4 Common suffixes, prefixes, and word roots

Question 1

-ac

Answer 1

pertaining to

Question 2

-ic

Answer 2

pertaining to

Question 3

-al

Answer 3

pertaining to

Question 4

-ical

Answer 4

pertaining to

Question 5

-an

Answer 5

pertaining to

Question 6

-ine

Answer 6

pertaining to

Question 7

-ar

Answer 7

pertaining to

Question 8

-ior

Answer 8

pertaining to

Question 9

-ary

Answer 9

pertaining to

Question 10

-ory

Answer 10

pertaining to

Question 11

-eal

Answer 11

pertaining to

Question 12

-ous

Answer 12

pertaining to

Question 13

-ial

Answer 13

pertaining to

Question 14

-tic

Answer 14

pertaining to

Question 15

-ago

Answer 15

abnormal condition

Question 16

-esis

Answer 16

abnormal condition

Question 17

-ia

Answer 17

abnormal condition

Question 18

-iasis

Answer 18

abnormal condition

Question 19

-ion

Answer 19

abnormal condition

Question 20

-ism

Answer 20

abnormal condition

Question 21

-osis

Answer 21

abnormal condition

Question 22

-algia

Answer 22

pain and suffering

Question 23

-dynia

Answer 23

pain

Question 24

-itis

Answer 24

inflammation

Question 25

-megaly

Answer 25

enlargement

Question 26

-malacia

Answer 26

abnormal softening

Question 27

-necrosis

Answer 27

tissue death

Question 28

-ologist

Answer 28

specialist

Question 29

-ology

Answer 29

the science or study of

Question 30

-pathy

Answer 30

disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

Question 31

-sclerosis

Answer 31

abnormal hardening

Question 32

-stenosis

Answer 32

abnormal narrowing

Question 33

-stasis / -static

Answer 33

control, maintenance of a constant level

Question 34

-centesis

Answer 34

surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid

Question 35

-ectomy

Answer 35

surgical removal, cutting out, excision

Question 36

-gram

Answer 36

picture or record

Question 37

-graphy

Answer 37

process of producing a picture or record

Question 38

-ostomy

Answer 38

creation of an artificial opening

Question 39

-otomy

Answer 39

cutting, surgical incision

Question 40

-plasty

Answer 40

surgical repair

Question 41

-scopy

Answer 41

visual examination

Question 42

-rrhage / -rrhagia

Answer 42

bleeding or abnormal excessive fluid discharge

Question 43

-rrhea

Answer 43

flow or discharge of most body fluids

Question 44

-rrhaphy

Answer 44

surgical suturing to close a wound and includes the use of sutures, staples, or surgical glue

Question 45

-rrhexis

Answer 45

rupture

Question 46

a-

Answer 46

no, not, without, away from

Question 47

ab-

Answer 47

away from, negative or absent

Question 48

ad-

Answer 48

toward, to, in the direction of

Question 49

an-

Answer 49

no, not, without

Question 50

an- / -ana

Answer 50

backward, excessive

Question 51

dys-

Answer 51

bad, difficult, painful

Question 52

epi-

Answer 52

above, upon

Question 53

eu-

Answer 53

good, normal, well, easy

Question 54

ex-

Answer 54

out of, outside, away from

Question 55

hyper-

Answer 55

excessive or increased

Question 56

hypo-

Answer 56

deficient, decreased, below

Question 57

in-

Answer 57

in, into, not, without

Question 58

inter-

Answer 58

between or among

Question 59

intra-

Answer 59

within or inside

Question 60

macro-

Answer 60

large, abnormal size, long

Question 61

mega-

Answer 61

large, great

Question 62

micro-

Answer 62

small

Question 63

peri-

Answer 63

surrounding

Question 64

post-

Answer 64

after, behind

Question 65

pre-

Answer 65

before

Question 66

sub-

Answer 66

under, less, below

Question 67

super- / supra

Answer 67

above or excessive

Question 68

cyan/o

Answer 68

blue

Question 69

erythro/o

Answer 69

red

Question 70

leuk/o

Answer 70

white

Question 71

melan/o

Answer 71

black

Question 72

poli/o

Answer 72

gray