Prefixes, Combining Forms, and Suffixes for Medical Terms Q-S

Question 1

Combining Forms/Roots

quadr/i or quadr/o

Latin

Answer 1

four

Question 2

Prefix

quart-

Latin

Answer 2

fourth

Question 3

Prefix

quinqu-

Latin

Answer 3

five

Question 4

Prefix

quint-

Latin

Answer 4

fifth

Question 5

Combining Form/Root

rabi/o

Latin

Answer 5

rage or madness

Question 6

Combining Form/Root

rachi/o

Greek

Answer 6

spinal column or vertebrae

Question 7

Combining Form/Root

radi/o

Latin

Answer 7

radiation or the radius

bone in the distal forelimb

Question 8

Combining Form/Root

radiat/o

Latin

Answer 8

giving off radiant energy

Question 9

Combining Form/Root

radicul/o

Latin

Answer 9

root or nerve root

Question 10

Combining Form/Root

ram/o

Latin

Answer 10

branch

Question 11

Combining Form/Root

raph/o

Greek

Answer 11

seam or suture

Question 12

Suffix

-raphy

Greek

Answer 12

suturing

Question 13

Prefix

re-

Latin

Answer 13

back or again

Question 14

Combining Forms/Roots

recept/o or recipi/o

Latin

Answer 14

receive

Question 15

Combining Form/Root

rect/o

Latin

Answer 15

rectum or straight

Question 16

Combining Form/Root

recuperat/o

Latin

Answer 16

to recover

Question 17

Combining Form/Root

reduct/o

Latin

Answer 17

to bring back together

Question 18

Combining Form/Root

refract/o

Latin

Answer 18

to bend back or turn aside

Question 19

Combining Form/Root

regurgit/o

Latin

Answer 19

to flood or gush back

Question 20

Combining Form/Root

remiss/o

Latin

Answer 20

to let go or give up

Question 21

Combining Form/Root

ren/o

Latin

Answer 21

kidney

Question 22

Combining Form/Root

restor/o

Latin

Answer 22

to rebuild

Question 23

Combining Form/Root

resuscit/o

Latin

Answer 23

to revive

Question 24

Combining Form/Root

retent/o

Latin

Answer 24

to hold back

Question 25

# Combining Form/Root reticul/o | Latin

Answer 25

network

Question 26

# Combining Form/Root retin/o | Latin

Answer 26

nervous tissue of the eye (retina) or net

Question 27

# Combining Form/Root retract/o | Latin

Answer 27

to draw back

Question 28

# Prefix retro- | Latin

Answer 28

behind or backward

Question 29

# Combining Form/Root rhabd/o | Greek

Answer 29

rod

Question 30

# Combining Form/Root rhabdomy/o | Greek

Answer 30

striated muscle

Question 31

# Suffixes -rhage or -rhagia | Greek

Answer 31

bursting forth

Question 32

# Suffix -raphy | Greek

Answer 32

suture

Question 33

# Suffix -rhea | Greek

Answer 33

flow or discharge

Question 34

# Combining Forms/Roots rheum/o or rheumat/o | Latin + Greek

Answer 34

watery flow

Question 35

# Suffix -rhexis | Greek

Answer 35

rupture

Question 36

# Combining Form/Root rhin/o | Greek

Answer 36

nose

Question 37

# Combining Form/Root rihz/o | Greek

Answer 37

root

Question 38

# Combining Form/Root rhonc/o | Latin + Greek

Answer 38

to snore

Question 39

# Combining Form/Root rhythm/o | Latin + Greek

Answer 39

rhythm

Question 40

# Combining Form/Root rhytid/o | Greek

Answer 40

wrinkle

Question 41

# Combining Form/Root ridgid/o | Latin

Answer 41

stiff

Question 42

# Combining Form/Root roetgen/o | Named after Wilhelm Conrad Röentgen

Answer 42

X-ray

Question 43

# Unknown but in Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots rostri | Latin

Answer 43

beak

Question 44

# Combining Form/Root rotat/o | Latin

Answer 44

to revolve

Question 45

# Suffixes -rrhage or -rrhagia | Greek

Answer 45

bursting forth

Question 46

# Suffix -rrhaphy | Greek

Answer 46

suture

Question 47

# Suffix -rrhea | Greek

Answer 47

flow or discharge

Question 48

# Suffix -rrhexis | Greek

Answer 48

rupture

Question 49

# Combining Form/Root rug/o | Latin

Answer 49

wrinkle or fold

