Suffixes/Prefixes (Body)

Question 1

-al

Answer 1

Pertaining to
*coron/al = pertaining to the heart
[coron=heart]

Question 2

• algia

- dynia

Answer 2

Pain
*cost/algia = pain in the ribs
[cost=ribs]
*thorac/o/dynia = pain in the chest
[thorac/o= chest]

Question 3

• gen

- genesis

Answer 3

Forming, producing, origin
*path/o/gen = forming, producing, or origin of a disease
[path/o=disease]
*carcin/o/genesis = forming, producing, or origin of cancer
[carcin=cancer]

Question 4

-logist

Answer 4

Specialist in the study of
*his/o/logist = specialist in the study of tissues
[hist/o=tissue]

Question 5

-logy

Answer 5

Study of
*eti/o/logy = study of the causes (of disease)
[eti/o = cause]

Question 6

-lysis

Answer 6

Separation; destruction; loosening
*cyt/o/lysis = destruction, dissolution, or separation of a cell
[cyt/o=cell]

Question 7

-meter

Answer 7

Instrument used to measure
*therm/o/meter= instrument to measure heat
[therm/o=heat]

Question 8

-plasia

Answer 8

Formation, growth
*hyper/plasia = excessive growth of tissue
[hyper-=excessive, above normal]

Question 9

-toxic

Answer 9

Poison
*hepat/o/toxic = pertaining to poison in the liver
[hepat/o=liver]

Question 10

Bi-

Answer 10

Two
*bi/later/al = pertaining to or affecting two sides
[later=side, to one side; -al=pertaining to]

Question 11

Epi-

Answer 11

Above, on
*epi/gastr/ic = pertaining to above or on the stomach
[gastr=stomach; -ic=pertaining to]

Question 12

Infra-

Answer 12

Below, under
*infra/cost/al = pertaining to below or under the ribs
[cost=ribs; -al= pertaining to]

Question 13

Trans-

Answer 13

Across, through
*trans/vagin/al = pertaining to across or through the vagina
[vagin=vagina; -al=pertaining to]

Question 14

-ad

Answer 14

Toward
*medi/ad = toward the middle or center
[medi/o=middle]