level: Level 1
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Level 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alveol/o | alveolus; air sac |
| angi/o | vessel (blood) |
| arteri/o | artery |
| aspir/o | removal |
| atel/o | incomplete; imperfect |
| bol/o | cast; throw |
| bronch/o | bronchus; bronchial tube |
| bronchi/o | bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cyan/o | blue |
| diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
| dilat/o | to enlarge; expand |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| hem/o | blood |
| histo/o | tissue |
| laryng/o | larynx; voice box |
| lob/o | lobe |
| nas/o | nose |
| ox/o, ox/i | oxygen |
| pharyng/o | pharynx; throat |
| pleur/o | pleura; serous membrane that enfolds the lung |
| pneum/o, pneumon/o | lung; air |
| pulmom/o | lung |
| py/o | pus |
| resuscit/o | to revive |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sin/o, sinus/o | sinus; cavity |
| spir/o | breathing |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea; windpipe |
| tub/o | tube |
| a- | not; without |
| anti- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | painful; difficult |
| em- | in |
| endo- | in; within |
| epi- | on; over; upon |
| eu- | good; normal |
| hyper- | above; above normal; excessive |
| hypo- | below; below normal; deficient |
| in- | in; into; not |
| poly- | many; much |
| tachy- | fast |
| -al, -ary, -ial, -ic, -tic | pertaining to |
| -ant | substance that promotes |
| -ation | process; condition |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -ectasis | dilation; expansion |
| -ema | condition |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genic | produced by or in |
| -ia | condition |
| -ion | process; state; condition |
| -ism | process; condition |
| -meter | measure |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -or | one who (or something that) takes action or does something |
| -osmia | smell |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -phonia | voice |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhea | flow; excessive discharge |
| -spasm | muscle contraction |
| -stenosis | narrowing; tightening |
| -thorax | chest; pleural cavity |
| -tomy | process of cutting; incision |