Question 50

# Combining Forms/Roots sacc/o or sacc/i | Latin

Answer 50

sac

Question 51

# Combining Form/Root sacr/o | Latin

Answer 51

sacrum

Question 52

# Unkown but in Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots sagitta | Latin

Answer 52

arrow

Question 53

# Combining Form/Root saliv/o | Latin

Answer 53

spit

Question 54

# Combining Form/Root salping/o | Greek

Answer 54

tube | uterine or auditory

Question 55

# Suffix -salpinx | Greek

Answer 55

uterine tube, oviduct, or fallopian tube

Question 56

# Combining Forms/Roots sanguin/o or sangu/i | Latin

Answer 56

blood

Question 57

# Combining Form/Root sanit/o | Latin

Answer 57

soundness or health

Question 58

# Combining Form/Root saphen/o | Latin

Answer 58

clear or apparent

Question 59

# Combining Form/Root sapr/o | Greek

Answer 59

dead or decaying

Question 60

# Combining Forms/Roots sarc/o or sarcomat/o | Greek

Answer 60

flesh (connective tissue) or malignancy of connective tissue

Question 61

# Prefix sarco- | Greek

Answer 61

flesh

Question 62

# Suffix -sarcoma | Greek

Answer 62

malignant tumor

Question 63

# Combining Form/Root scalp/o | Latin

Answer 63

to carve or scrape

Question 64

# Combining Form/Root scalp/o | Latin

Answer 64

to carve or scrape

Question 65

# Combining Form/Root scapul/o | Latin

Answer 65

shoulder blade

Question 66

# Suffix -schisis | Greek

Answer 66

cleft or divided

Question 67

# Combining Form/Root schiz/o | Greek

Answer 67

cleft or divided

Question 68

# Combining Form/Root scirrh/o | Greek

Answer 68

hard

Question 69

# Combining Form/Root scler/o | Greek

Answer 69

white of the eye (sclera) or hard

Question 70

# Suffix -sclerosis | Greek

Answer 70

abnormal dryness or hardness

Question 71

# Combining Form/Root scoli/o | Greek

Answer 71

curved or crooked

Question 72

# Suffix -scope | Greek

Answer 72

instrument for visual examination

Question 73

# Suffix -scopic | Greek

Answer 73

pertaining to visual examination

Question 74

# Suffix -scopy | Greek

Answer 74

process of visually examining

Question 75

# Combining Form/Root scot/o | Greek

Answer 75

darkness

Question 76

# Combining Form/Root scrot/o | Latin

Answer 76

bag or pouch

Question 77

# Combining Form/Root seb/o | Latin

Answer 77

was or sebum

Question 78

# Combining Form/Root sect/o | Latin

Answer 78

cutting

Question 79

# Combining Form/Root secti/o | Latin

Answer 79

to cut

Question 80

# Prefix secundi- | Latin

Answer 80

second

Question 81

# Combining Form/Root segment/o | Latin

Answer 81

in peices

Question 82

# Combining Form/Root sell/o | Latin

Answer 82

saddle

Question 83

# Prefix semi- | Latin

Answer 83

half

Question 84

# Combining Form/Root semin/i | Latin

Answer 84

sprem, semen, or seed

Question 85

# Combining Form/Root sen/i | Latin

Answer 85

old

Question 86

# Combining Form/Root sens/i | Latin

Answer 86

feelinf or sensation

Question 87

# Combining Form/Root sensitiv/o | Latin

Answer 87

affected by or sensitive to

Question 88

# Combining Form/Root seps/o | Greek

Answer 88

infection

Question 89

# Prefix sept- or septi- | Latin

Answer 89

seven

Question 90

# Combining Form/Root sept/o | Latin

Answer 90

infection or paition

Question 91

# Combining Form/Root ser/o | Latin

Answer 91

clear, fluid portion of blood | serum

Question 92

# Combining Form/Root seros/o | Latin

Answer 92

serous

Question 93

# Prefix sesqui- | Latin

Answer 93

one and one-half

Question 94

# Prefix sex- | Latin

Answer 94

six

Question 95

# Combining Form/Root sial/o | Greek

Answer 95

saliva or salivary glands

Question 96

# Combining Form/Root sailaden/o | Greek

Answer 96

salivary glands

Question 97

# Combining Form/Root sider/o | Greek

Answer 97

iron

