A-H Prefixes/Suffixes

Question 1

a-, an-

Answer 1

no, not, without
ex: apathetic, analgesia

Question 2

ab-

Answer 2

away from
ex: abduction

Question 3

ad-

Answer 3

toward, near
ex: adduction, adrenal

Question 4

abdomin/o

Answer 4

abdomen
ex: abdominal

Question 5

-ac, -al

Answer 5

pertaining to
ex: cardiac, abdominal

Question 6

-an, -ar, -ary

Answer 6

pertaining to
ex: ovarian, cellular, coronary

Question 7

aden/o

Answer 7

gland
ex: adenocarcinoma

Question 8

adip/o

Answer 8

fat
ex: adipose

Question 9

-algesia

Answer 9

sensitivity to pain
ex: analgesia

Question 10

-algia

Answer 10

pain
ex: fibromyalgia

Question 11

ana-

Answer 11

up, apart, backward, again, anew
ex: anabolic, anaphylactic

Question 12

angi/o

Answer 12

vessel (blood)
ex: angiogram

Question 13

ante-

Answer 13

before, forward
ex: antepartum

Question 14

anter/o

Answer 14

front
ex: anterior

Question 15

anti-

Answer 15

against
ex: antihypertensive

Question 16

aort/o

Answer 16

aorta (largest artery)
ex: aortic

Question 17

append/o, appendic/o

Answer 17

appendix
ex: appendicitis

Question 18

arter/o, arteri/o

Answer 18

artery
ex: arterial

Question 19

arthr/o

Answer 19

joint
ex: arthritis

Question 20

-ase

Answer 20

enzyme
ex: lipase, streptokinase

Question 21

audi/o, audit/o

Answer 21

hearing
ex: auditory

Question 22

aut/o, aut-, auto

Answer 22

self, own
ex: autoimmune

Question 23

axill/o

Answer 23

armpit
ex: axillary

Question 24

bacter/i/o

Answer 24

bacteria
ex: bacteremia

Question 25

bi-

Answer 25

two ex: bilateral

Question 26

bil/i

Answer 26

bile, gall ex: biliary

Question 27

brachi/o

Answer 27

arm ex: brachial

Question 28

brady-

Answer 28

slow ex: bradycardia

Question 29

bronch/o, bronchi/o

Answer 29

bronchial tube ex: bronchoscopy

Question 30

bucc/o

Answer 30

cheek ex: buccal

Question 31

calc/o

Answer 31

calcium ex: hypocalcemia

Question 32

carcin/o

Answer 32

cancerous, cancer ex: carcinogenic

Question 33

cardi/o

Answer 33

heart ex: cardiac

Question 34

-cele, coele

Answer 34

swelling, hernia ex: bronchocele, hydrocoele

Question 35

cell/u

Answer 35

cell level ex: cellulitis, cellular

Question 36

-centesis

Answer 36

surgical puncture to remove fluid ex: thoracentesis

Question 37

cerebr/o

Answer 37

cerebrum (largest part of brain) ex: cerebral

Question 38

cervic/o

Answer 38

neck ex: cervical

Question 39

chol/e

Answer 39

bile, gall ex: cholesterol

Question 40

cholecyst/o

Answer 40

gallbladder ex: cholecystitis, cholecystectomy

Question 41

-cidal

Answer 41

pertaining to killing ex: germicidal

Question 42

col/o, colon/o

Answer 42

colon (large intestine) ex: colonoscopy

Question 43

comi/o

Answer 43

to care for ex: nosocomial infection

Question 44

contra-

Answer 44

against, opposite ex: contraindicated

Question 45

coron/o

Answer 45

heart ex: coronary

Question 46

cost/o

Answer 46

rib ex: costophrenic border

Question 47

cran/i

Answer 47

skull ex: cranial

Question 48

cyan/o

Answer 48

blue ex: cyanotic

Question 49

cyst/o

Answer 49

urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid ex: cystogram

Question 50

cyt/o, -cyte

Answer 50

cell ex: cytotoxic, leukocyte

Question 51

de-

Answer 51

lack of, less ex: dementia

Question 52

derm/o, derma, dermat/o

Answer 52

skin ex: dermatitis, xeroderma

Question 53

diaphor/o

Answer 53

sweat ex: diaphoresis

Question 54

dist/o

Answer 54

far, distant ex: distal

Question 55

dors/o, dorsi

Answer 55

back (of body) ex: dorsal

Question 56

dys-

Answer 56

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal ex: dysphagia

Question 57

-eal

Answer 57

pertaining to ex: corneal, tracheal

Question 58

-ectomy

Answer 58

removal, excision, resection ex: cholecystectomy

Question 59

-emia

Answer 59

blood condition ex: bacteremia, septicemia

Question 60

-emic

Answer 60

pertaining to blood condition ex: anemic

Question 61

end-, end/o

Answer 61

in, within ex: endometriosis, endoscopic

Question 62

enter/o

Answer 62

intestines (usually small intestine) ex: enteritis

Question 63

epi-

Answer 63

above, upon, on ex: epidermis, epigastric

Question 64

erythr/o

Answer 64

red ex: erythrocyte

Question 65

erythem/o

Answer 65

flushed, redness ex: erythemic

Question 66

-esis

Answer 66

action, condition, state of ex: prosthesis

Question 67

ex-

Answer 67

out, away from ex: external

Question 68

gastr/o

Answer 68

stomach ex: gastritis

Question 69

-genesis

Answer 69

producing, forming ex: pathogenesis, glucogenesis

Question 70

-ger/i, geront/o

Answer 70

old age ex: geriatrics, gerontology

Question 71

gluc/o, glyc/o

Answer 71

glucose, sugar ex; glucogenesis, glycolysis

Question 72

-gram

Answer 72

record ex: electrocardiogram, venogram

Question 73

-graphy

Answer 73

process of recording ex: echocardiography

Question 74

hem/o, hemat/o

Answer 74

blood ex: hematouria

Question 75

hemi-

Answer 75

half ex: hemiplegic

Question 76

hepat/o

Answer 76

liver ex: hepatomegaly

Question 77

herni/o

Answer 77

hernia ex: herniate

Question 78

hydr/o

Answer 78

water ex: hydrocele

Question 79

hyper-

Answer 79

above, excessive, greater than normal ex: hyperclycemic, hypodermic

Question 80

hypo-

Answer 80

deficient, below, less than normal ex: hypoglycemic, hypodermic

Question 81

hyster/o

Answer 81

uterus, womb ex: hysterectomy