HTHS 1101 Unit 11 for Brainscape - Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots, Abbrev 2024

Question 1

an–

Answer 1

not

Question 2

anti–

Answer 2

against (an action)

Question 3

dys–

Answer 3

bad

Question 4

en–

Answer 4

inside

Question 5

extra–

Answer 5

outside, more, beyond

Question 6

hemi–

Answer 6

half

Question 7

hyper–

Answer 7

too much

Question 8

hypo–

Answer 8

too little

Question 9

in–

Answer 9

not

Question 10

intra–

Answer 10

inside

Question 11

juxta–

Answer 11

beside; close to

Question 12

oligo–

Answer 12

several; a handful

Question 13

para–

Answer 13

beside; near

Question 14

peri–

Answer 14

around

Question 15

poly–

Answer 15

many; too much

Question 16

re–

Answer 16

again

Question 17

retro–

Answer 17

backwards; behind

Question 18

trans–

Answer 18

through

Question 19

ultra–

Answer 19

beyond; extremely

Question 20

absorp

Answer 20

taking up

Question 21

albumin

Answer 21

protein found in egg white; major blood protein

Question 22

anastomosis

Answer 22

the joining of two or more vessels

Question 23

azo/t
azo/to

Answer 23

chemical group with two nitrogen atoms joined together

Question 24

calyx

Answer 24

part of the kidney’s urine collection system

Question 25

capsule

Answer 25

a membranous sac

Question 26

cele

Answer 26

hernia

Question 27

contin

Answer 27

holding together; holding back (as urine)

Question 28

convolute

Answer 28

twisted together

Question 29

corpus

Answer 29

body

Question 30

cortex

Answer 30

outside of a two-layered organ

Question 31

cyan

Answer 31

blue

Question 32

cyst
cyst/o

Answer 32

bladder

Question 33

densa

Answer 33

dense; tightly packed cells

Question 34

detrusor

Answer 34

muscle that expels urine

Question 35

dialysis

Answer 35

the process of separating (waste products out of blood)

