Practice words & colors

Question 1

Leukocyte?

Answer 1

White (blood) cell

Question 2

Hemophilia?

Answer 2

“Love of blood”, a genetic condition that involves inappropriate bleeding.

Hemo - blood, philia- love of

Question 3

What is a term for low oxygen levels?

Answer 3

Hypoxia

Question 4

What is a term for high carbon levels in the blood?

Answer 4

Hypercapnea

Question 5

Hepatomegaly?
Liver, enlarged

Answer 5

Enlarged liver

Question 6

Term for Rapid, fast breathing?

Answer 6

Tachypnea

Question 7

trophy?

Answer 7

growth in cell size

Question 8

Lacking/absent of cell growth.
(results in lack of muscle).

Answer 8

Atrophy

A - Lacking/absent

Trophy - cell growth.

Question 9

Bradycardia?

Answer 9

Brady - slow
cardia - heart rate

Question 10

Gastroenterology

Answer 10

Gastro - Stomach
enter - small intestines
ology - study of

Question 11

Erythrocyte

Answer 11

Erythro - Red
cyte - cell
Red Blood cell

Question 12

Colitis

Answer 12

Col - Colon
itis - inflammation

Question 12

Hypertension

Answer 12

Hyper - High
tension - pressure
High blood pressure

Question 13

Adrenal

Answer 13

Ad- towards
renal - kidney
organ (towards) above the kidney

Question 14

melan/o

Answer 14

black

Question 15

cyan/o

Answer 15

blue

Question 16

xanth/o

Answer 16

yellow

Question 17

directions: endo

Answer 17

within, inside of

Question 18

directions: peri

Answer 18

around

Question 19

directions: Retro

Answer 19

behind

Question 20

directions: epi

Answer 20

upon, on top

Question 21

directions: sub

Answer 21

below

Question 22

hemangioma

Answer 22

Hema = blood, angio = vessel, -oma = tumor of

Question 23

Myocarditis

Answer 23

inflammation of heart muscle.

Question 24

poli

Answer 24

gray

Question 25

alb, leuk

Answer 25

white

Question 26

ante-

Answer 26

before, forward

Question 27

anter-, anteri-

Answer 27

front, forward

Question 28

ap-, apo-

Answer 28

away, detached

Question 28

con-

Answer 28

together

Question 29

dia-

Answer 29

through, apart

Question 30

e-

Answer 30

out, from other

Question 31

ec-, ecto-, ex-, extra-

Answer 31

out of, outside

Question 32

epi-

Answer 32

upon

Question 33

meta-

Answer 33

after, beyond

Question 34

post-

Answer 34

behind

Question 35

chron-

Answer 35

time, long time

Question 36

re-

Answer 36

again

Question 37

hemi-

Answer 37

half (one of two sides)

Question 38

semi-

Answer 38

half

Question 39

infra-

Answer 39

beneath

Question 40

supra-

Answer 40

above

Question 41

ultra-

Answer 41

beyond

Question 42

anti-, contra-

Answer 42

against

Question 43

a-, de

Answer 43

without

Question 44

iso-

Answer 44

equal, same

Question 44

eti-

Answer 44

cause

Question 45

ne-

Answer 45

new