Prefix/Suffix Test

Question 1

a-

Answer 1

no, not, without

Question 2

anti-

Answer 2

against

Question 3

dys-

Answer 3

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

Question 4

epi-

Answer 4

upon, on, above

Question 5

hemi-

Answer 5

half

Question 6

hyper-

Answer 6

excessive, above

Question 7

hypo-

Answer 7

deficient, under

Question 8

peri-

Answer 8

surrounding

Question 9

retro-

Answer 9

behind, background

Question 10

sub-

Answer 10

under

Question 11

cardi- / o

Answer 11

heart

Question 12

nephro / o

Answer 12

kidney

Question 13

hepat / o

Answer 13

liver

Question 14

aden / o

Answer 14

gland

Question 15

arthr / o

Answer 15

joint

Question 16

glyc / o

Answer 16

sugar

Question 17

gastr / o

Answer 17

stomach

Question 18

neur / o

Answer 18

nerve

Question 19

encephal / o

Answer 19

brain

Question 20

leuk / o

Answer 20

white

Question 21

-ac

Answer 21

pertaining to

Question 22

-al

Answer 22

pertaining to

Question 23

-algria

Answer 23

pain

Question 24

-ectomy

Answer 24

excision of

Question 25

-emia

Answer 25

blood condition

Question 26

-genic

Answer 26

pertaining to producing

Question 27

-gram

Answer 27

record

Question 28

-iasis

Answer 28

condition

Question 29

-ic

Answer 29

pertaining to

Question 30

-ist

Answer 30

specialist in

Question 31

-itis

Answer 31

inflammation

Question 32

-logy

Answer 32

study

Question 33

-lysis

Answer 33

breakdown, destruction

Question 34

-megaly

Answer 34

enlargement

Question 35

-oma

Answer 35

tumor of

Question 36

-pathy

Answer 36

disease of

Question 37

-plasty

Answer 37

surgical repair

Question 38

-scopy

Answer 38

process of visual examination

Question 39

-stomy

Answer 39

opening to form a mouth

Question 40

-tomy

Answer 40

incision, cutting into