Question 98

# Combining Form/Root sigmoid/o | Latin + Greek

Answer 98

sigmoid colon

Question 99

# Combining Forms/Roots sin/o or sin/u | Latin

Answer 99

hollow, sinus, or tubelike passage

Question 100

# Combining Form/Root sinistr/o | Latin

Answer 100

left

Question 101

# Combining Form/Root sit/u | Latin

Answer 101

place

Question 102

# Combining Form/Root skelet/o | Greek

Answer 102

bony framework of the body | skeleton

Question 103

# Combining Form/Root soci/o | Latin

Answer 103

companion

Question 104

# Combining Form/Root solut/o | Latin

Answer 104

dissolved

Question 105

# Combining Form/Root solv/o | Latin

Answer 105

dissolved

Question 106

# Prefix soma- | Greek

Answer 106

body

Question 107

# Combining Form/Root somat/o | Greek

Answer 107

body

Question 108

# Combining Forms/Roots somn/o or somn/i | Latin

Answer 108

sleep

Question 109

# Suffix -somnia | Latin

Answer 109

sleep

Question 110

# Combining Form/Root son/o | Latin

Answer 110

sound

Question 111

# Combining Form/Root sopor/o | Latin

Answer 111

sleep

Question 112

# Suffix -spasm | Latin + Greek

Answer 112

sudden involuntary contraction or tightening

Question 113

# Combining Form/Root spasm/o or spasmod/o | Latin + Greek

Answer 113

sudden involuntary contracting or tightening

Question 114

# Combining Form/Root spec/i | Latin

Answer 114

to look at or sort

Question 115

# Combining Form/Root specul/o | Latin

Answer 115

mirror

Question 116

# Combining Forms/Roots sperm/o or spermat/o | Greek

Answer 116

sperm cell or seed

Question 117

# Combining Form/Root sphen/o | Greek

Answer 117

wedge

Question 118

# Combining Form/Root spher/o | Greek

Answer 118

round, sphere, or ball

Question 119

# Combining Form/Root sphincter/o | Latin + Greek

Answer 119

tight band

Question 120

# Combining Form/Root sphygm/o | Greek

Answer 120

pulse

Question 121

# Combining Form/Root spin/o | Latin

Answer 121

backbone

Question 122

# Combining Form/Root spir/o | Latin

Answer 122

breathing

Question 123

# Combining Form/Root spirill/o | Latin

Answer 123

little coil

Question 124

# Combining Form/Root spirochet/o | Latin + Greek

Answer 124

coiled microorganism

Question 125

# Combining Form/Root splen/o | Greek

Answer 125

spleen

Question 126

# Combining Form/Root spondyl/o | Greek

Answer 126

vertebra

Question 127

# Combining Form/Root spontane/o | Latin

Answer 127

unexplained, voluntary

Question 128

# Combining Form/Root spor/o | Greek

Answer 128

seed

Question 129

# Combining Form/Root sput/o | Latin

Answer 129

spit

Question 130

# Combining Form/Root squam/o | Latin

Answer 130

scale

Question 131

# Suffix -stalsis | Greek

Answer 131

contraction

Question 132

# Combining Forms/Roots staped/o or stapedi/o | Latin

Answer 132

on of the middle ear bones | stapes or stirrup

Question 133

# Combining Form/Root staphyl/o | Greek

Answer 133

cluster or bunch of grapes

Question 134

# Combining Forms/Roots stas/i or stat/i | Greek

Answer 134

controlling or stopping

Question 135

# Suffix -stasis | Greek

Answer 135

controlling or stopping

Question 136

# Suffix -static | Latin + Greek

Answer 136

controlling or stopping

Question 137

# Combining Form/Root steat/o | Greek

Answer 137

fat

Question 138

# Combining Form/Root sten/o | Greek

Answer 138

narrowing or contracted

Question 139

# Suffix -stenosis | Greek

Answer 139

narrowing, or stricture, of a duct or canal

Question 140

# Combining Form/Root ster/o | Greek

Answer 140

solid structure

Question 141

# Combining Form/Root stere/o | Greek

Answer 141

solid or three-dimenstional

Question 142

# Combining Form/Root steril/i | Latin

Answer 142

barren

Question 143

# Combining Form/Root stern/o | Greek

Answer 143

