test 43- prefixes and suffixes

Question 1

prefix: hydro-
example: hydrotherapy
meaning: ?

Answer 1

meaning: treatment with water

Question 2

prefix: lact-
example: lactation
meaning: ?

Answer 2

meaning: formation of milk

Question 3

prefix: sacchar-
example: saccharine
meaning: ?

Answer 3

meaning: like sugar

Question 4

prefix: amyl-
example: amylase
meaning: ?

Answer 4

meaning: enzyme for digesting starch

Question 5

prefix: steat-
example: steatogenous
meaning: ?

Answer 5

meaning: producing fat

Question 6

prefix: adip-
example: adipose
meaning: ?

Answer 6

meaning: contains fat

Question 7

prefix: glyc-
example: glycoside
meaning: ?

Answer 7

meaning: derivative of sugar

Question 8

prefix: natr-
example: hypernatraemia
meaning: ?

Answer 8

meaning: excess sodium in the blood

Question 9

prefix: kal-
example: kaliuresis
meaning: ?

Answer 9

secretion of potassium in urine

Question 10

prefix: calc-
example: calculus
meaning: ?

Answer 10

meaning: a stone

Question 11

suffix: -ose
meaning: a sugar
example: ?

Answer 11

example: glucose, lactose

Question 12

suffix: -ase
meaning: an enzyme
example: ?

Answer 12

example: lactase, enterokinase

Question 13

suffix: -ide
meaning: derivative of sugar
example: ?

Answer 13

example: disaccharide, glycoside

Question 14

suffix: -in
meaning: any kind of substance
example: ?

Answer 14

example: pepsin, glycerine

Question 15

suffix: -gen
meaning: a precursor
example: ?

Answer 15

example: pepsinogen, trypsinogen