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Chapter 3 Word Parts Flash Cards

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of the word part 'aden/o'?

a)

gland

b)

bone

c)

muscle

d)

nerve

2.

What is the word part for 'fat'?

a)

adip/o

b)

oste/o

c)

my/o

d)

neur/o

3.

What is the definition of the word part 'albin/o'?

a)

white

b)

black

c)

red

d)

yellow

4.

What is the word part for 'self'?

a)

aut/o

b)

heter/o

c)

bi/o

d)

anti/o

5.

What is the definition of the word part 'bi/o'?

a)

life

b)

water

c)

earth

d)

light

6.

What is the definition of the word part 'carcin/o'?

a)

cancer

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

muscle

7.

What is the definition of the word part 'caus/o'?

a)

burn; burning; heat

b)

cold; freezing

c)

swelling; inflammation

d)

cutting; incision

8.

What is the definition of the word part 'cauter/o'?

a)

heat; burn

b)

cold; freeze

c)

cut; remove

d)

swelling; inflammation

9.

What is the definition of the word part 'chrom/o'?

a)

color

b)

shape

c)

sound

d)

movement

10.

Which word part means 'eyelid'?

a)

blephar/o

b)

dermat/o

c)

my/o

d)

neur/o

11.

Which word part means 'burn; burning; heat'?

a)

caus/o

b)

cyan/o

c)

carcin/o

d)

cyt/o

12.

Which word part means 'heat; burn'?

a)

cauter/o

b)

cry/o

c)

derm/o

d)

hydr/o

13.

Which word part means 'color'?

a)

chrom/o

b)

cyt/o

c)

derm/o

d)

my/o

14.

Fill in the blank: The word part that means 'to cut' is ________.

a)

cis/o

b)

derm/o

c)

oste/o

d)

cardi/o

15.

Fill in the blank: The word part that means 'cold' is ________.

a)

cry/o

b)

therm/o

c)

hydr/o

d)

py/o

16.

Fill in the blank: The word part that means 'hidden' is ________.

a)

crypt/o

b)

derm/o

c)

oste/o

d)

hepat/o

17.

Fill in the blank: The word part that means 'skin' is ________.

a)

cutane/o

b)

my/o

c)

oste/o

d)

nephr/o

18.

Fill in the blank: The word part that means 'blue' is ________.

a)

cyan/o

b)

erythr/o

c)

leuk/o

d)

melan/o

19.

Fill in the blank: The definition of 'crypt/o' is ________.

a)

hidden

b)

open

c)

fast

d)

large

20.

Fill in the blank: The definition of 'cyan/o' is ________.

a)

blue

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

red

21.

What is the definition of the word part 'cyt/o'?

a)

cell

b)

liver

c)

blood

d)

bone

22.

What is the definition of the word part 'derm/a, dermat/o, derm/o'?

a)

skin

b)

bone

c)

muscle

d)

blood

23.

What is the definition of the word part 'diaphor/o'?

a)

profuse sweating

b)

dry skin

c)

hair loss

d)

muscle pain

24.

What is the definition of the word part 'ecchym/o'?

a)

blood in the tissues

b)

swelling of a joint

c)

inflammation of the skin

d)

abnormal growth of cells

25.

What is the definition of the word part 'erythem/o, erythemat/o'?

a)

redness

b)

swelling

c)

itching

d)

pain

26.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'erythr/o' means _______.

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

white

d)

yellow

27.

The word part 'hidr/o' means _______.

a)

sweat

b)

hair

c)

nail

d)

oil

28.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'hist/o' means _______.

a)

tissue

b)

blood

c)

muscle

d)

bone

29.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'ichthy/o' means _______.

a)

dry; scaly

b)

nail

c)

hair

d)

fat

30.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'immun/o' means _______.

a)

immune; protection

b)

blood

c)

liver

d)

muscle

31.

Fill in the blank: The definition of 'sweat' corresponds to the word part _______.

a)

hidr/o

b)

derm/o

c)

my/o

d)

oste/o

32.

Fill in the blank: The definition of 'immune; protection' corresponds to the word part _______.

a)

immun/o

b)

cardi/o

c)

neur/o

d)

derm/o

33.

What is the definition of the word part 'integument/o'?

a)

covering

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

nerve

34.

What is the definition of the word part 'jaund/o'?

a)

yellow

b)

red

c)

blue

d)

green

35.

What is the definition of the word part 'kerat/o'?

a)

hard, horn-shaped tissue

b)

skin

c)

nail

d)

fat

36.

What is the definition of the word part 'lip/o'?

a)

fat

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

skin

37.

What is the definition of the word part 'melan/o'?

a)

black

b)

white

c)

red

d)

yellow

38.

What is the definition of the word part 'myc/o'?

a)

fungus

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

nerve

39.

What is the definition of the word part 'necr/o'?

a)

death

b)

life

c)

blood

d)

muscle

40.

