Terminology: Prefixes and Suffixes

Question 1

a-, ab-

Answer 1

away from

Question 2

abdomin-

Answer 2

of or relating to the abdomen

Question 3

acous-

Answer 3

of or relating to hearing

Question 4

a-, an-

Answer 4

without, not

Question 5

ad-

Answer 5

to, toward

Question 6

aden-

Answer 6

gland

Question 7

adip-

Answer 7

fat or fatty tissue

Question 8

aesthesio-

Answer 8

sensation

Question 9

ambi-

Answer 9

positioned on both sides

Question 10

angio-

Answer 10

blood vessel

Question 11

ano-

Answer 11

anus

Question 12

ante-

Answer 12

before

Question 13

anti-

Answer 13

against

Question 14

arthr-

Answer 14

joint

Question 15

aur-

Answer 15

pertaining to the ear

Question 16

axill-

Answer 16

pertaining to the armpit

Question 17

bi-

Answer 17

two

Question 18

bili-

Answer 18

bile

Question 19

bio-

Answer 19

life

Question 20

blast-, -blast

Answer 20

germ or bud

Question 21

brachi-

Answer 21

arm

Question 22

brady-

Answer 22

slow

Question 23

bucc-

Answer 23

pertaining to the cheek

Question 24

burs-

Answer 24

bursa

Question 25

cardi-

Answer 25

heart

Question 26

carp(o)-

Answer 26

wrist

Question 27

cephal-

Answer 27

head

Question 28

cerebr-

Answer 28

brain

Question 29

chole-

Answer 29

gall bladder, bile

Question 30

chondr-

Answer 30

cartilage

Question 31

chrom-

Answer 31

color

Question 32

cili-

Answer 32

pertaining to cilia, the eyelashes; eyelids

Question 33

circum-

Answer 33

around

Question 34

clast-

Answer 34

break

Question 35

col-, colo-, colono-

Answer 35

pertaining to the colon

Question 36

contra-

Answer 36

against

Question 37

corp-

Answer 37

body

Question 38

cost-

Answer 38

rib

Question 39

cox-

Answer 39

pertaining to the hip

Question 40

crani(o)-

Answer 40

pertaining to the cranium

Question 41

cyst-

Answer 41

pertaining to the bladder

Question 42

cyt-

Answer 42

cell

Question 43

de-

Answer 43

remove, disease

Question 44

dent-

Answer 44

teeth

Question 45

derm-

Answer 45

skin

Question 46

di-

Answer 46

two

Question 47

dia-

Answer 47

through

Question 48

dis-

Answer 48

separation, taking apart

Question 49

dors(o)-, dors(I)-

Answer 49

pertaining to the back

Question 50

dys-

Answer 50

bad, difficult

Question 51

ect-

Answer 51

outside, away from

Question 52

encephalitis(o)-

Answer 52

pertaining to the brain

Question 53

end-

Answer 53

in within

Question 54

enter-

Answer 54

intestine

Question 55

ep-, epi-

Answer 55

upon, above

Question 56

episi-

Answer 56

pertaining the pubic region

Question 57

erythr-

Answer 57

red

Question 58

eu-

Answer 58

good, normal

Question 59

ex-

Answer 59

out, away from

Question 60

extra-

Answer 60

outside

Question 61

fili-, filli-

Answer 61

fine, hair like

Question 62

galact-

Answer 62

milk

Question 63

gastr-

Answer 63

stomach

Question 64

gloss-

Answer 64

tongue

Question 65

glue-, glyc-

Answer 65

sweet, glucose

Question 66

gynec-

Answer 66

woman

Question 67

hema-

Answer 67

blood

Question 68

hemi-

Answer 68

half

Question 69

hepat-

Answer 69

liver

Question 70

hetero-

Answer 70

varied, mixed

Question 71

hist-

Answer 71

tissue

Question 72

homeo-

Answer 72

similar, like

Question 73

hydr-

Answer 73

water, hydrogen

Question 74

hyper-

Answer 74

above, more than

Question 75

hypo-

Answer 75

below, less than

Question 76

hyster-

Answer 76

uterus

Question 77

in-

Answer 77

into, not

Question 78

infra-

Answer 78

between

Question 79

inter-

Answer 79

within

Question 80

intra-

Answer 80

same

Question 81

iso-

Answer 81

equal

Question 82

juxta-

Answer 82

next to

Question 83

labi(o)-

Answer 83

lip

Question 84

lacrimal(o)-

Answer 84

tear

Question 85

lact(I)-, lact(o)-

Answer 85

milk

Question 86

lapar(o)-

Answer 86

pertaining to the abdomen-wall or flank

Question 87

laryng(o)-

Answer 87

pertaining to the larynx (voice box)

