Medical Terminology Simplified

594 APPENDIX B• Answer Key

Medical Term Word Elements Meaning

7. gluc/o/genesis gluc/o (CF) sugar, sweetness
   -genesis (S) forming, producing, origin


8. hemi/paresis hemi- (P) one half
   -paresis (S) partial paralysis


9. hydr/o/cephal/us hydr/o (CF) water
   cephal (WR) head
   -us (S) condition; structure


10. hypo/pituitar/ism hypo- (P) under, below, deficient
    pituitar (WR) pituitary gland
    -ism (S) condition


11. hyper/trophy hyper- (P) excessive, above normal
    -trophy (S) development, nourishment


12. mening/o/cele mening/o (CF) meninges (membranes covering the brain and
    spinal cord)
    -cele (S) hernia, swelling


13. myel/algia myel (WR) bone marrow, spinal cord
    -algia (S) pain


14. neur/o/lysis neur/o (CF) nerve
    -lysis (S) separation; destruction; loosening


15. poly/dipsia poly (P) many, much
    -dipsia (S) thirst


16. poli/o/myel/itis poli/o (CF) gray; gray matter (of the brain or spinal cord)
    myel (WR) bone marrow, spinal cord
    -itis (S) inflammation


17. quadri/plegia quadri- (P) four
    -plegia (S) paralysis


18. thalam/o/tomy thalam/o (CF) thalamus
    -tomy (S) incision


19. thromb/ocyte thromb/o (CF) blood clot
    -cyte (S) cell


20. thyr/o/megaly thyr/o (CF) thyroid gland
    -megaly (S) enlargement

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