What is the definition of the word part 'onych/o'?

a)

nail

b)

hair

c)

skin

d)

bone

41.

What is the definition of the word part 'papill/o'?

a)

nipple-like

b)

hair-like

c)

fatty

d)

bone-related

42.

What is the definition of the word part 'pil/o'?

a)

hair; hair follicle

b)

nail

c)

skin

d)

sweat gland

43.

Fill in the blank: The definition of prurit/o is ________.

a)

itching

b)

swelling

c)

bleeding

d)

burning

44.

Fill in the blank: The definition of psor/o is ________.

a)

itching

b)

redness

c)

swelling

d)

dryness

45.

Fill in the blank: The definition of py/o is ________.

a)

pus

b)

fever

c)

blood

d)

pain

46.

Fill in the blank: The definition of rhytid/o is ________.

a)

wrinkle

b)

scar

c)

bone

d)

muscle

47.

Fill in the blank: The definition of scler/o is ________.

a)

hardening

b)

softening

c)

swelling

d)

shrinking

48.

What is the definition of the word part 'seb/o'?

a)

sebum (oily secretion from sebaceous glands)

b)

sweat (watery secretion from sweat glands)

c)

hair (protein filament growing from skin)

d)

nail (hard covering on fingers and toes)

49.

What is the definition of the word part 'squam/o'?

a)

scale

b)

bone

c)

muscle

d)

fat

50.

What is the definition of the word part 'steat/o'?

a)

fat; sebum

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

skin

51.

What is the definition of the word part 'therm/o'?

a)

hot; heat

b)

cold; ice

c)

light; shine

d)

water; fluid

52.

What is the definition of the word part 'trich/o'?

a)

hair

b)

nail

c)

skin

d)

bone

53.

What is the definition of the word part 'ungu/o'?

a)

nail

b)

hair

c)

skin

d)

bone

54.

What is the definition of the word part 'xanth/o'?

a)

yellow; yellowish

b)

red; reddish

c)

blue; bluish

d)

white; whitish

55.

What is the definition of the word part 'xen/o'?

a)

foreign; unlike species

b)

self; same species

c)

new; recent

d)

old; ancient

56.

What is the definition of the word part 'xer/o'?

a)

dry

b)

wet

c)

cold

d)

soft

57.

What is the definition of the word part 'e-, ex-'?

a)

out; away from

b)

under; below

c)

in; into

d)

across; through

58.

What is the definition of the word part 'epi-'?

a)

on; over; upon

b)

under; below

c)

between; among

d)

before; in front of

59.

What is the definition of the word part 'hyper-'?

a)

above; above normal; excessive

b)

below; under; less than normal

c)

between; among

d)

slow; below normal

60.

What is the definition of the word part 'hypo-'?

a)

below; below normal; deficient

b)

above; excessive; over

c)

between; among

d)

around; surrounding

61.

Which word part means 'out; away from'?

a)

e-, ex-

b)

in-, im-

c)

pre-

d)

sub-

62.

Which word part means 'on; over; upon'?

a)

epi-

b)

hypo-

c)

endo-

d)

peri-

63.

What is the meaning of the word part 'in-'?

a)

in; into; not

b)

above; over

c)

under; below

d)

with; together

64.

What is the meaning of the word part 'intra-'?

a)

within; into

b)

between; among

c)

outside; beyond

d)

before; in front of

65.

What is the meaning of the word part 'para-'?

a)

near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal

b)

under; below

c)

across; through

d)

against; opposite

66.

What is the meaning of the word part 'per-'?

a)

through

b)

before

c)

under

d)

against

67.

What does the word part '-dermis' mean?

a)

skin

b)

bone

c)

muscle

d)

blood

68.

What is the definition of the word part '-ectomy'?

a)

surgical removal; excision

b)

inflammation

c)

study of

d)

abnormal condition

69.

Fill in the blank: The word part '-ema' means ________.

a)

condition

b)

pain

c)

inflammation

d)

tumor

70.

Fill in the blank: The word part '-esis' means ________.

a)

action; condition; state of

b)

inflammation

c)

tumor

d)

pain

71.

Fill in the blank: The word part '-esthesia' means ________.

a)

feeling; sensation

b)

movement

c)

hearing

d)

vision

72.

Fill in the blank: The word part '-genesis' means ________.

a)

formation

b)

removal

c)

pain

d)

inflammation

73.

Fill in the blank: The word part '-iasis' means ________.

a)

abnormal condition

b)

inflammation

c)

tumor

d)

pain

74.

Fill in the blank: The definition 'action; condition; state of' corresponds to the word part ________.

a)

-esis

b)

-algia

c)

-itis

d)

-emia

75.

Fill in the blank: The definition 'feeling; sensation' corresponds to the word part ________.

a)

-esthesia

b)

-algia

c)

-cyte

d)

-emia

76.

The definition 'abnormal condition' corresponds to the word part ________.

a)

-iasis

b)

-ectomy

c)

-algia

d)

-itis

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