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PTAP Chapt 1
Basic Word Structure
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| arthr/o | joint |
| encephal/o | brain |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| aden/o | gland |
| cyt/o | cell |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| -gram | record |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -opsy | to view |
| -oma | tumor |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| -logy | study of |
| electrocardiogram | record of electricity in the heart |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| red blood cell | erythrocyte |
| mass of blood | hematoma |
| white blood cell | leukocyte |
| pain of nerves | neuralgia |
| hyper- | excessive; above |
| hypo- | below |
| kidney | ren/o |
| disease | path/o |
| eye | ophthalmo |
| nose | rhin/o |
| bone | oste/o |
| clotting | thromb/o |
| tumor | onc/o |