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Posttest: Answers
| Correct Answer | Word Element | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. n | -lysis | destruction, breakdown of |
| 2. p | -hem(a) | blood |
| 3. u | rhin(o)- | nose |
| 4. o | onc(o)- | tumor, relationship to tumor |
| 5. q | -itis | inflammation of |
| 6. t | -osis | condition of |
| 7. a | carcin(o)- | crab, cancer |
| 8. k | -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| 9. e | gno- | to know |
| 10. h | -ose | composed of carbohydrates |
| 11. s | -genic | forming, producing, or productive of |
| 12. c | -leuk(o) | white |
| 13. g | -oid | like, resembling, in the form of |
| 14. v | -ology | study of |
| 15. f | lip(o) | fat |
| 16. m | -rrhage | burst forth, excessive flow |
| 17. l | (an)esthesio- | to feel, perceive |
| 18. i | -plasm | growth, formation |
| 19. w | -algia | painful, ache |
| 20. d | -oma | tumor |
| 21. b | sarc(o) | flesh |
| 22. r | bi(o)- | life |
| 23. j | -penia | lack of, deficiency |



