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WorksheetsChapter 8 Word Parts Flash Cards
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
What is the definition of the word part 'alveol/o'?
alveolus; air sac
lung membrane
small vessel
bronchial tube
What is the definition of the word part 'angi/o'?
vessel (blood)
heart
muscle
nerve
What is the definition of the word part 'arteri/o'?
artery
vein
heart
blood
Fill in the blank: The definition of aspir/o is ________.
removal
injection
expansion
constriction
Fill in the blank: The definition of atel/o is ________.
incomplete; imperfect
complete; perfect
disease; disorder
cell; tissue
Fill in the blank: The definition of bol/o is ________.
cast; throw
life
cell
blood
Fill in the blank: The definition of bronch/o is ________.
bronchus; bronchial tube
lung tissue
air sac
voice box
Fill in the blank: The word part 'bronchi/o' means ________.
bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus
lung tissue
air sac
voice box
Fill in the blank: The word part 'carcin/o' means ________.
cancer
heart
bone
blood
Fill in the blank: The word part 'cardi/o' means ________.
heart
brain
lung
stomach
Fill in the blank: The definition of 'cyan/o' is _______.
blue
green
yellow
red
Fill in the blank: The word part for 'diaphragm' is _______.
diaphragmat/o
bronch/o
pleur/o
laryng/o
Fill in the blank: The definition of 'dilat/o' is _______.
to enlarge; expand
to contract; shrink
to divide; separate
to join; connect
Fill in the blank: The word part for 'epiglottis' is _______.
epiglott/o
laryng/o
pharyng/o
trache/o
What is the definition of the word part 'fibr/o'?
fiber
fat
cell
bone
What is the definition of the word part 'hem/o'?
blood
liver
bone
skin
What is the definition of the word part 'hist/o'?
tissue
blood
bone
muscle
What is the definition of the word part 'laryng/o'?
larynx; voice box
throat; pharynx
windpipe; trachea
lung; pulmonary
What is the definition of the word part 'lob/o'?
lobe
tumor
cell
fat
What is the definition of the word part 'nas/o'?
nose
ear
mouth
eye
What is the definition of the word part 'ox/o, ox/i'?
oxygen
carbon dioxide
nitrogen
hydrogen
What is the definition of the word part 'pharyng/o'?
pharynx; throat
voice box; larynx
windpipe; trachea
nose; nasal cavity
Which word part means 'oxygen'?
ox/o, ox/i
hydr/o
carb/o
nitro/o
What is the definition of the word part 'pleur/o'?
pleura; serous membrane that enfolds the lung
air; lung
chest; thorax
breathing
What is the definition of the word part 'pneum/o, pneumon/o'?
lung; air
heart; blood
kidney; urine
liver; bile
What is the definition of the word part 'py/o'?
pus
fever
blood
pain
What is the meaning of the word part 'resuscit/o'?
to revive
to remove
to restrict
to resist
What is the meaning of the word part 'rhin/o'?
nose
ear
eye
mouth
What is the meaning of the word part 'sin/o, sinus/o'?
sinus; cavity
blood vessel
muscle
nerve
What is the meaning of the word part 'spir/o'?
breathing
hearing
seeing
touching
Which word part means 'breathing'?
spir/o
pneum/o
cardi/o
hepat/o
What is the definition of the word part 'thorac/o'?
chest
stomach
arm
foot
What is the definition of the word part 'tonsill/o'?
tonsils
throat
tongue
teeth
What is the definition of the word part 'trache/o'?
trachea; windpipe
lung; air sac
throat; pharynx
voice box; larynx
What is the definition of the word part 'tub/o'?
tube
joint
bone
muscle
Which word part means 'chest'?
thorac/o
tonsill/o
trache/o
tub/o
What is the meaning of the word part 'a-'?
not; without
with; together
before; after
under; below
What is the meaning of the word part 'anti-'?
against
before
with
under
What is the meaning of the word part 'brady-'?
slow
fast
large
short
What is the meaning of the word part 'dys-'?
painful; difficult
fast; rapid
large; big
smooth; easy
Fill in the blank: The definition of the word part 'em-' is _______.
in
out
over
under
Fill in the blank: The definition of the word part 'endo-' is _______.
in; within
outside; external
above; over
between; among
Fill in the blank: The definition of the word part 'epi-' is _______.
on; over; upon
under; below
between; among
before; in front of
Fill in the blank: The definition of the word part 'eu-' is _______.
good; normal
bad; abnormal
small; little
fast; quick
What is the definition of the word part 'hyper-'?
above; above normal; excessive
below; under; deficient
equal; same; balanced
slow; reduced; less than 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
out; away; before
under; below; after
over; above; beside
What is the definition of the word part 'poly-'?
many; much
one; single
before; in front of
under; below
What is the definition of the word part 'tachy-'?
fast
slow
large
blue
What is the definition of the word parts '-al, -ary, -ial, -ic, -tic'?
pertaining to
causing inflammation
related to numbers
describing a location
What is the definition of the word part '-ant'?
substance that promotes
substance that destroys
substance that prevents
substance that absorbs
What is the definition of the word part '-ation'?
process; condition
location; place
action; movement
person; agent
What is the definition of the word part '-capnia'?
carbon dioxide
oxygen
sugar
protein
What is the definition of the word part '-centesis'?
surgical puncture to remove fluid
inflammation of an organ
surgical removal of a body part
abnormal condition
What is the definition of the word part '-ectasis'?
dilation; expansion
inflammation
narrowing
tumor
What is the definition of the word part '-ema'?
condition
treatment
location
instrument
What is the definition of the word part '-emia'?
blood condition
inflammation
tumor
pain
What is the definition of the word part '-genic'?
produced by or in
related to genes
causing pain
pertaining to origin
What is the definition of the word part '-ia'?
condition
location
treatment
instrument
What is the definition of the word part '-ion'?
process; state; condition
person; place; thing
action; movement; direction
tool; device; instrument
What is the definition of the word part '-ism'?
process; condition
study of
inflammation
pertaining to
What is the definition of the word part '-meter'?
measure
write
see
move
What is the definition of the word part '-metry'?
process of measuring
process of writing
process of healing
process of dividing
What is the definition of the word part '-or'?
one who (or something that) takes action or does something
a place where something happens
a type of material
an action or process
What is the definition of the word part '-osmia'?
smell
taste
hearing
vision
What is the definition of the word part '-oxia'?
oxygen
carbon dioxide
blood
pressure
What is the definition of the word part '-phonia'?
voice
hearing
sight
touch
What is the definition of the word part '-pnea'?
breathing
pain
swelling
blood
What is the definition of the word part '-rrhea'?
flow; excessive discharge
inflammation
pain
tumor
What is the definition of the word part '-spasm'?
muscle contraction
inflammation
pain
swelling