Question 36

dips
dips/o

Answer 36

drinking

Question 37

fascia

Answer 37

connective tissue

Question 38

fulgur/a

Answer 38

electrocautery

Question 39

glomer
glomer/ul
glomer/ul/o

Answer 39

filtering system of the nephron

Question 40

glucos

Answer 40

sugar

Question 41

glycos

Answer 41

sugar

Question 42

hem
hem/at
hem/at/o
hem/o

Answer 42

blood

Question 43

hydr/o

Answer 43

water

Question 44

ileo

Answer 44

flank

Question 45

keto
keton

Answer 45

chemical made in the liver when fats are broken down

Question 46

lapar/o

Answer 46

abdomen

Question 47

lith
lith/o

Answer 47

stone

Question 48

macula

Answer 48

spot

Question 49

meatus
meat/o

Answer 49

tube, such as the urethra

Question 50

medulla

Answer 50

center of a two-layered organ

Question 51

micturi

Answer 51

desire to urinate

Question 52

natr

Answer 52

sodium

Question 53

nephr
nephr/o

Answer 53

kidney

Question 54

noct

Answer 54

night

Question 55

periton

Answer 55

membrane surrounding the intestinal organs

Question 56

py
py/o

Answer 56

pus

Question 57

pyel
pyel/o

Answer 57

renal pelvis

Question 58

pyramid

Answer 58

renal pyramid

Question 59

rectum

Answer 59

end of the gastrointestinal tract

Question 60

ren

Answer 60

kidney

Question 61

resect

Answer 61

cut away

Question 62

scler

Answer 62

hardening

Question 63

sono

Answer 63

sound waves

Question 64

spadon

Answer 64

fissure

Question 65

spasm

Answer 65

involuntary contraction

Question 66

stoma

Answer 66

anatomical mouth; opening

Question 67

toxin

Answer 67

substance which is damaging

Question 68

trigone

Answer 68

triangular region

Question 69

tripsy

Answer 69

using sound waves to crush or break apart

Question 70

tube

Answer 70

tube

Question 71

tubule
tubul/o

Answer 71

small tube

Question 72

ur
ur/o

Answer 72

urine

Question 73

ureter
ureter/o

Answer 73

tube between the kidney and bladder

Question 74

urethr
urethr/o

Answer 74

tube between the bladder and the outside world

Question 75

urine

Answer 75

waste fluid created by the body

Question 76

vesic/o

Answer 76

bladder

Question 77

void

Answer 77

empty

Question 78

xanth

Answer 78

yellow

Question 79

–al

Answer 79

pertaining to

Question 80

–algia

Answer 80

pain

Question 81

–ar

Answer 81

pertaining to

Question 82

–ary

Answer 82

pertaining to

Question 83

–ation

Answer 83

word ending that turns a verb into a noun

Question 84

–cele

Answer 84

hernia

Question 85

–cle

Answer 85

diminutive suffix

Question 86

–dynia

Answer 86

pain

Question 87

–eal

Answer 87

pertaining to

Question 88

–ectasia

Answer 88

dilated condition

Question 89

–ectasis

Answer 89

dilation

Question 90

–ectomy

Answer 90

cutting out of

Question 91

–emia

Answer 91

present in blood, indicating disease

Question 92

–ence

Answer 92

word ending that turns an adjective into a noun

Question 93

–esis

Answer 93

process

Question 94

–etic

Answer 94

a drug causing a process

Question 95

–genic

Answer 95

giving rise to

Question 96

–gram

Answer 96

a record of a test or procedure

Question 97

–graphy

Answer 97

a test or procedure

Question 98

–ia

Answer 98

disease

Question 99

–iasis

Answer 99

presence of an abnormality

Question 100

–ic

Answer 100

pertaining to

Question 101

–in

Answer 101

chemical name ending

Question 102

–ing

Answer 102

at the end of a verb, means “ongoing”

Question 103

–ion

Answer 103

word ending that turns a verb into a noun

Question 104

–ism

Answer 104

belief; process word ending

Question 105

–itis

Answer 105

inflammation

Question 106

–lith

Answer 106

stone

Question 107

–logist

Answer 107

one who studies

Question 108

–logy

Answer 108

study of

Question 109

–lysis

Answer 109

breaking down; destroying

Question 110

–malacia

Answer 110

softening due to disease

Question 111

–megaly

Answer 111

enlargement due to disease

Question 112

–oma

Answer 112

tumor

Question 113

–on

Answer 113

unit of anatomical structure

Question 114

–or

Answer 114

muscle that has that action

Question 115

–osis

Answer 115

process

Question 116

–pathy

Answer 116

disease process

Question 117

–pexy

Answer 117

surgical fixation

Question 118

–plasty

Answer 118

surgical revision

Question 119

–plegia

Answer 119

inability to move

Question 120

–poiesis

Answer 120

creation process

Question 121

–ptosis

Answer 121

drooping

Question 122

–rrhaphy

Answer 122

suturing

Question 123

–rrhea

Answer 123

abnormal flow

Question 124

–rrhexis

Answer 124

rupture

Question 125

–scope

Answer 125

instrument for looking inside

Question 126

–scopy

Answer 126

the process of looking inside

Question 127

–spasm

Answer 127

involuntary contraction

Question 128

–stenosis

Answer 128

abnormal narrowing of an opening

Question 129

–stomy

Answer 129

creating an opening with surgery

Question 130

–tion

Answer 130

word ending that turns a verb into a noun

Question 131

–tomy

Answer 131

cutting

Question 132

–trophy

Answer 132

nourishment, growth

Question 133

–ule

Answer 133

diminutive suffix

Question 134

–us

Answer 134

anatomical structure ending

Question 135

ARF

Answer 135

acute renal failure

Question 136

BUN

Answer 136

blood urea nitrogen

Question 137

cath

Answer 137

catheter

Question 138

cysto

Answer 138

cystoscopy

Question 139

ESWL

Answer 139

extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

Question 140

HD

Answer 140

hemodialysis

Question 141

I&O

Answer 141

intake and output

Question 142

IVP

Answer 142

intravenous pyelography

Question 143

OAB

Answer 143

overactive bladder

Question 144

PKD

Answer 144

polycystic kidney disease

Question 145

RP

Answer 145

retrograde pyelogram

Question 146

SUI

Answer 146

stress urinary incontinence

Question 147

UA

Answer 147

urinalysis

Question 148

UTI

Answer 148

urinary tract infection

Question 149

VCUG

Answer 149

voiding cystourethrogram

Question 150

VUR

Answer 150

vesicoureteral reflex