Prefixes-1

Question 1

Gon(o)-

Answer 1

Seed, semen
Also: reproductive
(Gonorrhoea)

Question 2

Gnath(o)-

Answer 2

Of or pertaining to the jaw

Gnathodynamometer

Question 3

Gluco-

Glyco-

Answer 3

Glucose (gluco-corticoid)

Sugar (glycolysis)

Question 4

Gloss(o)-

Glott(o)-

Answer 4

Of or pertaining to the tongue (glossology)

Question 5

Glauc(o)-

Answer 5

Denoting a grey or blue-gray colour (glaucoma)

Question 6

Gingiv-

Answer 6

Of or pertaining to the gums (gingivitis)

Question 7

Genu-

Answer 7

Of or pertaining to the knee (genu valgum)

Question 8

Gastr(o)-

Answer 8

Of or pertaining to the stomach (gastric bypass)

Question 9

Galact(o)-

Answer 9

Milk (galactorrhoea)

Question 10

Iso-

Answer 10

Denoting something being as equal (isotonic)

Question 11

Ischio-

Answer 11

Of or pertaining to the hip joint (ischioanal fossa)

Question 12

Isco-

Answer 12

Restriction (ischemia)

Question 13

Irid(o)-

Answer 13

Related to the iris (iridectomy)

Question 14

Ipsi-

Answer 14

Same (ipsilateral hemiparesis)

Question 15

Intra-

Answer 15

Within (intracranial hemmorhage)

Question 16

Inter-

Answer 16

Between, among (interarticular ligament)

Question 17

Infra-

Answer 17

Below (infrahyoid muscles)

Question 18

Ilio-

Answer 18

Ileum (ileocecal valve)
3.5 m long / 3/5 the length of the small intestine extending from the jejunum to the ileocecal valve, emptying into the colon)

[iliana holding 3/5 of her small intestine]

Question 19

Idio-

Answer 19

Self, one’s own (idiopathic)

[who’s the idiot? I’M the idiot]

Question 20

Iatro-

Answer 20

Of or pertaining to medicine, or a physician

Iatrochemistry

Question 21

Kyph(o)-

Answer 21

Humped

Kyphoscoliosis

Question 22

Koil(o)-

Answer 22

Hollow (koilocyte)

Question 23

Kin(e)-, kin(o)-, kinesi(o)-

Answer 23

Movement (kinesiology, kinaesthesia)

Question 24

Kerat(o)-

Answer 24

Cornea (eye or skin)

Keratoscope

Question 25

Karyo-

Answer 25

Nucleus (eukaryote)

Question 26

Kal or kali

Answer 26

Potassium

Question 27

Lys(o)-

Answer 27

Dissolution (lysosome)

Question 28

Lymph(o)-

Answer 28

Lymph (lymphatic system fluid, lymphedema)

Question 29

Log(o)-

Answer 29

Speech

Question 30

Lith(o)-

Answer 30

Stone, calculus (lithotripsy)

Question 31

Lip(o)-

Answer 31

Fat (lipid, liposuction)

Question 32

Lingu(a/o)-

Answer 32

Related to the tongue

Question 33

Leuc(o)- or leuk(o)-

Answer 33

Denoting a white colour (leukocyte)

Question 34

Lept(o)-

Answer 34

Light, slender (leptospirosis)

Question 35

Lei(o)-

Answer 35

Smooth (leiomyoma)

Question 36

Latero-

Answer 36

Lateral, to the side of

Question 37

Laryng(o)

Answer 37

Of or pertaining to the larynx, the lower throat cavity where the voice box is

Question 38

Lapar(o)-

Answer 38

Related to the abdomen wall, flank

Question 39

Lact(i)-, lact(o)-

Answer 39

Milk (lactation)

Question 40

Lacrim(o)-

Answer 40

Tear (lacrimal caniculi)

Question 41

Labi(o)-

Answer 41

Related to the lip (labiodental)

Question 42

Myx(o)-

Answer 42

Mucus (myxoma)

Question 43

Myring(o)-

Answer 43

Eardrum (myringotomy)

[ears made of meringue]

Question 44

Myel(o)-

Answer 44

Of or relating to bone marrow (myeloblast)

Question 45

Myc(o)-

Answer 45

Fungus (onchomycosis)

Question 46

My(o)-

Answer 46

Relating to muscle (myoblast)

Question 47

Muscul(o)-

Answer 47

Muscle (musculoskeletal system)

Question 48

Morph(o)-

Answer 48

Form, shape (morphology)

Question 49

Mon(o)-

Answer 49

Single (infectious mononucleosis)

Question 50

Micro-

Answer 50

Denoting something as small, relating to smallness (microscope)

Question 51

Cry(o)-

Answer 51

Cold (cryoablation)

Question 52

Cranio-

Answer 52

Belonging or related to the cranium (craniology)

Question 53

Cox-

Answer 53

Of or relating to the hip or hip joint (coxopodite)