E3: Medical Terms + Prefixes/Root/Suffixes

Question 1

alcoholic (t)

Answer 1

drinking too much, too much alcohol

Question 2

alcoholic (p)

Answer 2

root - alcohol; suffix -ic (pertaining to) –> pertaining to alcohol

Question 3

afebrile (t)

Answer 3

not feverish

Question 4

afebrile (p)

Answer 4

prefix - a (without); root - feb/febr, fever –> without fever

Question 5

angioma (t)

Answer 5

benign tumor from vascular or lymphatic vessel walls

Question 6

angioma (p)

Answer 6

root - angi (blood vessel or lymph vessel); suffix - oma (tumor) –> blood vessel tumor

Question 7

ascites (t)

Answer 7

accumulation of fluid in peritoneal sac –> swelling

Question 8

ascites (p)

Answer 8

root - asc (sac); suffix - ites (pertaining to) –> pertaining to sac

Question 9

asterixis (t)

Answer 9

flapping tremor when wrist is extended

Question 10

asterixis (p)

Answer 10

prefix - a (without); root - sterixis (fixed position) –> w/o fixed position

Question 11

cirrhosis (t)

Answer 11

chronic liver damage leading to scarring and liver failure

Question 12

cirrhosis (p)

Answer 12

root - cirrh (tawny); suffix - osis (abnormal condition) –> abnormal tawny condition

Question 13

coronary (p)

Answer 13

root - cor (heart); suffix - ary (pertaining to) –> pertaining to heart

Question 14

cyanosis (p)

Answer 14

root - cyan (blue); suffix - osis (abnormal condition) –> abnormal blue condition

Question 15

diaphragmatic (p)

Answer 15

root - diaphragm; suffix - ic (pertaining to) –> pertaining to diaphragm

Question 16

dyslipidemia (t)

Answer 16

abnormal elevation of cholesterol/fat in blood

Question 17

dyslipidemia (p)

Answer 17

prefix - dys (abnormal); root - lipid; suffix - ia (condition) –> abnormal lipid condition

Question 18

edema (p)

Answer 18

root - edema (swelling)

Question 19

erythema (t)

Answer 19

reddening of the skin

Question 20

erythema (p)

Answer 20

root - eryth (red); suffix - a (condition) –> red condition

Question 21

hematoma (t)

Answer 21

abnormal collection of blood outside a blood vessel

Question 22

hematoma (p)

Answer 22

root - hema (blood); suffix - oma (tumor) –> blood tumor

Question 23

hemorrhage (t)

Answer 23

blood leaking, escaping from ruptured blood vesel

Question 24

hemorrhage (p)

Answer 24

root - hemo (blood); suffix - rrhage (bursting forth) –> blood bursting forth

Question 25

hepatitis (p)

Answer 25

root - hepa (liver); suffix - itis (inflammation) --> liver inflammation

Question 26

icterus (p)

Answer 26

root - icter (yellow) --> basically jaundice

Question 27

jaundice (p)

Answer 27

root - jaun (yellow); suffix - ice (pertaining to) --> pertaining to yellow

Question 28

lateral (p)

Answer 28

root - later (side); suffix - al (pertaining to)

Question 29

microalbuminuria (p)

Answer 29

prefix - micro (small); root - albumin, uri (urine); suffix - ia (condition) --> small albumin in urine condition