chapter 3

Question 1

combining form

abdomin/o

Answer 1

abdomen

Question 2

combining form

acr/o

Answer 2

extremities, top, extreme point

Question 3

combining form

acu/o

Answer 3

sharp, severe, sudden

Question 4

combining form

aden/o

Answer 4

gland

Question 5

combining form

amni/o

Answer 5

amnion (sac surronding the embryo in the uterus)

Question 6

combining form

angi/o

Answer 6

vessel

Question 7

combining form

arteri/o

Answer 7

artery

Question 8

combining form

arthr/o

Answer 8

joint

Question 9

combining form

axill/o

Answer 9

armpit

Question 10

combining form

bi/o

Answer 10

life

Question 11

combining form

blephar/o

Answer 11

eyelid

Question 12

combining form

bronch/o

Answer 12

bronchial tubes (2 tubes, one right, one left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)

Question 13

combining form

carcin/o

Answer 13

cancer

Question 14

combining form

cardi/o

Answer 14

heart

Question 15

combining form

chem/o

Answer 15

drug, chemical

Question 16

combining form

chondr/o

Answer 16

cartilage

Question 17

combining form

chron/o

Answer 17

time

Question 18

combining form

col/o

Answer 18

colon (large intestine)

Question 19

combining form

cyst/o

Answer 19

urinary bladder

Question 20

combining form

encephal/o

Answer 20

brain

Question 21

combining form

erythr/o

Answer 21

red

Question 22

combining form

hem/o

Answer 22

blood

Question 23

combining form

hepat/o

Answer 23

liver

Question 24

combining form

hydr/o

Answer 24

water, fluid

Question 25

# combining form inguin/o

Answer 25

groin

Question 26

# combining form isch/o

Answer 26

to hold back

Question 27

# combining form lapar/o

Answer 27

abdomen, abdominal wall

Question 28

# combining form laryng/o

Answer 28

larynx

Question 29

# combining form leuk/o

Answer 29

white

Question 30

# combining form lymph/o

Answer 30

lymph (clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces and is contained in lymph vessels and nodes)

Question 31

# combining form mamm/o

Answer 31

breast

Question 32

# combining form mast/o

Answer 32

breast

Question 33

# combining form morph/o

Answer 33

shape, form

Question 34

# combining form muc/o

Answer 34

mucus

Question 35

# combining form my/o

Answer 35

muscle

Question 36

# combining form myel/o

Answer 36

spinal cord, bone marrow

Question 37

# combining form necr/o

Answer 37

death (of cells or whole body)

Question 38

# combining form nephr/o

Answer 38

kidney

Question 39

# combining form neur/o

Answer 39

nerve

Question 40

# combining form neutr/o

Answer 40

neutrophil (white blood cell)

Question 41

# combining form nucle/o

Answer 41

nucleus

Question 42

# combining form ophthalm/o

Answer 42

eye

Question 43

# combining form opi/o

Answer 43

opium

Question 44

# combining form oste/o

Answer 44

bone

Question 45

# combining form ot/o

Answer 45

ear

Question 46

# combining form path/o

Answer 46

disease

Question 47

# combining form peritone/o

Answer 47

peritoneum

Question 48

# combining form phag/o

Answer 48

to eat, swallow

Question 49

# combining form phleb/o

Answer 49

vein

Question 50

# combining form plas/o

Answer 50

formation, development

Question 51

# combining form pleur/o

Answer 51

pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)

Question 52

# combining form pneumon/o

Answer 52

lungs

Question 53

# combining form pulmon/o

Answer 53

lungs

Question 54

# combining form radi/o

Answer 54

x-ray

Question 55

# combining form rect/o

Answer 55

rectum

Question 56

# combining form ren/o

Answer 56

kideny

Question 57

# combining form rhin/o

Answer 57

nose

Question 58

# combining form sarc/o

Answer 58

flesh

Question 59

# combining form splen/o

Answer 59

spleen

Question 60

# combining form staphyl/o

Answer 60

clusters

Question 61

# combining form strept/o

Answer 61

twisted chains

Question 62

# combining form thorac/o

Answer 62

chest

Question 63

# combining form thromb/o

Answer 63

clot

Question 64

# combining form tonsill/o

Answer 64

tonsils

Question 65

# combining form trache/o

Answer 65

trachea (windpipe)

Question 66

# combining form ven/o

Answer 66

vein

Question 67

# suffix -algia

Answer 67

pain

Question 68

# suffix -cele

Answer 68

hernia

Question 69

# suffix -centesis

Answer 69

puncture to remove fluid

Question 70

# suffix -coccus (singular) -cocci (plural)

Answer 70

berry-shaped bacterium

Question 71

# suffix -genesis

Answer 71

condition of producing, forming

Question 72

# suffix -gram

Answer 72

record

Question 73

# suffix -graph

Answer 73

instrument for recording

Question 74

# suffix -graphy

Answer 74

process of recording

Question 75

# suffix -itis

Answer 75

inflammation

Question 76

# suffix -logy

Answer 76

study of

Question 77

# suffix -lysis

Answer 77

breakdown, destruction, separation

Question 78

# suffix -malacia

Answer 78

softening

Question 79

# suffix -megaly

Answer 79

enlargement

Question 80

# suffix -oma

Answer 80

tumor, mass, collection of fluid

Question 81

# suffix -opsy

Answer 81

to view

Question 82

# suffix -osis

Answer 82

condition, usually abnormal

Question 83

# suffix -pathy

Answer 83

disease condtion

Question 84

# suffix -penia

Answer 84

deficiency

Question 85

# suffix -phobia

Answer 85

fear

Question 86

# suffix -plasia

Answer 86

development, formation, growth

Question 87

# suffix -plasty

Answer 87

surgical repair

Question 88

# suffix -ptosis

Answer 88

drooping, falling, prolapse

Question 89

# suffix -rrhea

Answer 89

flow, discharge

Question 90

# suffix -sclerosis

Answer 90

hardening

Question 91

# suffix -scope

Answer 91

instrument for visual examination

Question 92

# suffix -scopy

Answer 92

process of visual examination

Question 93

# suffix -stasis

Answer 93

controlling, stopping

Question 94

# suffix -stomy

Answer 94

opening to form a mouth

Question 95

# suffix -therapy

Answer 95

treatment

Question 96

# suffix -tomy

Answer 96

incision, cutting into

Question 97

# suffix -trophy

Answer 97

development, nourishment

Question 98

# shorter suffix -er

Answer 98

one who

Question 99

# shorter suffix -ia

Answer 99

condition

Question 100

# shorter suffix -ist

Answer 100

specialist

Question 101

# shorter suffix -oid

Answer 101

resembling, derived from

Question 102

# shorter suffix -ole -ule

Answer 102

little, small

Question 103

# shorter suffix -um, -ium

Answer 103

structure, tissue

Question 104

# shorter suffix -y

Answer 104

condition, process