Question 1
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What does the word component “adeno” mean (e.g., as in “adenocarcinoma”)?
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an absence of
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away from
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of or related to a gland
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of or related to hearing
Question 2
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What does the word component “adreno” mean (e.g., as in “adrenal artery”)?
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of or related to the adrenal gland
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of or related to the blood vessels
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of or related to the heart
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on both sides
Question 3
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What does the word component “ase” mean (e.g., as in “lactase”)?
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cholesterol
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enzyme
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fat
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pain
Question 4
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What does the prefix “extra” mean?
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disorganized
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fiber-like
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outside
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the skull
Question 5
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What does the prefix “infra” mean?
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above
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below
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between
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invisible
Question 6
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What does the prefix “kin(e)” mean?
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humped or bent
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inflammation
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movement
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smooth
Question 7
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What does the suffix “itis” mean”
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contraction
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inflammation
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light, slender
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movement
Question 8
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What does the word component “nephro” mean?
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death
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sleep
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the kidneys
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the liver
Question 9
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What does the suffix “penia” mean?
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complete
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deficiency
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surrounding
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the digestive tract
Question 10
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What does the suffix “plasia” mean?
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formation, development
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heat
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study of
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the skin
Question 11
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What does the suffix “tripsy” mean?
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across or through
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clumsy
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crushing
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nourishing
Question 12
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What does the prefix “xeno” mean?
Question 13
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What body part is implied by the word component “steth(o)”?
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the chest
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the ear
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the heart
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the lungs
Question 14
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What body part is implied by the word component “thorac(o)”?
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rib cage
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the heart
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the lungs
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the neck
Question 15
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What does the word component “platy” mean?
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flat
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hairy
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pertaining to the feet
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pertaining to the lungs
Question 16
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What does the word component “meso” mean?
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earth-like
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external
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internal
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middle
Question 17
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What is the most general term for a wound, injury, or other pathologic alteration of an organ or tissue?
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abrasion
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boil
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concussion
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lesion