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The following word roots will be discussed in the following leaning units. Can you recognize their correct definitions? Under each word root, there are four definitions, but only one is the correct. Please select the one you think is right by clicking one of the radio buttons. When you finish all the questions, please click Check Answers button to see your test results.

(an*)esthesio-
1. to feel, perceive
2. life
3. nose
4. flesh
bio(o)-
1. tumor, relationship to tumor
2. stomach
3. life
4. urine
carci(o)-
1. crab, cancer
2. blood
3. to know
4. fat
hem(a)
1. nose
2. blood
3. stomach
4. poison
gno-
1. fat
2. to know
3. to feel, perceive
4. crab, cancer
leuk(o)
1. growth, formation
2. to feel, perceive
3. white
4. flesh
lip(o)-
1. urine
2. poison
3. fat
4. bone
onc(o)-
1. tumor, relationship to tumor
2. flesh
3. life
4. to feel, perceive
-plasm
1. stomach
2. growth, formation
3. crab, cancer
4. life
rhin(o)-
1. bone
2. nose
3. flesh
4. poison
sarc(o)-
1. blood
2. fat
3. growth, formation
4. flesh
gastr(o)-
1. stomach
2. blood
3. to know
4. fat
oste(o)-
1. to feel, perceive
2. white
3. urine
4. bone
toxic(o)-
1. life
2. growth, formation
3. poison
4. flesh
urin-
1. white
2. bone
3. blood
4. urine

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* a or an: A prefix signifying without (lack of) or not.

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