RECUPERARE I

Exercise 1. Write the adjective for each of the following words.

1. prescription __________________ 6. root __________________

2. medicine __________________ 7. tissue __________________
3. pancreas __________________ 8. solubility __________________
4. to derive __________________ 9. gland __________________
5. bacteria __________________ 10. to recur __________________

Exercise 2. Write a synonym for each of the following words.

1. fats __________________ 6. potency __________________

2. recurrence __________________ 7. regimen __________________
3. to focus on __________________ 8. inert __________________
4. poisonous __________________ 9. to allow __________________
5. phase __________________ 10. OTC drug __________________

Exercise 3. Put the following nouns in the plural.

1. datum __________________ 6. bacterium __________________

2. streptococcus __________________ 7. radix __________________
3. pseudomonas __________________ 8. tibia __________________
4. pancreas __________________ 9. morbus __________________
5. pancreatitis __________________ 10. criterion __________________

Exercise 4. Write an antonym for each of the following words.

1. to enable __________________ 6. organic __________________

2. effective __________________ 7. soluble __________________
3. similar __________________ 8. potent __________________
4. endogenous __________________ 9. toxic __________________
5. bacterial __________________ 10. correct __________________

Exercise 5. Write the noun corresponding to each of the following words.

1. to recur __________________ 6. radicular __________________

2. to monitor __________________ 7. to attract __________________
3. to administer __________________ 8. viscous __________________
4. to withdraw __________________ 9. poisonous __________________
5. to treat __________________ 10. safe __________________

Exercise 6. Using one or more of the following combining forms, complete the word that best
fits the definition given below.

angi(o) burs(o) carcin(o) cry(o)

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cyst(o) cyt(o) erythr(o) fibr(o)
glyc(o) gynec(o) hypn(o) immun(o)
later(o) lip(o) lith(o) lymph(o)
macr(o) medi(o) neur(o) oste(o)

1. condition of red blood cells: osis

2. cancerous tumor: oma
3. ultrasound examination of the bladder: graphy
4. examination of a cell: scopy
5. cold therapy: therapy
6. pertaining to one side: al
7. deficiency of sugar: penia
8. large enough to be examined with the naked eye: scopic
9. breakdown of fats: lysis
10. altered state of consciousness resembling sleep: osis
11. toward the middle: ad
12. impairment or insufficient development of immune response: compromised
13. branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis of disorders affecting women: ology
14. resembling or made of fibers or fibrous tissue: oid
15. surgical crushing of a stone: tripsy
16. abnormal thinning and degeneration of the bone: porosis
17. inflammation of the bursa: itis
18. nerve inflammation: itis
19. surgical repair of a vessel: plasty
20. mass or tumor made of lymph tissue: oma

Exercise 7 Write the appropriate prefix, suffix, or combining form in the blank for each word
part. The definition of each word part needed is given immediately under the blank. Item 1 is
completed as an example.

E.g. osteo myel itis

(bone) (inflammation)

1. _____________ therapy
(sleep)
2. _____________ ost _____________
(together) (condition)
3. _____________ tonsillar
(above)
4. _____________ cranio _____________
(half) (cutting)
5. _____________ ____________
(old people) (fear)
6. _____________ glandular
(within)
7. _____________ blast

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(white)
8. ____________ cardio _____________
(within) (visual examining)
9. _____________ dactyly
(together)
10. _____________ violet
(beyond)
11. _____________ sensitive
(overly)
12. entero _____________ _____________
(disease) (causing)
13. _____________ dermic
(beneath)
14. _____________ plasm
(new)
15. subcost ____________
(pain)
16. blepharo ____________
(paralysis)
17. ____________ myx ____________
(fiber) (tumor)
18. _____________ lingual
(under)
19. _____________ meno ____________
(scanty, little) (a flowing)
20. _______________ dipsia
(many, excessive)