Roots Module 3

Question 1

What does ‘mandibul/o’ refer to?

Answer 1

mandible - lower jaw bone

Question 2

What does ‘maxil/o’ refer to?

Answer 2

maxilla - upper jaw bone

Question 3

What does ‘menina/o’ refer to?

Answer 3

menstruation

Question 4

What does ‘menisc/o’ refer to?

Answer 4

meniscus - knee cartilage

Question 5

What does ‘mening/o’ refer to?

Answer 5

meninges - membrane covering brain

meningitis - inflammation of the membrane covering the brain

Question 6

What does ‘my/o’ or ‘myos/o’ refer to?

Answer 6

muscle

Question 7

What does ‘myel/o’ refer to?

Answer 7

bone marrow/spinal cord

Question 8

What does ‘myocardi/o’ refer to?

Answer 8

myocardium - muscular tissue of the heart

Question 9

What does ‘myometri/o’ refer to?

Answer 9

myometrium - muscle of uterus

Question 10

What does ‘myring/o’ refer to?

Answer 10

eardrum

Question 11

What does ‘nas/o’ refer to?

Answer 11

nose

Question 12

What does ‘nat/o’ refer to?

Answer 12

birth

Question 13

What does ‘necr/o’ refer to?

Answer 13

death

Question 14

What does ‘nephr/o’ or ‘ren/o’ refer to?

Answer 14

kidney

Question 15

What does ‘neur/o’ refer to?

Answer 15

nerve

Question 16

What does ‘ophthalm/o’ refer to?

Answer 16

eye

Question 17

What does ‘oesophag/o’ refer to?

Answer 17

oesophagus - gullet

Question 18

What does ‘onych/o’ refer to?

Answer 18

nails

Question 19

What does ‘oophor/o’ refer to?

Answer 19

ovary

Question 20

What does ‘opt/o’ refer to?

Answer 20

vision/eye

Question 21

What is an example of ‘mandibul/o’ in use?

Answer 21

mandibulotomy - cutting into the lower jaw bone

Question 22

What is an example of ‘maxil/o’ in use?

Answer 22

maxillectomy - surgical removal of upper jaw bone

Question 23

What is an example of ‘mast/o’ or ‘mamm/o’ in use?

Answer 23

mastectomy - removal of breast; mammogram - x-ray of breast

Question 24

What is an example of ‘menina/o’ in use?

Answer 24

menorrhagia - heavy periods

Question 25

What is an example of 'menisc/o' in use?

Answer 25

meniscectomy - surgical removal of the meniscus (knee cartilage)

Question 26

What is an example of 'metr/o' in use?

Answer 26

metritis - inflammation of the womb

Question 27

What is an example of 'my/o' or 'myos/o' in use?

Answer 27

myalgia - pain in a muscle, myositis - inflammation of a muscle

Question 28

What is an example of 'myel/o' in use?

Answer 28

myelitis - inflammation of the spinal cord

Question 29

What is an example of 'myocardi/o' in use?

Answer 29

myocarditis - inflammation of the myocardium (muscular tissue of the heart)

Question 30

What is an example of 'myometri/o' in use?

Answer 30

myometritis - inflammation of myometrium (muscle of uterus)

Question 31

What is an example of 'myring/o' in use?

Answer 31

myringotomy - cutting into the eardrum

Question 32

What is an example of 'nas/o' in use?

Answer 32

nasal - relating to the nose

Question 33

What is an example of 'nat/o' in use?

Answer 33

prenatal - relating to before birth

Question 34

What is an example of 'necr/o' in use?

Answer 34

necrosis - condition of death of tissue

Question 35

What is an example of 'nephr/o' or 'ren/o' in use?

Answer 35

nephritis - inflammation of the kidney, renogram - kidney x-ray

Question 36

What is an example of 'neur/o' in use?

Answer 36

neuroma - tumour of nerve cells

Question 37

What is an example of 'ophthalm/o' in use?

Answer 37

ocular - relating to the eye

Question 38

What is an example of 'oesophag/o' in use?

Answer 38

oesophagitis - inflammation of the oesophagus (gullet)

Question 39

What is an example of 'onych/o' in use?

Answer 39

onycholysis - separation, or splitting of nail from its bed

Question 40

What is an example of 'oophor/o' in use?

Answer 40

oophorectomy - surgical removal of an ovary

Question 41

What is an example of 'opt/o' in use?

Answer 41

ophthalmology - study of the eye