Answer 71

plasma

Question 72

POIKIL-

Answer 72

varied, irregular

Question 73

ser-

Answer 73

serum

Question 74

SPLEN-

Answer 74

spleen

Question 75

THROMB-

Answer 75

clot; platelet

Question 76

AUX-

Answer 76

increase

Question 77

bacill-

Answer 77

rod, rod-shaped bacterium

Question 78

BI-

Answer 78

life; living organism, microbe

Question 79

COCC-

Answer 79

spherical bacterium

Question 80

DEM-

Answer 80

a people, a population

Question 81

febr-

Answer 81

fever

Question 82

HELMINTH-

Answer 82

parasitic worms

Question 83

MYC-, MYCET-

Answer 83

fungus

Question 84

morb-

Answer 84

disease

Question 85

mort-

Answer 85

death

Question 86

NECR-

Answer 86

dead body, dead tissue

Question 87

NEMA-, NEMAT-

Answer 87

roundworm

Question 88

NOS-

Answer 88

disease

Question 89

PHYT-

Answer 89

plant, microorganism of the plant kingdom

Question 90

pur-, purul-

Answer 90

pus

Question 91

PY-

Answer 91

pus

Question 92

PYRET-

Answer 92

fever

Question 93

SPOR-

Answer 93

seed, spore

Question 94

STAPHYL-

Answer 94

bunch of grapes

Question 95

STREPT-

Answer 95

twisted

Question 96

THANAT-

Answer 96

death

Question 97

TOX-

Answer 97

poison

Question 98

vir-, viru-, virid-

Answer 98

virus