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WorksheetsMed. Term Chapter 3 Word Parts Flash Cards
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 6hrs 52mins
What is the definition of the word part 'aden/o'?
bone
gland
muscle
nerve
What is the definition of the word part 'adip/o'?
fat
muscle
bone
skin
What is the definition of the word part 'albin/o'?
red
black
white
yellow
What is the definition of the word part 'aut/o'?
self
other
many
fast
What is the definition of the word part 'bi/o'?
life
water
earth
light
What is the definition of the word part 'blephar/o'?
tongue
ear
nose
eyelid
What is the definition of the word part 'carcin/o'?
cancer
heart
liver
muscle
What is the word part for 'burn; burning; heat'?
carcin/o
cyan/o
caus/o
cutane/o
What is the definition of the word part 'cauter/o'?
inflammation; swelling
cold; freeze
cut; remove
heat; burn
What is the definition of the word part 'chrom/o'?
color
shape
sound
movement
What is the definition of the word part 'cis/o'?
to join
to cut
to write
to see
What is the definition of the word part 'cry/o'?
cold
heat
water
light
What is the definition of the word part 'crypt/o'?
hidden
open
fast
large
What is the definition of the word part 'cutane/o'?
skin
bone
muscle
blood
What is the definition of the word part 'cyan/o'?
green
red
blue
yellow
What is the definition of the word part 'cyt/o'?
cell
blood
bone
muscle
What is the definition of the word part 'derm/a, dermat/o,'?
blood
bone
muscle
skin
What is the definition of the word part 'diaphor/o'?
profuse sweating
dry skin
hair loss
muscle pain
What is the definition of the word part 'ecchym/o'?
blood in the tissues
swelling of the joints
inflammation of the skin
abnormal cell growth
What is the definition of the word part 'erythem/o, erythemat/o'?
redness
swelling
pain
itching
What is the definition of the word part 'hidr/o'?
bone
blood
sweat
muscle
What is the definition of the word part 'hist/o'?
tissue
blood
bone
muscle
What is the definition of the word part 'ichthy/o'?
dry; scaly
fish
nail
hair
What is the definition of the word part 'immun/o'?
cell/ structure
blood; condition
muscle; movement
immune; protection
What is the definition of the word part 'integument/o'?
muscle
covering
bone
nerve
What is the definition of the word part 'jaund/o'?
green
red
blue
yellow
What is the definition of the word part 'kerat/o'?
hard, horn-shaped tissue
skin
muscle
fat
What is the definition of the word part 'lip/o'?
nerve
muscle
bone
fat
What is the definition of the word part 'melan/o'?
red
white
black
yellow
What is the definition of the word part 'myc/o'?
fungus
muscle
bone
nerve
What is the definition of the word part 'necr/o'?
blood
life
death
muscle
What is the definition of the word part 'onych/o'?
hair
nail
skin
bone
What is the definition of the word part 'papill/o'?
nipple-like
hair-like
fatty
bone-like
What is the definition of the word part 'pil/o'?
hair; hair follicle
nail
skin
sweat gland
What is the definition of the word part 'psor/o'?
redness
scaling
itching
swelling
What is the definition of the word part 'py/o'?
cell
fever
blood
pus
What is the definition of the word part 'rhytid/o'?
bone
scar
wrinkle
muscle
What is the definition of the word part 'scler/o'?
hardening
softening
swelling
shrinking
What is the definition of the word part 'seb/o'?
sebum (oily secretion from sebaceous glands)
sweat (watery secretion from sweat glands)
hair (protein filament from follicles)
nail (hard covering on fingers and toes)
What is the definition of the word part 'squam/o'?
joint
bone
muscle
scale
What is the definition of the word part 'steat/o'?
fat; sebum
muscle; flesh
bone; cartilage
skin; hair
What is the definition of the word part 'trich/o'?
skin
nail
hair
bone
Which word part means 'sebum (oily secretion from sebaceous glands)'?
seb/o
hidr/o
lip/o
kerat/o
What is the definition of the word part 'ungu/o'?
hair
nail
skin
bone
What is the definition of the word part 'xen/o'?
foreign; unlike species
self; same
within; inside
cell
What is the word part for 'dry'?
xer/o
hydr/o
cyan/o
erythr/o
What is the definition of the word part 'hyper-'?
above; above normal; excessive
below; under; less than normal
between; among
slow; below normal
What is the definition of the word part 'hypo-'?
below; below normal; deficient
above; excessive; over
between; among
around; surrounding
What is the definition of the word part 'in-'?
in; into; not
above; beyond
before; in front of
with; together
Fill in the blank: The word part 'para-' means _________.
near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal
under; below
across; through
within; inside
What is the meaning of the word part '-derma'?
skin
bone
blood
muscle
What is the definition of the word part '-esthesia'?
feeling; sensation
movement; motion
hearing; sound
vision; sight
What is the definition of the word part '-iasis'?
abnormal condition
inflammation
surgical removal
pertaining to
What is the meaning of the word part '-itis'?
inflammation
swelling
pain
tumor
