Principles of health science

Question 1

What is a prefix?

Answer 1

A single letter or group of letters attached to the front of a root word.

Question 2

What is a suffix?

Answer 2

A single letter or group of letters attached to the end of a root word.

Question 3

For medical terms what does the prefix usually determine.

Answer 3

The location, time or number.

Question 4

For medical terms what does a suffix usually determine?

Answer 4

Condition/disease or procedure or treatment.

Question 5

Alveol

Answer 5

Air Sacs in lungs.

Question 6

Arthr

Answer 6

Joint

Question 7

Cardi

Answer 7

Heart

Question 8

Bi

Answer 8

Bi means life if it’s a prefix. If it’s a suffix it means two.

Question 9

caud

Answer 9

Tail

Question 10

Cephal

Answer 10

Head

Question 11

Cervic

Answer 11

Neck

Question 12

Co or Colon

Answer 12

Large intestine

Question 13

Cost

Answer 13

Rib

Question 14

Cutane

Answer 14

Skin

Question 15

Enter

Answer 15

Small intestine

Question 16

Gastr

Answer 16

Stomach

Question 17

Hepat

Answer 17

Liver

Question 18

Gylc

Answer 18

Sugar

Question 19

Lip

Answer 19

Fat

Question 20

Log

Answer 20

The study

Question 21

My

Answer 21

Muscle

Question 22

Nas

Answer 22

Nose

Question 23

Nephr

Question 24

Pulmon

Answer 24

Lungs

Question 25

Thin

Answer 25

Nose

Question 26

Sarc

Answer 26

Connective tissue

Question 27

Thorac

Answer 27

Chest

Question 28

uter

Answer 28

uterus

Question 29

a- or an-

Answer 29

not or without

Question 30

ante-

Answer 30

before

Question 31

anti-

Answer 31

against

Question 32

bi-

Answer 32

two

Question 33

brady-

Answer 33

slow

Question 34

endo-

Answer 34

in or within

Question 35

epi-

Answer 35

over or apon

Question 36

hyper-

Answer 36

above or excessive

Question 37

hypo-

Answer 37

below or deficient

Question 38

inter-

Answer 38

between

Question 39

intra-

Answer 39

within or into

Question 40

peri-

Answer 40

around or surrounding

Question 41

sub-

Answer 41

below or under

Question 42

supra-

Answer 42

above

Question 43

tachy-

Answer 43

fast

Question 44

trans-

Answer 44

across

Question 45

ultra-

Answer 45

beyond or excess

Question 46

-ac or -al or -ar -ary -iac -ical -ior

Answer 46

pertaining to

Question 47

-algia

Answer 47

pain

Question 48

-cyte

Answer 48

cell

Question 49

-ectomy

Answer 49

surgical removal

Question 50

-enia

Answer 50

blood conditions

Question 51

-gen

Answer 51

substance that produces

Question 52

-ia

Answer 52

condition

Question 53

-ine

Answer 53

a substance (noun) or pertaining to if (adjective)

Question 54

-itis

Answer 54

inflammation

Question 55

-logist

Answer 55

specialist

Question 56

-logy

Answer 56

study of

Question 57

-megacy.

Answer 57

enlargement

Question 58

-oma

Answer 58

a tumor or mass

Question 59

-osis

Answer 59

abnormal cinndiition

Question 60

-pathy

Answer 60

disease

Question 61

-plasty

Answer 61

surgical repair

Question 62

-stomy

Answer 62

surgical opening

Question 63

-tomy

Answer 63

process of cutting