Unit 9

Question 1

antero

Answer 1

the combined form for front (ventral)

Question 2

anterolateral

Answer 2

relates to the front and sides

Question 3

anteromedial

Answer 3

relates to the front and middle

Question 4

anteroposterior

Answer 4

the direction from front to back

Question 5

axillary

Answer 5

relates to the armpit area

Question 6

midaxillary

Answer 6

relates to the middle of the armpit

Question 7

midsagittal

Answer 7

the vertical plane dividing the body into right and left halves

Question 8

cephalad

Answer 8

towards the head

Question 9

cephalocaudal

Answer 9

relates to the head to tail (distal spine)

Question 10

coronal

Answer 10

the crown/the lateral suture line of skull

Question 11

dia-

Answer 11

thorough

Question 12

dialysis

Answer 12

the destruction through (filtration using artificial kidney)

Question 13

diarrhea

Answer 13

to flow through/watery stool (feces)

Question 14

diagnosis

Answer 14

to identify a disease through the symptoms and signs

Question 15

dorsal

Answer 15

relates to the back (posterior)

Question 16

dorsacephalad

Answer 16

towards the back of the head

Question 17

dorsoventral

Answer 17

direction from back to front

Question 18

ecto

Answer 18

the combining form for outer/outside

Question 19

ectocytic

Answer 19

outside of the cell

Question 20

ectogenous

Answer 20

to produce or generate outside/ nor from one’s own body

Question 21

ectopic

Answer 21

located outside the normal area

Question 22

endo

Answer 22

a combining form for inner/inside, opposite of ecto

Question 23

endoderm

Answer 23

inner embryonic (stem cells)

Question 24

endogenous

Answer 24

to produce within/inside one’s own body

Question 25

endoscopy

Answer 25

looking into the body (cavity/tube) with a scoping tool

Question 26

eu-

Answer 26

a prefix for easy/good

Question 27

eugenics

Answer 27

to choose the good genes for reproduction

Question 28

eupnea

Answer 28

easy breathing

Question 29

euthanasia

Answer 29

good death/easy death

Question 30

inferior

Answer 30

below/under

Question 31

superior

Answer 31

above/over

Question 32

lateral

Answer 32

side

Question 33

medial

Answer 33

middle

Question 34

meno

Answer 34

a combining form for menses (menstruation)

Question 35

menopause

Answer 35

a permanent stop of menstruation

Question 36

menorrhagia

Answer 36

a hemorrhaging during menstruation

Question 37

dysmenorrhea

Answer 37

a difficult and painful menses

Question 38

omphalo-

Answer 38

a combining form for umbilicus (navel)

Question 39

omphalectomy

Answer 39

an excision/removal of the umbilicus

Question 40

omphalitis

Answer 40

an inflammation of the navel

Question 41

omphalocele

Answer 41

a herniation of the navel

Question 42

para-

Answer 42

around/near

Question 43

pseudo

Answer 43

false/fake

Question 44

retro-

Answer 44

behind/in back of

Question 45

pro-

Answer 45

before/in front of

Question 46

syphilo

Answer 46

the combining form for syphilis

Question 47

syphilophobia

Answer 47

the fear of contracting syphilis

Question 48

syphilopsychosis

Answer 48

a severe mental condition caused by untreated syphilis

Question 49

syphilotherapy

Answer 49

a treatment for syphilis