Chapter 3

Question 1

-trophy

Answer 1

development, nourishment,

cell SIZE

Question 2

-plasia

Answer 2

development, formation, growth

cell NUMBER

Question 3

Hypertrophy

Answer 3

Excessive development in the cell SIZE

Question 4

Hyperplasia

Answer 4

Excessive development in cell NUMBER

Question 5

-megaly

Answer 5

Enlargement

Could by hypertrophy or hyperplasia

Question 6

onc/o & -oma

Answer 6

Tumour

Question 7

hernio/o & -cele

Answer 7

Hernia

Question 8

HemostAsis

Answer 8

Normal stoppage of blood flow; clotting

Question 9

Ischemia

Answer 9

Abnormal loss of blood flow. “Holding back of blood”

Question 10

-malacia

Answer 10

Softening of tissue

Question 11

-sclerosis

Answer 11

Hardening of tissue. *note stress is -Osis and -sclerOsis

Question 12

-algia

Answer 12

Pain

Question 13

-dynia

Answer 13

Pain

Question 14

dys-

Answer 14

Painful, bad, abnormal, difficult

Question 15

-tomy

Answer 15

Incision, to cut into

Question 16

-ectomy

Answer 16

Resection, cutting out, removing

Question 17

-penia

Answer 17

Deficiency

Question 18

-plasty

Answer 18

Surgical repair

Question 19

-ptosis

Answer 19

Drooping, sagging

Question 20

-pexy

Answer 20

Fixing, fastening (-pexy repairs -ptosis)

Question 21

my/o

Answer 21

Muscle

Question 22

myel/o

Answer 22

Spinal cord or bone marrow (determine by contex)

Question 23

MetAstasis

Answer 23

“Beyond Stopping” tumour no longer respects tissue boundries

Question 24

-stomy

Answer 24

Creation of an opening. “Mouth process