Ch. 3

Question 1

Suffix -osis means:

Answer 1

Abnormal condition

Question 2

Blood infection is called:

Answer 2

Septicemia

Question 3

-emia

Answer 3

Blood condition

Question 4

Ear pain is called:

Answer 4

Otalgia

Question 5

Condition in which blood is held back from an organ:

Answer 5

ischemia

Question 6

A benign tumor of muscle is a:

Answer 6

Myosarcoma

Question 7

-oma

Answer 7

Tumor/ mass

Question 8

Renal failure leads to an abnormal blood condition called:

Answer 8

uremia

Question 9

Enlargement of the liver is called:

Answer 9

hepatomegaly

Question 10

hepat-

Answer 10

Liver

Question 11

Inflammation of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord:

Answer 11

Meningitis

Question 12

Windpipe is called

Answer 12

Trachea

Question 13

Disease of heart muscle is called

Answer 13

Cardiomyopathy

Question 14

Cardi-

Answer 14

Heart

Question 15

Cancerous tumor of glandular cells is called

Answer 15

Adenocarcinoma

Question 16

Normal discharge of blood during menstrual period:

Answer 16

menorrhea

Question 17

word part meaning a “hardening”

Answer 17

-sclerosis

Question 18

term meaning pertaining to the groin:

Answer 18

inguinal

Question 19

Abnormal condition of blood in the urine:

Answer 19

hematuria

Question 20

uria-

Answer 20

urine condition

Question 21

A myocardial infarction is a

Answer 21

Heart attack

Question 22

A condition that last for a long time:

Answer 22

Chronic

Question 23

Suffix meaning “removal or resection”

Answer 23

-ectomy

Question 24

Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the sac surrounding the developing fetus is called:

Answer 24

amniocentesis

Question 25

-centesis

Answer 25

puncture to remove fluid

Question 26

removal of a fallopian tube is called:

Answer 26

salpingectomy

Question 27

An x ray record of the spinal cord

Answer 27

myelogram

Question 28

removal of lymph tissue in the pharynx (throat)

Answer 28

tonsillectomy

Question 29

surgical repair of breast tissue

Answer 29

mammoplasty

Question 30

removal of blood and filtration through a machine to eliminate waste

Answer 30

hemodialysis

Question 31

combining form meaning “blood vessel”

Answer 31

angi/o

Question 32

Creation of a new opening from the windpipe to the outside of the body

Answer 32

tracheostomy

Question 33

Treatment using drugs

Answer 33

Chemotherapy

Question 34

Incision of the abdomen

Answer 34

laparotomy

Question 35

-megaly means:

Answer 35

enlargement

Question 36

-sclerosis

Answer 36

hardening

Question 37

-centesis

Answer 37

surgical puncture to remove fluid

Question 38

-stomy

Answer 38

opening

Question 39

-uria

Answer 39

condition of urine

Question 40

-rrhagia

Answer 40

excessive discharge of blood

Question 41

-pathy

Answer 41

disease

Question 42

-lysis

Answer 42

separation, breakdown, destruction

Question 43

-therapy

Answer 43

treatment

Question 44

-plasty

Answer 44

surgical repair

Question 45

-tomy

Answer 45

incision, cutting into

Question 46

-ary

Answer 46

pertaining to

Question 47

-osis

Answer 47

abnormal condition

Question 48

- eal

Answer 48

pertaining to

Question 49

Combining form angi/o means:

Answer 49

blood vessel

Question 50

Combining form aden/o

Answer 50

gland

Question 51

Combining form arteri/o

Answer 51

artery

Question 52

Combining form ren/o

Answer 52

Kidney

Question 53

Combining form sarc/o

Answer 53

flesh

Question 54

Combining form my/o

Answer 54

muscle

Question 55

Combining form chron/o

Answer 55

time

Question 56

Combining form inguin/o

Answer 56

groin

Question 57

Combining form mamm/o

Answer 57

breast

Question 58

Combining form meaning kidney

Answer 58

ren/o

Question 59

Combining form meaning uterus

Answer 59

hyster/o

Question 60

Combining form meaning armpit

Answer 60

axill/o

Question 61

Combining form meaning ovary

Answer 61

oophor/o

Question 62

myos/o

Answer 62

muscle

Question 63

isch/o

Answer 63

hold back