Suffixes and prefixes H

Question 1

halluc-

Answer 1

to wander in mind

ex. Hallucinosis

Question 2

hemat-,
haemato-
(haem-, hem-)

Answer 2

Of or pertaining to blood

ex. Hematology, older form Haematology

Question 3

hema or hemo-

Answer 3

blood (AmE)

ex. Hematological malignancy

Question 4

hemi-

Answer 4

one-half

ex. Cerebral hemisphere

Question 5

hepat- (hepatic-)

Answer 5

Of or petaining to the liver

ex. Hepatology

Question 6

heter(o)-

Answer 6

Denotes something as ‘the other’ (of two), as an addition, or different
ex. Heterogeneous

Question 7

hidr(o)-

Answer 7

sweat

ex. Hyperhidrosis

Question 8

hist(o)-,

histio-

Answer 8

tissue

ex. Histology

Question 9

home(o)-

Answer 9

similar

ex. Homeopathy

Question 10

hom(o)-

Answer 10

Denotes something as ‘the same’ as another or common

ex. Homosexuality

Question 11

humer(o)-

Answer 11

Of or pertaining to the shoulder (or [rarely] the upper arm)

ex. Humerus

Question 12

hydr(o)-

Answer 12

water

ex. Hydrophobe

Question 13

hyper-

Answer 13

Denotes something as ‘extreme’ or ‘beyond normal’

ex. Hypertension

Question 14

hyp(o)-

Answer 14

Denotes something as ‘below normal’

ex. Hypovolemia

Question 15

hyster(o)-

Answer 15

Of or pertaining to the womb, the uterus

ex. Hysterectomy