Prefixes

Question 1

Dis-

Answer 1

separation, taking apart

Question 2

Dys-

Answer 2

difficult, abnormal

Question 3

Eu-

Answer 3

good, well

Question 4

fibr/o

Answer 4

fiber

Question 5

Gyn/o-, Gynec-

Answer 5

female

Question 6

Idio-

Answer 6

self, one’s own

Question 7

Lyso-, Lys-

Answer 7

break down, destruction, dissolving

Question 8

Mal-

Answer 8

bad, abnormal

Question 9

Myc/o-

Answer 9

fungus

Question 10

Necr/o-

Answer 10

death

Question 11

Oxy-

Answer 11

sharp, acute, oxygen

Question 12

Pan-, Pant/o

Answer 12

all or everywhere

Question 13

Pharmaco-

Answer 13

drug, medicine

Question 14

Somat/o-, Somatico-

Answer 14

body, bodily

Question 15

Angi/o-

Answer 15

blood vessel

Question 16

Burs/o-

Answer 16

Bursa (thin connective tissue sac filled with lubricating liquid)

Question 17

Carcin/o-

Answer 17

cancer

Question 18

Cephal/o-

Answer 18

head

Question 19

Chol-

Answer 19

bile

Question 20

Chondri-

Answer 20

cartilage

Question 21

Coron-

Answer 21

heart

Question 22

Cost-

Answer 22

rib

Question 23

Crani/o-

Answer 23

brain

Question 24

Cutane-

Answer 24

skin

Question 25

Cyst/o, Cysti-

Answer 25

bladder or sac

Question 26

Derm- , Dermat/o-

Answer 26

skin

Question 27

Duoden/o-

Answer 27

duodenum (first portion of the small intestine)

Question 28

Gloss-

Answer 28

tongue

Question 29

Hem- , Hema- , Hemat- , Hemo- , Hemat/o-

Answer 29

blood

Question 30

Hepat/o-

Answer 30

liver

Question 31

Hist/o- , Histio-

Answer 31

Tissue

Question 32

Hyster/o-

Answer 32

uterus

Question 33

Ileo-

Answer 33

ileum (the longest part of the small intestine)

Question 34

Ischi/o-

Answer 34

ischium (lower and back part of the hip bone)

Question 35

Kerat/o-

Answer 35

corena (eye or skin)

Question 36

Lacrim/o-

Answer 36

tear (from eyes)

Question 37

Lact/o-

Answer 37

milk

Question 38

Laryng/o-

Answer 38

larynx (cartilaginous structure that connects pharynx to trachea and helps regulate volume of air that enters/exits the lungs)

Question 39

Lingu/o-

Answer 39

tongue

Question 40

Mening/o-

Answer 40

meninges (the membranes that surround the central nervous system)

Question 41

My/o-

Answer 41

muscle

Question 42

Myel/o-

Answer 42

spinal cord or bone marrow

Question 43

Nephr/o-

Answer 43

kidney

Question 44

Neur/i- , Neur/o-

Answer 44

nerve

Question 45

Oculo-

Answer 45

eye

Question 46

Onco-

Answer 46

tumor, bulk, volume

Question 47

Onych/o-

Answer 47

fingernail, townail

Question 48

Oo-

Answer 48

egg, ovary

Question 49

Oophor/o-

Answer 49

Ovary

Question 50

Op- , Opt-

Answer 50

vision

Question 51

Ophthalm/o-

Answer 51

eye

Question 52

Orchid/o-

Answer 52

testis

Question 53

Orth/o-

Answer 53

straight, normal, correct

Question 54

Osseo-

Answer 54

bony

Question 55

Ossi-

Answer 55

bone

Question 56

Ost- , Oste/o-

Answer 56

bone

Question 57

Ot/o-

Answer 57

ear

Question 58

Phalang-

Answer 58

phalanx (any bone in the fingers or toes)

Question 59

Pharyng/o-

Answer 59

pharynx, throat

Question 60

Phleb/o-

Answer 60

vein

Question 61

Phren/i- , Phreno- , Phrenico-

Answer 61

diaphragm

Question 62

Pleur- , Pleur/a- , Pleur/o-

Answer 62

rib, pleura (the membrane that wraps around the outside of your lungs and lines the inside of your chest cavity)

Question 63

Proct/o-

Answer 63

anus, rectum

Question 64

Prostat-

Answer 64

prostate

Question 65

Pseudo-

Answer 65

false

Question 66

Psych/o-

Answer 66

mind

Question 67

Radio-

Answer 67

radiation

Question 68

Ren/o-

Answer 68

kidney

Question 69

Retin-

Answer 69

retina (of the eye)

Question 70

Sarco-

Answer 70

muscular, flesh-like

Question 71

Schiz/o-

Answer 71

split, cleft

Question 72

Sclera- , Sclero-

Answer 72

hardness

Question 73

Sigmoid/o-

Answer 73

sigmoid colon

Question 74

Sperma-

Answer 74

sperm

Question 75

Splen/o-

Answer 75

spleen

Question 76

sten/o-

Answer 76

narrowed, blocked

Question 77

Stom/a- , Stomat/o-

Answer 77

mouth

Question 78

Stern-

Answer 78

sternum (breastbone)

Question 79

Thromb/o-

Answer 79

blood clot

Question 80

Thry/o-

Answer 80

thyroid gland

Question 81

Tympan/o-

Answer 81

eardrum

Question 82

Ur/o-

Answer 82

urine

Question 83

Vagin-

Answer 83

vagina

Question 84

Varic/o-

Answer 84

duct, blood vessel

Question 85

Vasculo-

Answer 85

blood vessel

Question 86

Ven/o-

Answer 86

vein

Question 87

Cry/o-

Answer 87

cold

Question 88

kin/o-

Answer 88

movement

Question 89

Kyphy/o-

Answer 89

humped

Question 90

Rhabd/o-

Answer 90

rod-shaped, striated

Question 91

Phot/o-

Answer 91

light

Question 92

Reticul/o-

Answer 92

net

Question 93

Scoli/o-

Answer 93

twisted

Question 94

Therm/o-

Answer 94

heat

Question 95

Circum-

Answer 95

around

Question 96

Cycl-

Answer 96

circle, cycle

Question 97

De-

Answer 97

away from, ending

Question 98

Dia-

Answer 98

across, through

Question 99

ext/o- , Exo-

Answer 99

outer, outside

Question 100

Ex- , Extra-

Answer 100

beyond

Question 101

Infra-

Answer 101

beneath, below

Question 102

Inter-

Answer 102

between

Question 103

Intra-

Answer 103

within

Question 104

Meso-

Answer 104

middle

Question 105

Para-

Answer 105

alongside, abnormal

Question 106

Sy- , Syl- , Sym- , Syn- , Sys-

Answer 106

together

Question 107

diplo-

Answer 107

double

Question 108

Hetero-

Answer 108

different, other

Question 109

Homo-

Answer 109

same

Question 110

Olig/o-

Answer 110

few, little

Question 111

Tetra-

Answer 111

four

Question 112

-crine

Answer 112

secretion

Question 113

Caudal-

Answer 113

towards the tail

Question 114

Palpitation

Answer 114

touching

Question 115

Ot/o

Answer 115

ear, hearing

Question 116

Sinistro

Answer 116

left side

Question 117

Dextro

Answer 117

right side

Question 118

-necrosis

Answer 118

tissue death

Question 119

Huntingtons

Answer 119

transmitted by an autosomal dominant gene

Question 120

Crushing disease

Answer 120

fat accumulaiton behind the shoulders