Frequently used root words in biology - 2 (Related to Conditions, diseases and processes)

FREQUENTLY USED ROOT WORDS RELATED TO CONDITIONS, DISEASES AND PROCESSES

Learning root words and their meaning help you to understand and remember biology terms very easily. Given below is the table showing frequently used root words related to Conditions, diseases and processes. Try to memorize them and practice the problems below.

Root words	Meaning
1.          –aemia	Condition related to blood
2.          –algia	Pain
3.          –cide	Killing
4.          –gen	Forming, producing
5.          –genesis	Formation, production
6.          iatro-, -iatry	Disease treatment
7.          –itis	Inflammation
8.          kino-, kineto, -kinesis	Movement
9.          lyso-, -lysis	Breakdown
10.     meta-	Change of position or condition, behind, after, or beyond
11.     metabole-	Change
12.     onco-, carcino-	Cancer, tumor
13.     –osis	Condition
14.     –paenia	Lack, deficiency
15.     patho-, -pathy	Disease, feeling
16.     pepto-	Digestion
17.     phago-	Eat
18.     –philia	Love
19.     –phobia	Fear
20.     pino-	Drink
21.     thermo-, -thermia	Temperature
22.     –tomy	Surgical cutting
23.     tropho-	Nourishment
24.     –uria	Condition related to urine

Practice yourself

Choose the correct option:

1.  High blood pressure is scientifically known as

      A.  Hypotension

      B.  Hypertension

      C.  Hypoglycemia

      D.  Hyperglycemia
2.  The scientific study of cancer is called

      A.  Pathology

      B.  Neurology

      C.  Histology

      D.  Oncology

3.  Pathology is the study of

      A.  Blood

      B.  Eye

      C.  Diseases

      D.  Microbes

4.  Inflammation of the kidney is termed as

      A.  Nephritis

      B.  Nephridia

      C.  Renal calculi

      D.  Uraemia

5.  The agents that cause cancer is known as

      A.  Oncogenes

      B.  Carcinogens

      C.  Carcinoma

      D.  Sarcoma

6.  The fear of water is known as

      A.  Hydrophilia

      B.  Hydrophobia

      C.  Hydrolysis

      D.  Hydrolases

7.  The substances that can kill bacteria are termed as

      A.  Bactericemia

      B.  Bacteriolysis 

      C.  Bacteriophage

      D.  Bactericides

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