Suffixes/Prefixes

Question 1

-algia

Answer 1

pain

Eg. neuralgia: nerve related pain

Question 2

-cyte

Answer 2

cell

Eg. erythrocyte: red blood cell

Question 3

-ectomy

Answer 3

removal, excision

Eg. appendectomy: removal of appendix

Question 4

-lyse, lysis

Answer 4

to break or rupture

Eg. heamolysis: rupture of red blood cells

Question 5

-itis

Answer 5

inflammation

Eg. appendicitis: inflammation of appendix

Question 6

-logy

Answer 6

study of

Eg. haematology: study of blood

Question 7

-logist

Answer 7

specialist, someone who studies

Eg. heamatologist: someone who studies blood

Question 8

-scope

Answer 8

instrument for viewing

Eg. endoscope: instrument that can be introduced into body to visualise interior of hollow organs

Question 9

a-, an-

Answer 9

without, lack of

Eg. anaemia: lack of red blood cells

Question 10

dys-

Answer 10

difficult, painful

Eg. dyspnoea: difficult breathing

Question 11

endo-

Answer 11

inside

Eg. endoskeleton: skeleton on inside of the body

Question 12

exo-

Answer 12

outside

Eg. exocytosis: transport of substances inside the body

Question 13

hyper-

Answer 13

above, greater

Eg. hyperglycaemic: excessive blood glucose level

Question 14

hypo-

Answer 14

below, less

Eg. hypodermic: injection below the skin

Question 15

pre-

Answer 15

before

Eg. prenatal: before birth

Question 16

peri-

Answer 16

surrounding

Eg. pericardium: tissue surrounding the heart

Question 17

sub-

Answer 17

under

Eg. submucosa: tissue below mucus membrane