Prefixes, Suffixes & Combining Forms 5

Question 1

mast-, masto-

Answer 1

breast

Question 2

meat-, meato-

Answer 2

opening; meatus

Question 3

med-, medi-, medio-

Answer 3

middle

Question 4

medull-, medullo-

Answer 4

soft inner part; medulla

Question 5

mega-, megal-, megalo-

Answer 5

large; or great size

Question 6

-megalia, -megaly

Answer 6

enlargement of a body part

Question 7

meio-, mio-

Answer 7

less; smaller

Question 8

melan-, melano-

Answer 8

black

Question 9

mening-, meningo-

Answer 9

meninges

Question 10

menta-, mento-

Answer 10

mind

Question 11

mes-, meso-

Answer 11

middle; in anatomy, the mesentery; in medicine, secondary; partial

Question 12

mesio-

Answer 12

toward the middle

Question 13

meta-

Answer 13

change; transformation; next in a series; in chemistry, the 1,3 position of benzene derivatives

Question 14

metacarp-, metacarpo-

Answer 14

metacarpus (bones of the hand)

Question 15

-meter

Answer 15

measure

Question 16

metr-, metra-, metro-

Answer 16

uterus

Question 17

micro-, micr-

Answer 17

small

Question 18

mon-, mono-

Answer 18

single; one

Question 19

muc-, muci-, muco-, myxa-, myxo-

Answer 19

mucus

Question 20

multi-

Answer 20

many; much

Question 21

musculo-, my-, myo-

Answer 21

muscle

Question 22

myc-, myco-

Answer 22

fungus

Question 23

myel-, myelo-

Answer 23

spinal cord; bone marrow

Question 24

myring-, myringo-

Answer 24

tympanic membrane; eardrum

Question 25

nano-

Answer 25

one billionth; dwarfism

Question 26

narco-

Answer 26

numbness; stupor

Question 27

naso-

Answer 27

nose

Question 28

necr-, necro-

Answer 28

death; necrosis

Question 29

neo-

Answer 29

new; recent

Question 30

nephr-, nephra-, nephro-

Answer 30

kidney

Question 31

neur-, neuri-, neuro-

Answer 31

nerve; nervous system

Question 32

nitr-, nitro-

Answer 32

nitrogen

Question 33

non-

Answer 33

no

Question 34

normo-

Answer 34

normal; usual

Question 35

noso-

Answer 35

disease

Question 36

noto-

Answer 36

the back

Question 37

nucleo-

Answer 37

nucleus

Question 38

nyct-, nycto-

Answer 38

night; darkness

Question 39

ob-

Answer 39

against

Question 40

occipit-, occipito-

Answer 40

occciput

Question 41

octa-, octo-

Answer 41

eight

Question 42

oculo-

Answer 42

eye

Question 43

-ode, -oid

Answer 43

form; shape; resemblance

Question 44

odont-, odonto-

Answer 44

tooth; teeth

Question 45

-odynia, -odyno

Answer 45

pain

Question 46

oleo-

Answer 46

oil

Question 47

olig-, oligo-

Answer 47

few; small

Question 48

-ology

Answer 48

the study of; the science of

Question 49

-oma

Answer 49

tumor

Question 50

omo-

Answer 50

shoulder

Question 51

omphal-, omphalo-

Answer 51

navel

Question 52

onco-

Answer 52

tumor; swelling; mass

Question 53

onych-, onycho-

Answer 53

fingernails; toenails

Question 54

oo-, ovi-, ovo-

Answer 54

egg; ovum

Question 55

oophor-, oophoro-, oophoron-

Answer 55

ovary

Question 56

ophthalm-, ophthalmo-

Answer 56

eye

Question 57

-opia

Answer 57

vision

Question 58

opisth-, opistho-

Answer 58

backward

Question 59

-opsy

Answer 59

view of

Question 60

optico-, opto-

Answer 60

eye; vision

Question 61

orchi-, orchid-, orchido-

Answer 61

testicle

Question 62

-orexia

Answer 62

appitite

Question 63

oro-

Answer 63

mouth

Question 64

orth-, ortho-

Answer 64

straight; correct; normal; in proper order

Question 65

os-

Answer 65

mouth; bone

Question 66

oscheo-

Answer 66

scrotum

Question 67

-ose

Answer 67

carbohydrate; primary alteration of a protein

Question 68

-osis

Answer 68

condition; status, process; abnormal increase

Question 69

osmo-

Answer 69

odor; smell; impulse; osmosis

Question 70

oste-, osteo-

Answer 70

bone

Question 71

-ostomosis, -ostomy, -stomosis, -stomy

Answer 71

a created mouth or outlet

Question 72

ot-, oto-

Answer 72

ear

Question 73

-otomy

Answer 73

cutting

Question 74

-ous

Answer 74

possessing; full of; pertaining to