Prefixes, Combining Forms, and Suffixes for Medical Terms T-Z

Question 1

Prefix

tachy-

Greek

Answer 1

abnormally fast

Question 2

Combining Form/Root

tact/i

Latin

Answer 2

touch

Question 3

Combining Form/Root

tars/o

Greek

Answer 3

tarsus, or edge of the eyelid

Question 4

Combining Form/Root

tax/o

Greek

Answer 4

order or coordination

Question 5

Combining Forms/Roots

techn/o or techni/o

Greek

Answer 5

skill

Question 6

Combining Form/Root

tectori/o

Latin

Answer 6

covering

Question 7

Combining Form/Root

tele/o

Greek

Answer 7

distant or far

Question 8

Combining Form/Root

tempor/o

Latin

Answer 8

temple

Question 9

Combining Forms/Roots

ten/o or tend/o

Greek

Answer 9

tendon, strain, or to extend

Question 10

Combining Form/Root

tenac/i

Latin

Answer 10

sticky

Question 11

Combining Form/Root

tendin/o

Latin

Answer 11

tendon

Question 12

Combining Form/Root

tens/o

Latin

Answer 12

to strech out, strain, or extend

Question 13

Combining Form/Root

terat/o

Greek

Answer 13

malformed fetus

Question 14

Combining Form/Root

termin/o

Latin

Answer 14

end

Question 15

Prefix

tert-

Latin

Answer 15

third

Question 16

Combining Forms/Roots

test/o or test/i

Latin

Answer 16

testis or testicle

Question 17

Combining Form/Root

tetan/o

Greek

Answer 17

ridgid

Question 18

Prefix

tetra-

Greek

Answer 18

four

Question 19

Combining Form/Root

thalam/o

Greek

Answer 19

inner room or thalamus

Question 20

Combining Forms/Roots

thanas/o or thanat/o

Greek

Answer 20

death

Question 21

Combining Form/Root

the/o

Greek

Answer 21

to put or place

Question 22

Combining Form/Root

thec/o

Latin + Greek

Answer 22

sheath

Question 23

Combining Form/Root

thel/o

Greek

Answer 23

nipple

Question 24

Combining Forms/Roots

therap/o or therapeut/o

Greek

Answer 24

treatment

Question 25

Combining Form/Root

therm/o

Greek

Answer 25

heat

Question 26

Prefix

thio-

Greek

Answer 26

sulfur

Question 27

Combining Form/Root

thorac/o

Latin + Greek

Answer 27

chest

Question 28

Suffix

-thorax

Greek

Answer 28

pleural cavity or chest

Question 29

Combining Form/Root

thromb/o

Greek

Answer 29

clot

Question 30

Combining Form/Root

thym/o

Greek

Answer 30

thymus gland

may also refer to the soul

Question 31

Combining Forms/Roots

thyr/o or thyroid/o

Greek

Answer 31

shield or thyroid gland

Question 32

Combining Form/Root

tibi/o

Latin

Answer 32

tibia

Question 33

Suffix

-tic

Latin + Greek

Answer 33

pertaining to

Question 34

Combining Form/Root

tine/o

Latin

Answer 34

gnawing worm or ringworm

Question 35

Combining Form/Root

tinnit/o

Latin

Answer 35

ringing

Question 36

Combining Form/Root

toc/o

Greek

Answer 36

birth

Question 37

Suffix

-tocia or - tocin

Greek

Answer 37

labor of birth

Question 38

Combining Form/Root

tom/o

Greek

Answer 38

to cut or section

Question 39

Suffix

-tome

Greek

Answer 39

instrument to cut

Question 40

Suffix

-tomy

Greek

Answer 40

cutting or incision

Question 41

Combining Form/Root

ton/o

Greek

Answer 41

tension or stretching

Question 42

Combining Form/Root

tone/o

Latin + Greek

Answer 42

to stretch

Question 43

Combining Form/Root

tonsill/o

Latin

Answer 43

tonsil or throat

Question 44

Combining Form/Root

top/o

Greek

Answer 44

place or location

Question 45

Combining Form/Root

tors/o

Latin

Answer 45

to twist or rotate

Question 46

Combining Form/Root

tort/i

Latin

Answer 46

twisted

Question 47

Combining Forms/Roots

tox/o or toxic/o

Latin

Answer 47

poison

Question 48

Combining Form/Root

trabecul/o

Latin

Answer 48

beams or little beam marked with crossbars

Question 49

Combining Forms/Roots

trache/o or trache/i

Greek

Answer 49

windpipe

Question 50

Prefix

teachel-

Greek

Answer 50

neck

Question 51

Combining Form/Root

tract/o

Latin

Answer 51

