MMSC200 EXAM 1 (UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, DR. NARULA) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

MMSC200 EXAM 1 (UNIVERSITY OF
DELAWARE, DR. NARULA)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

,combining form - ANSWERSword root plus a vowel

aden/o - ANSWERSgland

arthr/o - ANSWERSjoint

bi/o - ANSWERSlife

carcin/o - ANSWERScancer

cephal/o - ANSWERShead

cerebr/o - ANSWERScerebrum (largest part of the brain)

cis/o - ANSWERSto cut

crin/o - ANSWERSto secrete (to form and give off)

cyst/o - ANSWERSurinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)

cyt/o - ANSWERScell

derm/o - ANSWERSskin

dermat/o - ANSWERSskin

electr/o - ANSWERSelectricity

encephal/o - ANSWERSbrain

enter/o - ANSWERSintestines (usually the small intestine)

erythr/o - ANSWERSred

gastr/o - ANSWERSstomach

glyc/o - ANSWERSsugar

gnos/o - ANSWERSknowledge

gynec/o - ANSWERSwoman, female

, hemat/o - ANSWERSblood

hem/o - ANSWERSblood

hepat/o - ANSWERSliver

iatr/o - ANSWERStreatment, physician

leuk/o - ANSWERSwhite

log/o - ANSWERSstudy of

nephr/o - ANSWERSkidney

neur/o - ANSWERSnerve

onc/o - ANSWERStumor, cancer

ophthalm/o - ANSWERSeye

oste/o - ANSWERSbone

path/o - ANSWERSdisease

ped/o - ANSWERSchild

psych/o - ANSWERSmind

radi/o - ANSWERSx-rays

ren/o - ANSWERSkidney

rhin/o - ANSWERSnose

sarc/o - ANSWERSflesh

sect/o - ANSWERSto cut

thromb/o - ANSWERSclot, clotting

ur/o - ANSWERSurine, urinary tract

-ac - ANSWERSpertaining to

-al - ANSWERSpertaining to