Question 88

later(o)-

Answer 88

lateral

Question 89

leuk-

Answer 89

white

Question 90

lip(o)-

Answer 90

gat

Question 91

macro-

Answer 91

large

Question 92

mal-

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bad

Question 93

mega-

Answer 93

large, giant

Question 94

melan(o)-

Answer 94

black color

Question 95

mening(o)-

Answer 95

membrane

Question 96

mero-

Answer 96

part

Question 97

meso-

Answer 97

middle

Question 98

micro-

Answer 98

small, tiny

Question 99

mono-

Answer 99

one

Question 100

morph-

Answer 100

shape, form

Question 101

muscle(o)-

Answer 101

muscle

Question 102

myel-

Answer 102

muscle

Question 103

myo-

Answer 103

muscle

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necr-

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dead

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neo-

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new

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nephr-

Answer 106

kidney

Question 107

neur-

Answer 107

nerve

Question 108

normo-

Answer 108

normal

Question 109

ocul(o)-

Answer 109

pertaining to the eye

Question 110

odont(o)-

Answer 110

pertaining to the teeth

Question 111

onych(o)-

Answer 111

pertaining to the nail of a finger or a toe

Question 112

oophor(o)-

Answer 112

woman’s ovary

Question 113

opthalm

Answer 113

eye

Question 114

or(o)-

Answer 114

mouth

Question 115

orth(o)-

Answer 115

denoting something as straight or correct

Question 116

osseo-

Answer 116

bony

Question 117

ossi-

Answer 117

bone

Question 118

ost-

Answer 118

bone

Question 119

ot-

Answer 119

ear

Question 120

ov-

Answer 120

egg

Question 121

para-

Answer 121

beside

Question 122

path-

Answer 122

disease

Question 123

ped-, -ped-, -pes

Answer 123

foot

Question 124

peri-

Answer 124

around

Question 125

phag-

Answer 125

eat

Question 126

pharyng(o)

Answer 126

pharynx

Question 127

phleb-

Answer 127

vein

Question 128

phren(I)-, phren-

Answer 128

diaphragm

Question 129

pleur(o)-, pleur(a)-

Answer 129

pertaining to the ribs

Question 130

pneumo-

Answer 130

air

Question 131

polio-

Answer 131

gray

Question 132

poly-

Answer 132

many

Question 133

post-

Answer 133

behind, after

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pre-

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before, in front of

Question 135

presby(o)-

Answer 135

old age

Question 136

pro-

Answer 136

early, before, giving rise to

Question 137

psych

Answer 137

mind

Question 138

pulm-

Answer 138

lung

Question 139

pyo-

Answer 139

pus

Question 140

pyro-

Answer 140

fever

Question 141

ren-

Answer 141

kidney

Question 142

retro-

Answer 142

behind

Question 143

rhin(o)

Answer 143

pertaining to the nose

Question 144

salping(o)-

Answer 144

pertaining to the fallopian tubes

Question 145

sarc-

Answer 145

flesh, muscle

Question 146

schiz(o)-

Answer 146

denoting something split or double sided

Question 147

scler-

Answer 147

tough, hard

Question 148

semi-

Answer 148

partial, half

Question 149

sinistro-

Answer 149

left, left side

Question 150

somat(o)-, somatico-

Answer 150

body, bodily

Question 151

sperma-, spermo-, spermato-

Answer 151

semen, spermatozoa

Question 152

spleen(o)-

Answer 152

spleen

Question 153

stom(a)-

Answer 153

mouth

Question 154

sub-

Answer 154

beneath, below

Question 155

super-, supra-

Answer 155

above, greater

Question 156

syn-, sym-

Answer 156

connection, with

Question 157

tachy-

Answer 157

rapid, accelerated

Question 158

thromb-

Answer 158

clot

Question 159

tono-

Answer 159

tone, pressure

Question 160

toxi-, toxo, taxico

Answer 160

toxin, poison

Question 161

trache(o)-

Answer 161

trachea

Question 162

trans-

Answer 162

across

Question 163

tympan(o)-

Answer 163

eardrum

Question 164

ultra-

Answer 164

greater, beyond

Question 165

uni-

Answer 165

one

Question 166

ur-

Answer 166

urine

Question 167

vagin-

Answer 167

pertaining to the vagina

Question 168

vas-

Answer 168

tubule, vessel

Question 169

ventro-

Answer 169

pertaining to the belly, stomach

Question 170

viscero-

Answer 170

pertaining to the internal organs

Question 171

-algia

Answer 171

pain

Question 172

-ase

Answer 172

enzyme

Question 173

-crine

Answer 173

to secrete

Question 174

-ectomy

Answer 174

cut out, surgically remove

Question 175

-emia

Answer 175

blood

Question 176

-gen

Answer 176

producing

Question 177

-graph

Answer 177

writing

Question 178

-ic

Answer 178

pertaining to

Question 179

-ist

Answer 179

one who specializes in

Question 180

-itis

Answer 180

inflammation

Question 181

-logy

Answer 181

denotes the academic study or practice of a certain field

Question 182

-lysis

Answer 182

splitting

Question 183

-meter

Answer 183

measure

Question 184

-oid

Answer 184

like, similar to

Question 185

-ole

Answer 185

small

Question 186

-opia

Answer 186

vision

Question 187

-osis

Answer 187

state of having or being

Question 188

-ostomy

Answer 188

opening

Question 189

-penia

Answer 189

absence or deficiency

Question 190

-plasm

Answer 190

fluid

Question 191

-plegia, -plexy

Answer 191

paralysis, stroke

Question 192

-phea, -pnoea

Answer 192

respiration

Question 193

-rrage

Answer 193

to burst forward, excessive discharge

Question 194

-rrhea, -rrhoea

Answer 194

flow

Question 195

-sect

Answer 195

cut

Question 196

-some

Answer 196

body

Question 197

-stomy

Answer 197

make an opening

Question 198

-tomy

Answer 198

cutting

Question 199

-trope

Answer 199

to turn

Question 200

-trophe

Answer 200

nourishment

Question 201

-ule, -ulus

Answer 201

small