to draw, to pull, path, or bundle of nerve fibers

Question 52

Combining Form/Root

tranquil/o

Latin

Answer 52

quiet

Question 53

Prefix

trans-

Latin

Answer 53

across or through

Question 54

Combining Form/Root

transfus/o

Latin

Answer 54

to transfer or pour across

Question 55

Combining Form/Root

transit/o

Latin

Answer 55

changing

Question 56

Combining Form/Root

transvers/o

Latin

Answer 56

across or crosswise

Question 57

Combining Form/Root

traumat/o

Greek

Answer 57

injury

Question 58

Combining Form/Root

trem/o

Latin

Answer 58

shaking

Question 59

Combining Form/Root

tremul/o

Latin

Answer 59

fine tremor or shaking

Question 60

Combining Form/Root

treponem/o

Greek

Answer 60

coiled or turning microbe

Question 61

Suffix

-tresia

Greek

Answer 61

opening

Question 62

Prefix

tri-

Greek

Answer 62

three

Question 63

Combining Form/Root

trich/o

Greek

Answer 63

hair

Question 64

Combining Form/Root

trigon/o

Latin + Greek

Answer 64

triangle

Question 65

Suffix

-tripsy

Greek

Answer 65

crushing stone

Question 66

Prefixes

trit-, or trito-

Greek

Answer 66

third

Question 67

Suffix

-trite

Latin

Answer 67

instrument for cutting

Question 68

Combining Form/Root

trochle/o

Greek

Answer 68

pulley

Question 69

Combining Form/Root

trop/o

Greek

Answer 69

to turn or change

Question 70

Combining Form/Root

troph/o

Greek

Answer 70

formation, development, or growth

Question 71

Suffix

-trophy

Greek

Answer 71

formation, development, or growth

Question 72

Suffix

-tropia

Greek

Answer 72

to turn

Question 73

Suffixes

-tropic or - tropin

Greek

Answer 73

having an affinity for or turning toward

Question 74

Combining Forms/Roots

tub/o or tub/i

Latin

Answer 74

tube or pipe

Question 75

Combining Form/Root

tubercul/o

Latin

Answer 75

little knot or swelling

Question 76

Combining Form/Root

tunic/o

Latin

Answer 76

covering or sheath

Question 77

Combining Form/Root

turbinat/o

Latin

Answer 77

coiled or spiral-shaped

Question 78

Combining Form/Root

tuss/i

Latin

Answer 78

cough

Question 79

Combining Form/Root

tympan/o

Greek

Answer 79

tympanic membrane, or eardrum

Question 80

Combining Form/Root

ulcer/o

Latin

Answer 80

sore or ulcer

Question 81

Combining Form/Root

uln/o

Latin

Answer 81

one of the bones in the distal forelimb

ulna

Question 82

Prefix

ultra-

Latin

Answer 82

beyond or excess

Question 83

Suffix

-um

Latin

Answer 83

structure

Question 84

Combining Form/Root

umbilic/o

Latin

Answer 84

naval

Question 85

Prefix

un-

Latin + Greek

Answer 85

not

Question 86

Combining Form/Root

ungu/o

Latin

Answer 86

nail or hoof

Question 87

Prefix

uni-

Latin

Answer 87

one

Question 88

Combining Form/Root

ur/o

Greek

Answer 88

urine or urinary tract

Question 89

Suffix

-uresis

Greek

Answer 89

urination

Question 90

Combining Form/Root

ureter/o

Greek

Answer 90

ureter

Question 91

Combining Form/Root

urethr/o

Greek

Answer 91

urethra

Question 92

Suffix

-uria

Greek

Answer 92

urination or urine

Question 93

Combining Form/Root

urin/o

Latin + Greek

Answer 93

urine or urinary organs

Question 94

Combining Form/Root

urtic/o

Latin

Answer 94

nettle, rash, or hives

Question 95

Suffix

-us

Latin + Greek

Answer 95

thing

Question 96

Combining Forms/Roots

uter/o or uter/i

Latin

Answer 96

uterus or womb

Question 97

Combining Form/Root

uve/o

Latin

Answer 97

vascular layer of the eye, iris, choroid, or ciliary body

Question 98

Combining Form/Root

uvul/o

Latin

Answer 98

little grape or uvula

Question 99

Combining Forms/Roots

vaccin/o or vaccin/i

Latin

Answer 99

vaccine

Question 100

Combining Form/Root

vacu/o

Latin

Answer 100

empty

Question 101

Combining Form/Root

vag/o

Latin

Answer 101

wandering

Question 102

Combining Form/Root

vagin/o

Latin

Answer 102

sheath or vagina

Question 103

