Medical terminology - PREFIXES & SUFFIXES

Question 1

Prefix a- means

Answer 1

without/not ex. Apnea - absence of breathing

Question 2

ante-

Answer 2

before ex. antenatal: before birth

Question 3

auto-

Answer 3

Self ; ex. autograft: grafting tissue from one part of body to another

Question 4

dys-

Answer 4

faulty/difficult Ex. dyspnea: difficulty breathing

Question 5

eu-

Answer 5

normal ; ex. eupnea: normal breathing

Question 6

hemi-

Answer 6

half ; ex. hemiplegia: paralysis of half body

Question 7

infra-

Answer 7

below/beneath ; ex. inframandibular: below jaw

Question 8

inter-

Answer 8

between ex. intercellular: between the cells

intra- = inside ex. intravenous

Question 9

peri-

Answer 9

around : Ex. pericardium: around (outer layer) of heart

Question 10

poly-

Answer 10

many : ex. polyuria: excessive urine

Question 11

sub-

Answer 11

below

Question 12

-algia

Answer 12

pain ; ex. Neuralgia: neural px

Question 13

-centesis

Answer 13

puncture into a cavity ; ex. thoracentesis

Question 14

-ectomy

Answer 14

removal of

Question 15

-genic

Answer 15

begin/generate/produce ex. pathogenic

Question 16

-gram

Answer 16

drawing or recording ; ex. cardiogram: recording of electrical activity of the heart

Question 17

-iasis

Answer 17

formation/condition of ex. nephrolithiasis: formation of calculi in kidneys

Question 18

-lysis

Answer 18

breaking down ; ex. hemolysis

Question 19

-oma

Answer 19

neoplasm or tumour

Question 20

-penia

Answer 20

pathological reduction/reduced amount ; ex. erythrocytopenia: abnormal decrease in number of RBCs

Question 21

-plasia

Answer 21

formation ; ex. hyperplasia: excessive formation of new cells

Question 22

-poiesis

Answer 22

formation of ; ex. erthropoiesis: formation of RBCs

Question 23

-scopy

Answer 23

examination using a scope

Question 24

-stasis

Answer 24

constancy, stillness, or stagnation; ex. hemostasis: arrested or halted blood flow

Question 25

-stenosis

Answer 25

narrowing