GE Word Quiz

-ectomy is a frequently used

• root word

• prefix

• suffix

What is the most commonly used vowel added to a word root?

• "A"

• "I"

• "O"

Leukocytosis

• abnormal condition of white cells

• abnormal condition of red cells

• abnormal condition of black cells

What is a rhinoplasty?

• surgical repair of finger

• surgical repair of eye

• surgical repair of nose

Cholecyst/o

• pancreas

• gallbladder

• kidney

Glyc/o

• fat

• sugar

• salt

Eryth/o

• yellow

• black

• red

Peri- is a _____ and it means _______.

• prefix, around

• word root, across

• suffix, around

What means softening of the bone?

• osteoarthritis

• osteoporosis

• osteomalacia

What does the word root esthesi/o refer to

• normal

• inflammation

• sensations