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MT 4 Quiz
Oral Quiz 7-8
| Root | Meaning of the root | Term |
|---|---|---|
| ophthalmology | ophthalm-: eye | -ology: the study or science of |
| nephrosis | nephr-: kidney | -osis: condition, abnormal condition |
| myocardium | my-: muscle | cardi-: heart -um: suffix identifying singular nouns |
| myelosarcoma | myel-: spinal cord, bone marrow | -sarcoma: malignant tumor from connective tissue |
| metrorrhexis | metr-: uterus, womb | -rrhexis: rupture |
| meningitis | mening-: membranes | -itis: inflammation |
| lithoscope | lith-: stone, calcification | -scope: An instrument for viewing or observing |
| lipectomy | lip-: fat, lipid | -ectomy: removal, excision |
| leukemia | leuk-: white | -emia: condition of the blood, blood |
| iliofemoral | ili-: ilium | femoral: Of, relating to, or located in the thigh or femur |
| ileostomy | ile-: ileum | -stomy: artificial or surgical opening |
| hysterectomy | hyster-: uterus | -ectomy: removal, excision |
| hepatitis | hepat-: liver | -itis: inflammation |
| hematoma | hem-/hemat-: blood | -oma: tumor, neoplasm |
| glycosuria | glycos-/glyc-: glucose, sugar | -uria: The condition of having a specified substance in the urine |
| gastrectasis | gastr-: stomach | -ectasis: expansion, dilation |
| enteritis | enter-: intestine, small intestine | -itis: inflammation |
| encephalopathy | encephal-: brain | -pathy: disease, anomaly |
| encephalitis | encephal-: brain | -itis: inflammation |
| dermal | derm-/derma-/dermat-: skin | |
| dermatitis | derm-/derma-/dermat-: skin | -itis: inflammation |
| dactylomegaly | dactyl-: fingers, toes | -megaly: enlargement |
| dactylogram | dactyl-: fingers, toes | -gram: written or drawn; a record |
| dacryocyst | dacry-: tears | -cyst: sac of fluid, cyst, urinary bladder |
| dacryocele | dacry-: tears | -cele: hernia, tumor, protrusion |
| cytoplasm | cyt-: cell | -plasm: Material forming cells or tissue |