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Chapter 21 – Gerontology Study Guide Solutions ankylo- - ANSWER-bent, crooked, stiff arteri-, arterio- - ANSWER-artery arthr-, arthro- - ANSWER-joint, articulation centi- - ANSWER-hindred derm-, derma- - ANSWER-skin gero-, geront-, geronto-, presby-, presbyo- - ANSWER-old age hyper- - ANSWER-above, over hypo- - ANSWER-deficient, below normal mort- - ANSWER-death noct- - ANSWER-night ©EMILLECT2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/15 -ology - ANSWER-study of -opia - ANSWER-vision ost-, oste-, osteo- - ANSWER-bone -penia - ANSWER-deficiency phaco- - ANSWER-relating to the lens phot-, photo- - ANSWER-light sarco- - ANSWER-muscle scler-, sclero- - ANSWER-hard spondyl-, spondylo- - ANSWER-vertebrae xero- - ANSWER-dry aging - ANSWER-process of growing old gerontology - ANSWER-scientific study of the clinical, sociological, biological, and psychological aspects of aging gerontologist - ANSWER-person who specializes in gerontology ©EMILLECT2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/15 geriatrics - ANSWER-branch of medicine concerned with the health care of the elderly senescence - ANSWER-changes that occur with aging longevity - ANSWER-duration of life beyond the norm for the species lifespan - ANSWER-normal or average duration og life for members of a given species life expectancy - ANSWER-average number of years a p

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©EMILLECT2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024




Chapter 21 – Gerontology Study Guide

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ankylo- - ANSWER✔✔-bent, crooked, stiff


arteri-, arterio- - ANSWER✔✔-artery


arthr-, arthro- - ANSWER✔✔-joint, articulation


centi- - ANSWER✔✔-hindred


derm-, derma- - ANSWER✔✔-skin


gero-, geront-, geronto-, presby-, presbyo- - ANSWER✔✔-old age


hyper- - ANSWER✔✔-above, over


hypo- - ANSWER✔✔-deficient, below normal


mort- - ANSWER✔✔-death


noct- - ANSWER✔✔-night




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, ©EMILLECT2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024




-ology - ANSWER✔✔-study of


-opia - ANSWER✔✔-vision


ost-, oste-, osteo- - ANSWER✔✔-bone


-penia - ANSWER✔✔-deficiency


phaco- - ANSWER✔✔-relating to the lens


phot-, photo- - ANSWER✔✔-light


sarco- - ANSWER✔✔-muscle


scler-, sclero- - ANSWER✔✔-hard


spondyl-, spondylo- - ANSWER✔✔-vertebrae


xero- - ANSWER✔✔-dry


aging - ANSWER✔✔-process of growing old


gerontology - ANSWER✔✔-scientific study of the clinical, sociological, biological, and psychological

aspects of aging


gerontologist - ANSWER✔✔-person who specializes in gerontology


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