breastbone

Question 144

# Combining Form/Root stert/o | Latin

Answer 144

to snore

Question 145

# Combining Form/Root steth/o | Greek

Answer 145

chest

Question 146

# Combining Form/Root sthen/o | Greek

Answer 146

strength

Question 147

# Suffix -sthenia | Greek

Answer 147

strength

Question 148

# Combining Form/Root stigmat/o | Latin + Greek

Answer 148

point or spot

Question 149

# Combining Form/Root stimul/o | Latin

Answer 149

good or incite

Question 150

# Combining Form/Root stomat/o | Greek

Answer 150

mouth

Question 151

# Suffix -stomosis | Greek

Answer 151

making a new opening

Question 152

# Suffix -stomy | Greek

Answer 152

new opening

Question 153

# Combining Form/Root strab/i | Greek

Answer 153

to squint

Question 154

# Combining Form/Root strat/i | Greek

Answer 154

layer

Question 155

# Combining Form/Root strept/o | Greek

Answer 155

twisted chain

Question 156

# Combining Form/Root striat/o | Latin

Answer 156

stripe or groove

Question 157

# Prefix stric- | Latin

Answer 157

narrowing

Question 158

# Combining Form/Root strict/o | Latin

Answer 158

to draw tightly together or tie

Question 159

# Combining Form/Root strid/o | Latin

Answer 159

harsh sound

Question 160

# Combining Form/Root stup/e | Latin

Answer 160

stunned

Question 161

# Combining Form/Root styl/o | Latin

Answer 161

pointed instrument or pen

Question 162

# Prefix sub- | Latin

Answer 162

under, less, or below

Question 163

# Combining Form/Root subluxat/o | Latin

Answer 163

partial dislocation

Question 164

# Combining Form/Root sucr/o | Latin

Answer 164

sugar

Question 165

# Combining Form/Root sudor/i | Latin

Answer 165

sweat

Question 166

# Combining Forms/Roots suffac/o or suffacat/o | Latin

Answer 166

to choke

Question 167

# Combining Form/Root sulc/o | Latin

Answer 167

furrow or groove

Question 168

# Prefix super- | Latin

Answer 168

above, excessive, or higher than

Question 169

# Combining Form/Root super/o | Latin

Answer 169

above, excessive, or higher than

Question 170

# Combining Form/Root superflu/o | Latin

Answer 170

overflowing or excessive

Question 171

# Combining Form/Root supin/o | Latin

Answer 171

lying on the back

Question 172

# Combining Form/Root supinat/o | Latin

Answer 172

bent backward or to place on the back

Question 173

# Combining Form/Root supress/o | Latin

Answer 173

to press down

Question 174

# Combining Forms/Roots suppur/o or supperat/o | Latin

Answer 174

to form pus

Question 175

# Prefix supra- | Latin

Answer 175

above (cranial) or excessive

Question 176

# Combining Form/Root supraren/o | Latin

Answer 176

above (cranial) or on the kidney

Question 177

# Combining Form/Root sutur/o | Latin

Answer 177

to stitch

Question 178

# Prefix sym- | Greek

Answer 178

with or together

Question 179

# Combining Form/Root symptomat/o | Greek

Answer 179

falling together or symptom

Question 180

# Prefix syn- | Greek

Answer 180

union or association

Question 181

# Combining Forms/Roots synaps/o or synapt/o | Greek

Answer 181

point of contact

Question 182

# Combining Form/Root syncop/o | Greek

Answer 182

to cut short or cut off

Question 183

# Suffix -syndesis | Greek

Answer 183

surical fixation of the vertebrae

Question 184

# Combining Form/Root syndesm/o | Greek

Answer 184

ligament

Question 185

# Combining Form/Root syndrom/o | Greek

Answer 185

running together

Question 186

# Combining Form/Root synovi/o | Latin + Greek

Answer 186

synovial membrane or synovial fluid

Question 187

# Combining Form/Root syring/o | Greek

Answer 187

tube

Question 188

# Combining Forms/Roots system/o or systemat/o | Greek

Answer 188

entire body

Question 189

# Combining Form/Root systol/o | Greek

Answer 189

contraction