Medical Terminology Purdue Exam 1, Ch. 1-3 Questions with Complete Solutions

Medical Terminology Purdue Exam 1,
Ch. 1-3 Questions with Complete
Solutions
-iasis - Answer-abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

-malacia - Answer-softening

-osis - Answer-abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

-pathy - Answer-disease

-penia - Answer-decrease, deficiency

-phagia - Answer-eating, swallowing

-phasia - Answer-speech

-phobia - Answer-fear

-plasia - Answer-formation, growth

-plasm - Answer-formation, growth

-plegia - Answer-paralysis

-ptosis - Answer-prolapse, downward displacement

-rrhage - Answer-bursting forth (of)

-rrhagia - Answer-bursting forth (of)

-rrhea - Answer-discharge, flow

-rrhexis - Answer-rupture

-sclerosis - Answer-abnormal condition of hardening

-spasm - Answer-involuntary contraction, twitching

-stenosis - Answer-narrowing, stricture

-toxic - Answer-poison

-trophy - Answer-nourishment, development

electr/o - Answer-electricity

, cardi/o - Answer-heart

angi/o - Answer-blood vessel

pelv/i - Answer-pelvis

endo- - Answer-in, within

neur- - Answer-nerve

ot/o - Answer-ear

bronchi - Answer-bronchus

lymphedema - Answer-swelling and accumulation of tissue fluid

carcin/o - Answer-cancer

chol/e - Answer-bile, gall

cyan - Answer-blue

dys- - Answer-bad, painful, difficult

neo- - Answer-new

hemi- - Answer-one half

blephar/o - Answer-eyelid

hem/o - Answer-blood

men/o - Answer-menses, menstration

dia- - Answer-through, across

arteri/o - Answer-artery

-ac - Answer-pertaining to

-ary - Answer-pertaining to

-eal - Answer-pertaining to

-ic - Answer-pertaining to

-ical - Answer-pertaining to

-ile - Answer-pertaining to