Medical Prefixes & Suffixes P-Z

Question 1

Pachy

Answer 1

thick, abnormal thickness of the skull - Pachycephalic = P or S

Question 2

Para

Answer 2

near, abnormal pain - Paralgia = P

Question 3

Path

Answer 3

study of disease - Pathology = P or S

Question 4

Penia

Answer 4

deficiency, lack of cellular elements in the blood - Cytopenia = S

Question 5

Peri

Answer 5

around the heart - Pericardium = S

Question 6

Pexy

Answer 6

fixation, suspension surgical repair of a detached retina - Retinopexy = S

Question 7

Phobia

Answer 7

fear of water - Hydrophobia = S

Question 8

Phoresis

Answer 8

transmission, perspiration of sweat - Diaphoresis = S

Question 9

Plasty

Answer 9

plastic surgical correction - Orthoplasty = S

Question 10

Plegia

Answer 10

paralysis from the waist down, stroke - Paraplegia = S

Question 11

Poly

Answer 11

many, arthritis in numerous joints - Polyarthritis = P or S

Question 12

Post

Answer 12

after death - Postmortem = P or S

Question 13

Pre

Answer 13

before surgery - Preoperative = P

Question 14

Pro

Answer 14

in front of, on behalf of, tip of the tongue - Proglossis = P

Question 15

Pseudo

Answer 15

false, false thirst - Pseudodipsia = P

Question 16

Ptosis

Answer 16

falling, sagging of the breast - Mastophtosis = S

Question 17

Re

Answer 17

back, again, flex response to stimulation - Reflex = P

Question 18

Retro

Answer 18

backward, bent backward posterior - Retroflexed = S

Question 19

Rrhaphy

Answer 19

suture, suturing of the heart - Cardiorrhaphy = S

Question 20

Rhexis

Answer 20

rupture, ruptured blood vessel - Angiorrhexis = S

Question 21

Scopy

Answer 21

exam, bronchus exam - Bronchoscopy = S

Question 22

Semi

Answer 22

half, half-conscious - Semicomatose = P

Question 23

Sphygmo

Answer 23

pulse meter - Sphygmomanonmeter = P

Question 24

Sub

Answer 24

below, under the tongue - Sublingual = P

Question 25

Super, Supra

Answer 25

above, highly severe - Superacute = P

Question 26

Sym, Syn

Answer 26

together, dependent on one another - Symbiotic = P or S

Question 27

Tachy

Answer 27

swift, fast, rapid heart rate - Tachycardia = P

Question 28

Tele

Answer 28

distance signal monitor interpretation - Telemetry = P

Question 29

Toxo

Answer 29

toxic, poison, skin disease caused by poison - Toxicoderma = P or S

Question 30

Trans

Answer 30

across, transfer of blood into an individual - Transfusion = P

Question 31

Tri

Answer 31

three, three cusps - Tricuspid = P

Question 32

Ultra

Answer 32

above, high-frequency sound - Ultrasonic = P

Question 33

Uni

Answer 33

one, having one working eye - Uniocular = P

Question 34

Xeno

Answer 34

foreign, a graft from one species to another - Xenograft = P

Question 35

Xero

Answer 35

dry, dry lips - Xerochilia = P