Antomy Terminology - Prefix and Suffixes

Question 1

a-, an-

Answer 1

without, lack of

i.e - aphasia, anerobic

Question 2

ab-

Answer 2

away from

i.e - abductor

Question 3

-able

Answer 3

capable

i.e - viable

Question 4

acou-

Answer 4

hearing

i.e - acoustics

Question 5

acr-

Answer 5

extremity

i.e - acromegaly (large extremities)

Question 6

ad-

Answer 6

to, towards, near to

i.e - adduction

Question 7

abeno-

Answer 7

gland

i.e - adenoma (glandular tumor)

Question 8

-al

Answer 8

expressing relationship

i.e - neural (referring to nerves)

Question 9

-algia

Answer 9

pain

i.e - gastralgia (stomach pain)

Question 10

angio-

Answer 10

vessel

i.e - angiography (xray of blood vessels)

Question 11

ante-

Answer 11

before, forward

i.e - antecubital (before elbow)

Question 12

anti-

Answer 12

against, reversed

i.e - antiperistalsis (reversed peristalsis)

Question 13

arthr-

Answer 13

joint

i.e - arthritis (inflammation of a joint)

Question 14

-ary

Answer 14

associated with

i.e - urinary (associated with urine)

Question 15

-asis

Answer 15

condition, state of

i.e - homeostatis (state of staying the same)

Question 16

auto-

Answer 16

self

i.e - autolysis (self breakdown)

Question 17

bi-

Answer 17

twice, double

i.e - bicuspid (two cusps)

Question 18

bio-

Answer 18

live

i.e - biology (study of living things)

Question 19

-blast

Answer 19

bud, germ

i.e - fibroblast (fiber producing cell)

Question 20

-brady

Answer 20

slow

i.e - bradycardia (slow heart rate)

Question 21

-c

Answer 21

expressing relationship

i.e - cardiac (referring to heart)

Question 22

carcin-

Answer 22

cancer

i.e - carcionogenic (causing cancer)

Question 23

cata-

Answer 23

down, according to

i.e - catabolism (breaking down)

Question 24

cephal-

Answer 24

head

i.e - cephalic (toward the head)

Question 25

-cele

Answer 25

hollow | i.e - blastocele (hollow cavity inside the blastocyst)

Question 26

cerebro-

Answer 26

brain | i.e - cerebrospinal (referring to brain and spinal cord)

Question 27

chol-

Answer 27

bile | i.e - acholic (without bile)

Question 28

cholecyst-

Answer 28

gallbladder | i.e - cholecystokinin (hormone causing the galbladder to contract)

Question 29

chondro-

Answer 29

cartilage | i.e - chondroctyte (cartilage celle)

Question 30

-cide

Answer 30

kille | i.e - bactericide (agent that kills bacteria)

Question 31

circum-

Answer 31

around, about | i.e - circumduction (circular movement)

Question 32

-clast

Answer 32

smash, break | i.e - osteoclast (cell that breaks down bone)

Question 33

co-, com-, con-

Answer 33

with, together | i.e - coenzyme (molecule that functions with an enzyme)

Question 34

contra-

Answer 34

against, opposite | i.e - coenzyme (molecule that functions with an enzyme)

Question 35

crypto-

Answer 35

hidden | i.e - cryptorchidism (undescended or hidden testes)

Question 36

-cyte, cyto-

Answer 36

cell | i.e - erthryocyte (RBC)

Question 37

de-

Answer 37

away from | i.e - dehydrate (remove water)

Question 38

derm-

Answer 38

skin | i.e - dermatology (study of skin)

Question 39

di-

Answer 39

two | i.e - diploid (two sets of chromosomes)

Question 40

dia-

Answer 40

through, apart, across | i.e - diapedesis (ooze through)

Question 41

dis-

Answer 41

reversal, apart from | i.e - dissect (cut apart)

Question 42

-duct

Answer 42

leading, drawing | i.e - abduct (lead away from)

Question 43

-dynia

Answer 43

pain | i.e - mastodynia (breast pain)

Question 44

dys-

Answer 44

difficult, bad | i.e - dysmentia (bad mind)

Question 45

e-

Answer 45

out, away from | i.e - eviscerate (take out viscera)

Question 46

ec-

Answer 46

out from | i.e - ectopic (out of place)

Question 47

ecto-

Answer 47

on outer side | i.e - ectoderm (outerskin)

Question 48

-ectomy

Answer 48

cut out | i.e - removal of the appendix

Question 49

-edem

Answer 49

swell | i.e - myoedema (swelling of a muscle)

Question 50

em-, en-

Answer 50

in | i.e - empyema (pus in)

Question 51

-emia

Answer 51

blood | i.e - anemia (deficiency of blood)

Question 52

endo-

Answer 52

within | i.e - endometrium (within the uterus)

Question 53

entero-

Answer 53

intestine | i.e - enteritis (inflammation of the intestine)

Question 54

epi-

Answer 54

upon, on | i.e - epidermis (on the skin)

Question 55

erythro-

Answer 55

red | i.e - erythrocyte ( RBC)

Question 56

eu-

Answer 56

well, good | i.e - euphoria (well being)

Question 57

ex-

Answer 57

out, away from | i.e - exhalation (breath out)

Question 58

exo-

Answer 58

outside, an outer side | i.e - exogenous (originating outside)

Question 59

extra-

Answer 59

outside | i.e - extracellular (outside of the cell)

Question 60

-ferent

Answer 60

carry | i.e - afferent (carrying to the central nervous system)

Question 61

-form

Answer 61

expressing resemblance | i.e - fusiform (resembling a fusion)

Question 62

gastro-

Answer 62

stomach | i.e - gastrodynia (stomach ache)

Question 63

-genesis

Answer 63

produce, origin | i.e - pathogenesis (origin of disease)

Question 64

gloss-

Answer 64

tongue | i.e - hypoglossal (under tongue)

Question 65

glyco-

Answer 65

sugar, sweet | i.e - glycolysis (breakdown of sugar)

Question 66

-gram

Answer 66

a drawing | i.e - myogram (drawing of a muscle contraction)

Question 67

-graph

Answer 67

instrument that records | i.e - myograph (instrument for measuring muscle contraction)

Question 68

hem-

Answer 68

blood | i.e - hemopoiesis (formation of blood)

Question 69

hemi-

Answer 69

half | i.e - hemiplegia (paralysis of half of the body)

Question 70

hepato-

Answer 70

liver | hepatitis (inflamation of the liver)