chapter 1

Question 1

combining form meaning

aden/o

Answer 1

gland

ex. adenoma: tumor of a gland

Question 2

combining form meaning

arthro/o

Answer 2

joint

ex. arthritis: inflammation of a joint

Question 3

combining form meaning

bi/o

Answer 3

life

ex. biology: the process of study of life

Question 4

combining form meaning

carcin/o

Answer 4

cancerous, cancer

ex. carcinoma: cancerous tumor

Question 5

combining form meaning

cardi/o

Answer 5

heart

ex. cardiology: the process of study of the heart

Question 6

combining form meaning

cephal/o

Answer 6

head

Question 7

combining form meaning

cerebr/o

Answer 7

cerebrum (largest part of the brain

ex. cerebral: pertaining to the cerebrum

Question 8

combining form meaning

cis/o

Answer 8

to cut

ex. in/cision:

Question 9

combining form meaning

crin/o

Answer 9

to secrete (to form and give off)

Question 10

combining form meaning

cyst/o

Answer 10

urinary bladder; a sac or cyst (containing fluid)

ex. cystoscopy

Question 11

combining form meaning

cyt/o

Answer 11

cell

ex. cytology

Question 12

combining form meaning

derm/o

Answer 12

skin

ex. dermatitis

Question 13

combining form meaning

dermat/o

Question 14

combining form meaning

electr/o

Answer 14

electricity

ex. electrocardiogram: record of the electricity in the heart

Question 15

combining form meaning

encephal/o

Answer 15

brain

ex. electroencephalogram

Question 16

combining form meaning

enter/o

Answer 16

intestines (usually the small intestine)

ex. enteritis: inflammation of the small intestine

Question 17

combining form meaning

erythr/o

Answer 17

red

ex. erythrocyte: red blood cell

Question 18

combining form meaning

gastr/o

Answer 18

stomach

ex. gastrectomy

Question 19

combining form meaning

glyc/o

Answer 19

sugar

ex. hyperglycemia
hyper- excesssive, above
glyc- sugar
emia- blood condition

Question 20

combining form meaning

gnos/o

Answer 20

knowledge

ex. dia/gnos/is
dia- complete
gnos- knowledge
-sis state or condition

Question 21

combining form meaning

gynec/o

Answer 21

woman, female

gynecology
gynec- female
-logy the process of study

Question 22

combining form meaning

hemat/o
or
hem/o

Answer 22

blood

Question 23

combining form meaning

hepat/o

Answer 23

liver

ex. hepatitis

Question 24

combining form meaning

iatr/o

Answer 24

treatment, physician

ex. iatrogenic
iatro- treatment
-genic pertraining to producing, produced by, etc.

Question 25

# combining form meaning leuk/o

Answer 25

white ex. leukocyte

Question 26

# combining form meaning log/o

Answer 26

study of ex. dermatology: study of the skin

Question 27

# combining form meaning nephr/o

Answer 27

kidney ex. nephritis inflammation of the kidney

Question 28

# combining form meaning neur/o

Answer 28

nerve ex. neurology: study of the nerves

Question 29

# combining form meaning onc/o

Answer 29

tumor (cancerous) ex. oncology the study of cancerous tumors

Question 30

# combining form meaning ophthalm/o

Answer 30

eye ex. ophthalmoscope

Question 31

# combining form meaning oste/o

Answer 31

bone ex. osteitis

Question 32

# combining form meaning path/o

Answer 32

disease ex. pathology

Question 33

# combining form meaning ped/o

Answer 33

child ex. pediatric

Question 34

# combining form meaning psych/o

Answer 34

mind

Question 35

# combining form meaning radi/o

Answer 35

x-rays

Question 36

# combining form meaning ren/o

Answer 36

kidney

Question 37

# combining form meaning rhin/o

Answer 37

nose ex. rhinitis

Question 38

# combining form meaning sarc/o

Answer 38

flesh

Question 39

# combining form meaning sect/o

Answer 39

to cut ex. resection re- (means back)

Question 40

# combining form meaning thromb/o

Answer 40

clot, clotting ex. thrombocyte

Question 41

# combining form meaning ur/o

Answer 41

urinary tract, urine

Question 42

# suffix meanings -cyte

Answer 42

cell

Question 43

# suffix meanings -algia

Answer 43

pain

Question 44

# suffix meanings -ectomy

Answer 44

excision, removal

Question 45

# suffix meanings -emia

Answer 45

blood condition

Question 46

# suffix meanings -genic

Answer 46

pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in

Question 47

# suffix meanings -globin

Answer 47

protein

Question 48

# suffix meanings -gram

Answer 48

record

Question 49

# suffix meanings -ist

Answer 49

specialist

Question 50

# suffix meanings -itis

Answer 50

inflammation

Question 51

# suffix meanings -logy

Answer 51

process of study

Question 52

# suffix meanings -oma

Answer 52

tumor, mass, swelling

Question 53

# suffix meanings -opsy

Answer 53

process of viewing

Question 54

# suffix meanings -osis

Answer 54

condition, usually abnormal

Question 55

# suffix meanings -pathy

Answer 55

disease condition

Question 56

# suffix meanings -scope

Answer 56

instrument to visully examine

Question 57

# suffix meanings -scopy

Answer 57

process of visually examining

Question 58

# suffix meanings -sis

Answer 58

state of; condition

Question 59

# suffix meanings -tomy

Answer 59

process of cutting, incision

Question 60

# suffix meanings -ism -ion -y

Answer 60

process, condition

Question 61

# prefix meanings a-, an-

Answer 61

no, not, without

Question 62

# prefix meanings aut-, auto-

Answer 62

self, own

Question 63

# prefix meanings dia-

Answer 63

complete, through

Question 64

# prefix meanings endo-

Answer 64

within

Question 65

# prefix meanings epi-

Answer 65

above, upon

Question 66

# prefix meanings ex-, exo-

Answer 66

out, outside

Question 67

# prefix meanings hyper-

Answer 67

excessive, above

Question 68

# prefix meanings hypo-

Answer 68

deficient, below

Question 69

# prefix meanings in-

Answer 69

into, in

Question 70

# prefix meanings peri-

Answer 70

surrounding, around

Question 71

# prefix meanings pro-

Answer 71

before, forward

Question 72

# prefix meanings re-

Answer 72

back, backward, again

Question 73

# prefix meanings retro-

Answer 73

behind

Question 74

# prefix meanings sub-

Answer 74

below, under

Question 75

# prefix meanings trans-

Answer 75

across, through

Question 76

# suffix meaning -ac -al -ic -ical -eal -iac -ior

Answer 76

pertaining to