Prefixes, Suffixes & Combining Forms 4

Question 1

hydra-, hydro-, hydr-

Answer 1

water

Question 2

hyo-

Answer 2

hyoid bone

Question 3

hyp-, hyph- hypo-

Answer 3

less than; below or under; beneath; deficient

Question 4

hyper-

Answer 4

above; excessive beyond

Question 5

hypno-

Answer 5

sleep; hypnosis

Question 6

hyster-, hystero-

Answer 6

uterus

Question 7

-ia

Answer 7

condition (like an abnormal state)

Question 8

-iasis

Answer 8

condition; pathological state

Question 9

-iatric

Answer 9

medicine; medical profession; physicians

Question 10

-ic

Answer 10

pertaining to; relating to

Question 11

ichthyo-

Answer 11

fish

Question 12

-id

Answer 12

secondary skin eruption distant from primary infection site

Question 13

ideo-

Answer 13

mental images

Question 14

idio-

Answer 14

individual; distinct

Question 15

ileo-

Answer 15

ileum

Question 16

ilio-

Answer 16

ilium; flank

Question 17

in-, im-

Answer 17

inside; within; intensive; action; negative (im- is used after b, m, or p)

Question 18

immun-, immuno-

Answer 18

immune; immunity

Question 19

infra-

Answer 19

below; under; beneath; inferior to; after

Question 20

inter-

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between; in the midst

Question 21

intra-, intro-

Answer 21

within; in; into

Question 22

ipsi-

Answer 22

same; self

Question 23

irid-, irido-

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iris

Question 24

ischio-

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ischium

Question 25

-isis

Answer 25

condition or pathological state

Question 26

-ism

Answer 26

condition; theory

Question 27

iso-

Answer 27

equal

Question 28

-ite

Answer 28

of the nature of; in chemistry, a salt of an acid with the termination -ous

Question 29

-itis

Answer 29

inflammation of

Question 30

-ize

Answer 30

to treat by special method

Question 31

jejuno-

Answer 31

jejunum

Question 32

juxta-

Answer 32

close proximity

Question 33

kary-, karyo-, cary-, caryo-

Answer 33

nucleus; nut

Question 34

kat-, kata-

Answer 34

down; downward; destructive; against

Question 35

kera-, kerato-

Answer 35

horny substance; cornea

Question 36

ket-, keto-

Answer 36

ketone bodies (acids or acetones)

Question 37

kilo-

Answer 37

thousand

Question 38

kinesi-, kino-, -kinesis

Answer 38

movement

Question 39

klepto-

Answer 39

to steal

Question 40

kolp-, kolpo-, colp-, colpo-

Answer 40

vagina

Question 41

kypho-

Answer 41

humped

Question 42

kysth-, kystho-

Answer 42

vagina

Question 43

lab-, labi-

Answer 43

lip

Question 44

lact-

Answer 44

milk

Question 45

laparo-

Answer 45

flank; abdominal wall

Question 46

laryng-, laryngo-

Answer 46

larynx

Question 47

latero-

Answer 47

side

Question 48

leio-

Answer 48

smooth

Question 49

lepido-

Answer 49

flakes; scales

Question 50

-lepsy

Answer 50

seizure

Question 51

lepto-

Answer 51

thin; fine; slight; delicate

Question 52

leuk-, leuko-, leuc-

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white; white blood cell

Question 53

linguo-

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tongue

Question 54

lip-, lipo-

Answer 54

fat

Question 55

-lite, -lith, lith-, litho-

Answer 55

stone; calculus

Question 56

-logia, -logy

Answer 56

science of; study of

Question 57

lord-, lordo-

Answer 57

curve; swayback

Question 58

lumbo-

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loins

Question 59

lyo-

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loosen; dissolve

Question 60

-lysis

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loosen; dissolve; in medicine, reduction of; relief from

Question 61

macr-, macro-

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large; long;

Question 62

mal-

Answer 62

ill; bad; poor

Question 63

mamm-, mammo-

Answer 63

breast

Question 64

-mania

Answer 64

frenzy; madness