Chapter 3 & 4

Question 1

Acr/o

Answer 1

acr/o- extremities

ex. acr/o/megaly- enlargement of the extremities.

Question 2

Acu/o

Answer 2

acu/o- sharp, severe, sudden

ex. acute; influenza

Question 3

Amni/o

Answer 3

amni/o- amnion (amniotic sack)

Question 4

Angi/o

Answer 4

angi/o- vessel

ex. angi/o/gram- record/recording of a vessel.

Question 5

Arteri/o

Answer 5

arteri/o- artery

Question 6

Axill/o

Answer 6

axill/o- armpit

Question 7

Blephar/o

Answer 7

blephar/o- eyelid

Question 8

Bronch/o

Answer 8

bronch/o- bronchial tubes

Question 9

Chem/o

Answer 9

chem/o- drug, chemical

Question 10

Chron/o

Answer 10

chron/o- time (opposite of acute)

Question 11

Col/o

Answer 11

col/o- colon

Question 12

Hydr/o

Answer 12

hydr/o- water, fluid

Question 13

Isch/o

Answer 13

isch/o- to hold back

ex. isch/emia- abnormal blood condition.

Question 14

Lapar/o

Answer 14

lapar/o- abdomen

Question 15

Laryng/o

Answer 15

laryng/o- larynx

Question 16

Mamm/o

Answer 16

mamm/o- breast

ex. mamm/o/gram- record/recording of the breast.

Question 17

Mast/o

Answer 17

mast/o- breast

ex. mast/ectomy- removal of the breast.

Question 18

Morph/o

Answer 18

morph/o- shape/form

Question 19

Muc/o

Answer 19

muc/o- mucus

Question 20

Myel/o

Answer 20

myel/o- spinal cord, bone marrow

Question 21

Necr/o

Answer 21

necr/o- death (of cells or the whole body)

Question 22

Ot/o

Answer 22

ot/o- ear

ex. ot/ic/temp (tympanic.)

Question 23

Phag/o

Answer 23

phag/o- to eat, swallow

ex. dys/phagia

Question 24

Phleb/o

Answer 24

phleb/o- vein

ex. phleb/otomy- cut into vein.

Question 25

Pleur/o

Answer 25

pleur/o- pleura (membrane over the lungs)

Question 26

Pneumon/o

Answer 26

pneumon/o- lungs

Question 27

Pulmon/o

Answer 27

pulmon/o- lungs

Question 28

Rect/o

Answer 28

rect/o- rectum

Question 29

Splen/o

Answer 29

splen/o- spleen

Question 30

Staphyl/o

Answer 30

staphyl/o- clusters ex. staphyl/o/cocci- clusters of spheres.

Question 31

Stept/o

Answer 31

stept/o- twisted chains ex. stept/o/cocci- twisted chains of spheres.

Question 32

Ven/o

Answer 32

ven/o- veins

Question 33

-algia

Answer 33

-algia- pain

Question 34

-cele

Answer 34

-cele- herniation or prolapse

Question 35

-centesis

Answer 35

-centesis- puncture to remove fluid ex. thorac/centesis- fluid off the lung arthr/o/centesis- fluid around the knee amni/o/centesis- punc. amniotic sack

Question 36

-coccus

Answer 36

-coccus- spherical (plural; cocci)

Question 37

-dynia

Answer 37

-dynia- pain

Question 38

-ectomy

Answer 38

-ectomy- removal

Question 39

-otomy

Answer 39

-otomy- cutting into

Question 40

-ostomy

Answer 40

-ostomy- opening has been created ex. trache/ostomy- opening in the trache.

Question 41

-emia

Answer 41

-emia- blood condition

Question 42

-genesis

Answer 42

-genesis- producing, forming ex. path/o/genesis- forming disease.

Question 43

-graph

Answer 43

-graph- instrument used to record.

Question 44

-graphy

Answer 44

-graphy- process of recording with an instrument.

Question 45

-lysis

Answer 45

-lysis- breakdown, destruction, separation

Question 46

-malacia

Answer 46

-malacia- softening

Question 47

-opsy

Answer 47

-opsy- to view

Question 48

-osis

Answer 48

-osis- condition.

Question 49

-penia

Answer 49

-penia- deficiency ex. erythr/o/penia- deficiency of red blood cells.

Question 50

-plasia

Answer 50

-plasia- growth/formation ex. a/chondr/o/plasia- not cartilage development.

Question 51

-plasty

Answer 51

-plasty- surgical repair.

Question 52

-ptosis

Answer 52

-ptosis- dropping/prolapse

Question 53

-rrhea

Answer 53

-rrhea- flow/discharge

Question 54

-sclerosis

Answer 54

-sclerosis- hardening

Question 55

-scope

Answer 55

-scope- instrument

Question 56

-scopy

Answer 56

-scopy- process of using instrument

Question 57

-stasis

Answer 57

-stasis- controlling/stopping ex. hem/o/stats- stopping blood

Question 58

-trophy

Answer 58

-trophy- development/nourishment ex. muscular atrophy- under developed muscle.