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MT 3 Quiz
Oral Quiz 5-6
Term | Meaning of the root | Meaning of the suffix |
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adenectomy | aden-: gland | ectomy: removal, excision |
adenoma | aden-: gland | -oma: tumor, neoplasm |
aerated | aer-: air | -ate: acted upon or being in a (specified) state |
aeroneurosis | aer-: air | -osis: condition, abnormal condition |
angiotomy | angi-: vessel | tomy: incision, cutting |
angitis | angi-: vessel | -itis: inflammation |
arthralgia | arthr-: joint | -algia: pain |
arthritis | arthr-: joint | -itis: inflammation |
blepharedema | blephar-: eyelid | -edema: swelling resulting from an excessive accumulation of serous fluid in the tissues of the body in (specified) locations |
blepharoplasty | blephar-: eyelid | -plasty: surgical correction, plastic repair of |
phonocardiography | cardi-: heart | phon-: voice; speech -graphy: writing or recording |
electrocardiogram | cardi-: heart | electr-: Electricity / -gram: written; recorded |
cerebral | cerebr-: brain, cerebrum | -al: pertaining to |
cerebromalacia | cerebr-: brain, cerebrum | -malacia: softening |
cephalic | cephal-: head | -ic: denoting of, pertaining to. |
cephalitis | cephal-: head | -itis: inflammation |
cervical | cervic-: neck | -al: pertaining to |
cervicectomy | cervic-: neck | ectomy: removal, excision |
cheilitis | cheil-: lips | -itis: inflammation |
cheilosis | cheil-: lips | -osis: condition, abnormal condition |
chiromegaly | chir-: hand | -megaly: enlargement |
cholecystogram | chole-: bile, gall | cyst-: sac of fluid, cyst, urinary bladder -gram: written; recorded |
chondrofibroma | chondr-: cartilage | fibr-: fiber / -oma: tumor, neoplasm |
costophrenic | cost-: rib | -phrenic: diaphragm or adjacent regions of the body |
cranial | carni-: skull | -al: pertaining to |
craniotomy | carni-: skull | tomy: incision, cutting |
cystoscope | cyst-: sac of fluid, cyst, urinary blader | -scope: instrument for viewing or examining |