Combining Form/Root

valg/o

Latin

Answer 103

bent or twisted outward

Question 104

Combining Forms/Roots

valv/o or valvul/o

Latin

Answer 104

valve

Question 105

Combining Form/Root

var/o

Latin

Answer 105

bent or twisted inward

Question 106

Combining Form/Root

varic/o

Latin

Answer 106

swollen or dialated vein

Question 107

Combining Form/Root

vas/o

Latin

Answer 107

vessel, duct, or vas deferens

Question 108

Combining Form/Root

vascul/o

Latin

Answer 108

little vessel

Question 109

Prefix

vaso-

Latin

Answer 109

vessel

Question 110

Combining Form/Root

vast/o

Latin

Answer 110

great or extensive

Question 111

Combining Form/Root

vect/o

Latin

Answer 111

to carry or convey

Question 112

Combining Form/Root

ven/o

Latin

Answer 112

vein

Question 113

Combining Form/Root

vener/o

Latin

Answer 113

sexual intercourse

Question 114

Prefix

venter-

Latin

Answer 114

abdomen

Question 115

Combining Form/Root

ventilat/o

Latin

Answer 115

to expose to air

Question 116

Combining Form/Root

ventr/o

Latin

Answer 116

belly side

Question 117

Combining Form/Root

ventricul/o

Latin

Answer 117

small chamber or ventricle of the brain or heart

Question 118

Combining Form/Root

venul/o

Latin

Answer 118

small vein

Question 119

Combining Form/Root

verg/o

Latin

Answer 119

to twist or incline

Question 120

Combining Form/Root

verm/i

Latin

Answer 120

worm

Question 121

Combining Form/Root

verruc/o

Latin

Answer 121

wart

Question 122

Combining Form/Root

vers/o or vert/o

Latin

Answer 122

turn

Question 123

Suffix

-version

Latin

Answer 123

to turn

Question 124

Combining Form/Root

vertebr/o

Latin

Answer 124

backbone

Question 125

Combining Forms/Roots

vertig/o or vertigin/o

Latin

Answer 125

turning around or revolution

Question 126

Combining Form/Root

vesic/o

Latin

Answer 126

urinary bladder

Question 127

Combining Form/Root

vesicul/o

Latin

Answer 127

seminal vesicle, blister, or little bladder

Question 128

Combining Form/Root

vestibul/o

Latin

Answer 128

entrance

Question 129

Combining Form/Root

vi/o

Latin

Answer 129

force

Question 130

Combining Form/Root

vill/i

Latin

Answer 130

tuft of hair or threadlike projections from a membrane

Question 131

Combining Form/Root

vir/o

Latin

Answer 131

poison or virus

Question 132

Combining Form/Root

viril/o

Latin

Answer 132

masculine

Question 133

Combining Form/Root

vis/o

Latin

Answer 133

seeing or sight

Question 134

Combining Forms/Roots

visc/o or viscos/o

Latin

Answer 134

stickly

Question 135

Combining Form/Root

viscer/o

Latin

Answer 135

internal organ

Question 136

Combining Forms/Roots

vit/a or vit/o

Latin

Answer 136

life

Question 137

Combining Form/Root

viti/o

Latin

Answer 137

blemish or defect

Question 138

Combining Form/Root

vitre/o

Latin

Answer 138

glassy

Question 139

Combining Form/Root

viv/i

Latin

Answer 139

alive

Question 140

Combining Form/Root

voc/i

Latin

Answer 140

voice

Question 141

Combining Form/Root

vol/o

Latin

Answer 141

caudal surface of the forelimbs (palm) or hindlimbs (sole)

Question 142

Combining Form/Root

volv/o

Latin

Answer 142

to turn or roll

Question 143

Combining Form/Root

vulgar/i

Latin

Answer 143

common

Question 144

Combining Form/Root

vulv/o

Latin

Answer 144

covering or vulva

Question 145

Combining Form/Root

xanth/o

Greek

Answer 145

yellow

Question 146

Combining Form/Root

xen/o

Greek

Answer 146

strange or foreign

Question 147

Combining Form/Root

xer/o

Greek

Answer 147

dry

Question 148

Combining Forms/Roots

xiph/o or xiph/i

Greek

Answer 148

sword

Question 149

Prefix

zoo-

Greek

Answer 149

life, animal

Question 150

Combining Form/Root

zygomat/o

Greek

Answer 150

yoke or cheekbone

Question 151

Combining Form/Root

zygot/o

Greek

Answer 151

joined together or yoked together