Prefixes and suffixes

Question 1

-ac

Answer 1

pertaining to

Question 2

-al

Answer 2

pertaining to

Question 3

-algia

Answer 3

pain

Question 4

-cyte

Answer 4

cell

Question 5

-ectomy

Answer 5

excision, removal

Question 6

-emia

Answer 6

blood condition

Question 7

-genic

Answer 7

pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in

Question 8

-globin

Answer 8

protein

Question 9

-gram

Answer 9

record

Question 10

-ic, -ical

Answer 10

pertaining to

Question 11

-ion

Answer 11

process

Question 12

-ist

Answer 12

specialist

Question 13

-itis

Answer 13

inflammation

Question 14

-logy

Answer 14

process of studying

Question 15

-oma

Answer 15

tumor, mass, swelling

Question 16

-opsy

Answer 16

process of viewing

Question 17

-osis

Answer 17

condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)

Question 18

-pathy

Answer 18

disease condition

Question 19

-scope

Answer 19

instrument to visually examine

Question 20

-scopy

Answer 20

process of visually examining

Question 21

-sis

Answer 21

state of; condition

Question 22

-tomy

Answer 22

process of cutting, incision

Question 23

-y

Answer 23

process, condition

Question 24

a-, an-

Answer 24

no, not, without

Question 25

aut-, auto-

Answer 25

self, own

Question 26

dia-

Answer 26

complete, through

Question 27

endo-

Answer 27

within

Question 28

epi-

Answer 28

above, upon

Question 29

ex-, exo-

Answer 29

out, outside of, outward

Question 30

hyper-

Answer 30

excessive, above, more than normal

Question 31

hypo-

Answer 31

deficient, below, under, less than normal

Question 32

in-

Answer 32

into, in

Question 33

peri-

Answer 33

surrounding, around

Question 34

pro-

Answer 34

before, forward

Question 35

re-

Answer 35

back, backwards, again

Question 36

retro-

Answer 36

behind

Question 37

sub-

Answer 37

below, under

Question 38

trans-

Answer 38

across, through