Week 6

Question 1

acr(o)-

Answer 1

extremity, topmost

acrocrany, acromegaly, acroosteolysis

Question 2

adren-

Answer 2

of or relating to the adrenal glands

adrenal artery

Question 3

amyl(o)-

Answer 3

starch, polysaccharide

amylase, amylophagia

Question 4

arthr(o)-

Answer 4

of or pertaining to the joints, limbs

arthritis

Question 5

-cele

Answer 5

pouching, hernia

hydrocele

Question 6

celio-

Answer 6

abdomen

celioscopy

Question 7

-centesis

Answer 7

surgical puncture for aspiration

amniocentesis

Question 8

-chalasia

Answer 8

relaxation of a bodily opening

achalasia

Question 9

cheil(o)-

Answer 9

of or pertaining to the lips

angular cheilitis

Question 10

chlor(o)-

Answer 10

1) denoting a green color, 2) chlorine, chloride

chlorophyll, achlorhydria

Question 11

chol(e)-

Answer 11

of or pertaining to bile

cholecystitis

Question 12

chondr(i)o-

Answer 12

cartilage, granular, gritty

chondrocalcinosis

Question 13

crypt(o)-

Answer 13

hidden

cryptorchidism

Question 14

cutane-

Answer 14

skin

subcutaneous

Question 15

cyst(o)-, cyst(i)-

Answer 15

bladder, cyst, cystic duct

cystotomy

Question 16

-dactyl(o)-

Answer 16

of or pertaining to a finger, toe

dactylology, polydactyly

Question 17

dermat(o)-, derm(o)-, -derm

Answer 17

of or pertaining to the skin, covering

dermatology, epidermis, hypodermic, exoderm

Question 18

-ectomy

Answer 18

surgical removal of a body part; resection, excision

mastectomy

Question 19

-emesis

Answer 19

vomiting condition

hematemesis

Question 20

enter(o)-

Answer 20

of or pertaining to the intestine

gastroenterology

Question 21

gastr(o)-

Answer 21

of or pertaining to the stomach or belly

gastroenterology, gastropod

Question 22

gloss(o)-, glott(o)-

Answer 22

of or pertaining to the tongue

glossology, glossitis

Question 23

hepat(o)-, hepatico-

Answer 23

of or pertaining to the liver

hepatology, hepatitis

Question 24

hidr(o)-

Answer 24

sweat

hyperhidrosis

Question 25

hist(o)-, histio-

Answer 25

tissue histology

Question 26

-icter(o)

Answer 26

jaundice icteric

Question 27

kin(e)-

Answer 27

movement akinetopsia, kinesthesia, kinetic

Question 28

kinesi(o)-, kines(o)-

Answer 28

motion kinesiology

Question 29

lapar(o)-

Answer 29

of or pertaining to the abdominal wall laparotomy

Question 30

lip(o)-

Answer 30

fat lipodystrophy

Question 31

lumb(o)-

Answer 31

lumber region, lower back lumbocolotomy

Question 32

-malacia

Answer 32

softening osteomalacia

Question 33

melan(o)-

Answer 33

having a black color melanin

Question 34

odont-

Answer 34

of or pertaining to teeth orthodontist

Question 35

ossi-, osseo-

Answer 35

bone, bony osseous

Question 36

ost(e)-, oste(o)-

Answer 36

bone osteoarthritis

Question 37

-paresis

Answer 37

slight paralysis hemiparesis

Question 38

pelv(i)-

Answer 38

pelvis pelvioscopy

Question 39

-pepsia

Answer 39

denotes something relating to digestion, or the digestive tract. dyspepsia

Question 40

-phagia, -phage

Answer 40

Forms terms denoting conditions relating to eating or ingestion macrophage, polyphagia

Question 41

phago-, -phagy

Answer 41

eating, devouring phagocyte, autophagy

Question 42

proct(o)-

Answer 42

anus, rectum proctologist

Question 43

-ptyal(o)-

Answer 43

saliva, salivary glands ptyalolithiasis

Question 44

rect-, recti-

Answer 44

rectum, straight rectal, rectilinear

Question 45

scler(o)-

Answer 45

hard scleroderma

Question 46

sial(o)-

Answer 46

saliva, salivary gland sialagogue

Question 47

sigmoid(o)-

Answer 47

sigmoid, S-shaped curvature sigmoid colon, sigmoidal

Question 48

spasmo-

Answer 48

spasm spasmolytic

Question 49

splanchn(i)-, splanchn(o)-

Answer 49

viscera splanchnic

Question 50

spondyl(o)-

Answer 50

of or pertaining to the spine, the vertebra spondylitis

Question 51

squamos(o)-

Answer 51

denoting something as "full of scales" or "scaly" squamous cell

Question 52

-stalsis

Answer 52

contraction peristalsis

Question 53

stom(a)-, stomat(o)-

Answer 53

of or pertaining to the mouth stomatitis

Question 54

viscer(o)-

Answer 54

of or pertaining to the internal organs, the viscera viscera

Question 55

xanth(o)-

Answer 55

having a yellow color, especially an abnormally yellow color xanthophyll, xanthoma