Prefixes and Suffixes

Question 1

therm-

Answer 1

heat (hyperthermia)

Question 2

hypo-

Answer 2

less/lower (hypovolemia)

Question 3

-meter

Answer 3

measuring (thermometer)

Question 4

myo-

Answer 4

muscle (myocarditis)

Question 5

card-, cardi, or cardio

Answer 5

heart (cardiovascular)

Question 6

-itis

Answer 6

inflammation (tonsillitis)

Question 7

endo-

Answer 7

inner, inside (endocarditis, endoscopy)

Question 8

-ology or -ologist

Answer 8

study of or physician specializing in (nephrology, neurologist)

Question 9

mega-, -megaly

Answer 9

enlarged (megacolon, cardiomegaly)

Question 10

-osis, -iasis

Answer 10

abnormal condition (cyanosis, cholelithiasis)

Question 11

-ectomy

Answer 11

to cut out or remove (appendectomy, tonsillectomy)

Question 12

-otomy

Answer 12

to cut into (tracheotomy)

Question 13

-ostomy

Answer 13

to make a “mouth” or permanent opening (colostomy)

Question 14

a-, an-

Answer 14

without, none (anemia)

Question 15

micro-

Answer 15

small (micronutrients)

Question 16

macro-

Answer 16

large (macronutrients)

Question 17

-graphy or -graph

Answer 17

recording an image (mammography)

Question 18

-gram

Answer 18

the image recorded (mammogram)

Question 19

stomato

Answer 19

mouth (stomatitis)

Question 20

dento

Answer 20

teeth (dentist, dentition)

Question 21

glosso, linguo

Answer 21

tongue (glossopharyngeal, sublingual)

Question 22

gingivo

Answer 22

gums (gingivitis)

Question 23

encephal, encephalo

Answer 23

brain (encephalitis)

Question 24

gastro

Answer 24

stomach (gastritis)

Question 25

entero

Answer 25

intestine (gastroenteritis)

Question 26

colo

Answer 26

large intestine (colitis, megacolon)

Question 27

procto

Answer 27

anus or rectum (proctologist)

Question 28

hepato

Answer 28

liver (hepatitis)

Question 29

nephro, rene

Answer 29

kidney (nephrosis, renal artery)

Question 30

orchido

Answer 30

testis (orchidectomy)

Question 31

oophoro

Answer 31

ovary (oophorectomy)

Question 32

hystero, metro

Answer 32

uterus (hysterectomy, endometriosis)

Question 33

salpingo

Answer 33

uterine tubes (hysterosalpingogram)

Question 34

dermo

Answer 34

skin (dermatology)

Question 35

masto, mammo

Answer 35

breast (mammography)

Question 36

osteo

Answer 36

osteoporosis

Question 37

cyst, cysto

Answer 37

bladder (cystitis)

Question 38

rhino

Answer 38

nose (rhinitis)

Question 39

phlebo, veno

Answer 39

veins (phlebotomy, venospasm)

Question 40

pneumo, pulmo

Answer 40

lung (pneumonitis, pulmonologist)

Question 41

hem, hemo, emia

Answer 41

blood (hematologist, anemia)

Question 42

leuk, leuko

Answer 42

white (leukemia)

Question 43

melan, melano

Answer 43

black (melanoma)

Question 44

cyan, cyano

Answer 44

cyanosis

Question 45

xanth, xantho

Answer 45

yellow (xanthoma)

Question 46

-oma

Answer 46

a swelling, or tumor when added to organ or tissue root word

Question 47

aden, adeno

Answer 47

gland (adenoma)

Question 48

lip, lipo

Answer 48

fat (lipoma)

Question 49

my, myo

Answer 49

muscle (myoma)

Question 50

lymph, lympho

Answer 50

lymph tissue (lymphoma)

Question 51

carcin, carcino

Answer 51

malignant (carcinoma)

Question 52

peri

Answer 52

around (perianal)

Question 53

circum

Answer 53

around (circumoral, circumcise)

Question 54

retro

Answer 54

behind (retrosternal)

Question 55

epi

Answer 55

upon, on top (epidermis)

Question 56

trans

Answer 56

through (transurethral, transdermal)

Question 57

intra

Answer 57

within (intravenous)

Question 58

sub

Answer 58

below (subclavian)

Question 59

brady

Answer 59

slow (bradypnea)

Question 60

tachy

Answer 60

fast (tachycardia)

Question 61

angi, angio

Answer 61

vessel (angiogram)

Question 62

-stasis

Answer 62

to stop (hemostasis, hemostat)

Question 63

-cyte

Answer 63

cell (erythrocyte)

Question 64

mening, meningo

Answer 64

membranes surround CNS (meningitis)

Question 65

myel, myelo

Answer 65

spinal cord (myelogram)

Question 66

neur, neuro

Answer 66

nerve (neuroma)

Question 67

dys

Answer 67

difficult, painful, abnormal (dyslexia, dyspnea)

Question 68

-cele

Answer 68

hernia (meningomyelocele)

Question 69

-pathy

Answer 69

disease, abnormality (encephalopathy, neuropathy)

Question 70

-plasia

Answer 70

development, formation, growth (hyperplasia)

Question 71

-plegia

Answer 71

paralysis (hemiplegia)

Question 72

chol, chole

Answer 72

gall, bile (cholecystitis)

Question 73

emes, emeso

Answer 73

vomit (emesis, emetic)

Question 74

lith, litho

Answer 74

stone (cholelithotomy, lithotripsy)

Question 75

lapar, laparo

Answer 75

abdominal wall (laparotomy)

Question 76

-centesis

Answer 76

to puncture (thoracentesis, abdominocentesis)

Question 77

-tripsy

Answer 77

to crush (lithotripsy)

Question 78

-rrhea

Answer 78

flow, discharge (diarrhea)