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Med. Term Chapter 3 Word Parts Flash Cards

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 6hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

bone

b)

gland

c)

muscle

d)

nerve

2.

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

a)

fat

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

skin

3.

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

a)

red

b)

black

c)

white

d)

yellow

4.

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

a)

self

b)

other

c)

many

d)

fast

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 'blephar/o'?

a)

tongue

b)

ear

c)

nose

d)

eyelid

7.

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

a)

cancer

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

muscle

8.

What is the word part for 'burn; burning; heat'?

a)

carcin/o

b)

cyan/o

c)

caus/o

d)

cutane/o

9.

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

a)

inflammation; swelling

b)

cold; freeze

c)

cut; remove

d)

heat; burn

10.

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

a)

color

b)

shape

c)

sound

d)

movement

11.

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

a)

to join

b)

to cut

c)

to write

d)

to see

12.

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

a)

cold

b)

heat

c)

water

d)

light

13.

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

a)

hidden

b)

open

c)

fast

d)

large

14.

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

a)

skin

b)

bone

c)

muscle

d)

blood

15.

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

a)

green

b)

red

c)

blue

d)

yellow

16.

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

a)

cell

b)

blood

c)

bone

d)

muscle

17.

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

a)

blood

b)

bone

c)

muscle

d)

skin

18.

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

a)

profuse sweating

b)

dry skin

c)

hair loss

d)

muscle pain

19.

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

a)

blood in the tissues

b)

swelling of the joints

c)

inflammation of the skin

d)

abnormal cell growth

20.

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

a)

redness

b)

swelling

c)

pain

d)

itching

21.

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

a)

bone

b)

blood

c)

sweat

d)

muscle

22.

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

a)

tissue

b)

blood

c)

bone

d)

muscle

23.

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

a)

dry; scaly

b)

fish

c)

nail

d)

hair

24.

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

a)

cell/ structure

b)

blood; condition

c)

muscle; movement

d)

immune; protection

25.

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

a)

muscle

b)

covering

c)

bone

d)

nerve

26.

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

a)

green

b)

red

c)

blue

d)

yellow

27.

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

a)

hard, horn-shaped tissue

b)

skin

c)

muscle

d)

fat

28.

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

a)

nerve

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

fat

29.

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

a)

red

b)

white

c)

black

d)

yellow

30.

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

a)

fungus

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

nerve

31.

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

a)

blood

b)

life

c)

death

d)

muscle

32.

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

a)

hair

b)

nail

c)

skin

d)

bone

33.

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

a)

nipple-like

b)

hair-like

c)

fatty

d)

bone-like

34.

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

a)

hair; hair follicle

b)

nail

c)

skin

d)

sweat gland

35.

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

a)

redness

b)

scaling

c)

itching

d)

swelling

36.

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

a)

cell

b)

fever

c)

blood

d)

pus

37.

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

a)

bone

b)

scar

c)

wrinkle

d)

muscle

38.

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

a)

hardening

b)

softening

c)

swelling

d)

shrinking

39.

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 from follicles)

d)

nail (hard covering on fingers and toes)

40.

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

a)

joint

b)

bone

c)

muscle

d)

scale

41.

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

a)

fat; sebum

b)

muscle; flesh

c)

bone; cartilage

d)

skin; hair

42.

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

a)

skin

b)

nail

c)

hair

d)

bone

43.

Which word part means 'sebum (oily secretion from sebaceous glands)'?

a)

seb/o

b)

hidr/o

c)

lip/o

d)

kerat/o

44.

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

a)

hair

b)

nail

c)

skin

d)

bone

45.

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

a)

foreign; unlike species

b)

self; same

c)

within; inside

d)

cell

46.

What is the word part for 'dry'?

a)

xer/o

b)

hydr/o

c)

cyan/o

d)

erythr/o

47.

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

48.

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

a)

below; below normal; deficient

b)

above; excessive; over

c)

between; among

d)

around; surrounding

49.

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

a)

in; into; not

b)

above; beyond

c)

before; in front of

d)

with; together

50.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'para-' means _________.

a)

near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal

b)

under; below

c)

across; through

d)

within; inside

51.

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

a)

skin

b)

bone

c)

blood

d)

muscle

52.

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

a)

feeling; sensation

b)

movement; motion

c)

hearing; sound

d)

vision; sight

53.

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

a)

abnormal condition

b)

inflammation

c)

surgical removal

d)

pertaining to

54.

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

a)

inflammation

b)

swelling

c)

pain

d)

tumor