prefix and suffix terminology

Question 1

an/o

Answer 1

anus

Question 2

append/o, appendic/o

Answer 2

appendix

Question 3

bucc/o

Answer 3

cheek

Question 4

cec/o

Answer 4

cecum

Question 5

celi/o

Answer 5

belly,abdomen

Question 6

cheil/o

Answer 6

lip

Question 7

cholecyst/o

Answer 7

gallbladder

Question 8

choledoch/o

Answer 8

common bile duct

Question 9

col/o

Answer 9

colon/o

Question 10

dent/i

Answer 10

tooth

Question 11

duoden/o

Answer 11

duodenum

Question 12

enter/o

Answer 12

intestines, usually small intestine

Question 13

esophag/o

Answer 13

esophagus

Question 14

faci/o

Answer 14

face

Question 15

gastr/o

Answer 15

stomach

Question 16

gingiv/o

Answer 16

gums

Question 17

gloss/o

Answer 17

tongue

Question 18

hepat/o

Answer 18

liver

Question 19

ile/o

Answer 19

ileum

Question 20

jejun/o

Answer 20

jejunum

Question 21

labi/o

Answer 21

lip

Question 22

lapar/o

Answer 22

abdomen

Question 23

lingu/o

Answer 23

tongue

Question 24

mandibul/o

Answer 24

lower jaw, mandible

Question 25

odont/o

Answer 25

tooth

Question 26

or/o

Answer 26

mouth

Question 27

palat/o

Answer 27

palate

Question 28

pancreat/o

Answer 28

pancreas

Question 29

peritone/o

Answer 29

peritoneum

Question 30

pharyng/o

Answer 30

throat

Question 31

proct/o

Answer 31

anus and rectum

Question 32

pylor/o

Answer 32

pyloric sphincter

Question 33

rect/o

Answer 33

rectum

Question 34

sialaden/o

Answer 34

salivary gland

Question 35

sigmoid/o

Answer 35

sigmoid colon

Question 36

stomat/o

Answer 36

mouth

Question 37

uvul/o

Answer 37

uvula

Question 38

amyl/o

Answer 38

starch

Question 39

bil/i

Answer 39

gall, bile

Question 40

bilirubin/o

Answer 40

bilirubin (bile pigment)

Question 41

chol/e

Answer 41

gall, bile

Question 42

chlorhydr/o

Answer 42

hydrochloric acid

Question 43

gluc/o

glyc/o

Answer 43

sugar

Question 44

glycogen/o

Answer 44

glycogen, animal starch

Question 45

lip/o

Answer 45

fat

Question 46

lith/o

Answer 46

stone

Question 47

prote/o

Answer 47

protein

Question 48

py/o

Answer 48

pus

Question 49

sial/o

Answer 49

saliva, salivary

Question 50

steat/o

Answer 50

fat

Question 51

-ase

Answer 51

enzyme

Question 52

-chezia

Answer 52

defecation, elimination of wastes

Question 53

-iasis

Answer 53

abnormal condition

Question 54

-prandial

Answer 54

meal

Question 55

-ectasis, -ectasia

Answer 55

dilation, widening,stretching,expansion

Question 56

-emesis

Answer 56

vomiting

Question 57

-pepsia

Answer 57

digestion

Question 58

-phagia

Answer 58

eating, swallowing

Question 59

-plasty

Answer 59

surgical repair

Question 60

-ptysis

Answer 60

spitting

Question 61

-rrhage, -rrhagia

Answer 61

bursting forth (of blood)

Question 62

-rrhaphy

Answer 62

suture

Question 63

-rrhea

Answer 63

flow, discharge

Question 64

-spasm

Answer 64

involuntary contraction of muscles

Question 65

-stasis

Answer 65

stopping; controlling

Question 66

-stenosis

Answer 66

narrowing, tightening

Question 67

-tresia

Answer 67

opening

Question 68

Suffixes that are also used alone as separate terms:

Answer 68

Emesis (emetic) 
Lysis
Spasm 
Stasis
 Stenosis

Question 69

Which term means difficulty in swallowing?

Answer 69

Dysphagia

Question 70

which team means to control or stop bleeding

Answer 70

Hematoma

Question 71

splen/o

Answer 71

spleen

Question 72

cholangi/o

Answer 72

bile duct (vessel)

Question 73

Which term means enlarged liver?

Answer 73

Hepatomegaly

Question 74

Laboratory tests

Answer 74

Amylase and lipase tests: tests for the levels of amylase and lipase enzymes in blood

Liver function tests (LFTs): tests for enzymes and bilirubin in blood

Stool culture: test for microorganisms in stool

Stool guaiac test or Hemoccult test: test to detect blood in feces

Question 75

Which of the following tests for the clear fluid that remains after blood has clotted (serum)?

Answer 75

Stool guaiac

Question 76

Gastric bypass or bariatric surgery:

Answer 76

reduces stomach size

Question 77

Gastrointestinal endoscopy

Answer 77

visual examination of the GI tract

Question 78

Laparoscopy:

Answer 78

visual examination of the abdomen

Question 79

Liver biopsy:

Answer 79

removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination

Question 80

Nasogastric intubation:

Answer 80

insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach

Question 81

Paracentesis (abdominocentesis):

Answer 81

puncture to remove fluid from abdomen

Question 82

Which procedure is a surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen?

Answer 82

Abdominocentesis

Question 83

centesis

Answer 83

surgical puncture to remove fluid

Question 84

-emia

Answer 84

blood condition

Question 85

-genesis

Answer 85

producing; forming

Question 86

-graphy

Answer 86

process of recording

Question 87

-lysis

Answer 87

breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening

Question 88

-pathy

Answer 88

disease; emotion

Question 89

-orexia

Answer 89

appetite

Question 90

-ptosis

Answer 90

droop; sag; prolapse; fall

Question 91

rrhaphy

Answer 91

suture

Question 92

-scopy

Answer 92

visual examination

Question 93

stomy

Answer 93

new opening (to form a mouth)

Question 94

-tomy

Answer 94

process of cutting