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