Examples of Prefixes and Suffixes

Question 1

preoperative

Answer 1

before or preceding an operation

Question 2

perioperative

Answer 2

pertaining to the period around an operation or the period before, during, and after an operation

Question 3

postoperative

Answer 3

after an operation

Question 4

arthroscope

Answer 4

an instrument used to visually examine the joint

Question 5

gastritis

Answer 5

inflammation of the stomach

Question 6

gastrotomy

Answer 6

incision into the stomach

Question 7

traumatic

Answer 7

pertaining to injury

Question 8

atraumatic

Answer 8

without injury

Question 9

anuria

Answer 9

absence of urine

Question 10

abduction

Answer 10

to take away from the midline

Question 11

adduction

Answer 11

move toward the midline

Question 12

antiemetics

Answer 12

work against or prevent vomiting

Question 13

dysphagia

Answer 13

difficulty eating or swallowing

Question 14

euthyroid

Answer 14

having a normally functioning thyroid gland

Question 15

endocrine

Answer 15

to secrete internally

Question 16

exocrine

Answer 16

to secrete externally

Question 17

endoparasite

Answer 17

an organism that lives within the body of the host

Question 18

ectoparasite

Answer 18

an organism that lives on the outer surface of the host

Question 19

hyperglycemia

Answer 19

elevated amounts of blood glucose

Question 20

hypoglycemia

Answer 20

depressed amounts of blood glucose

Question 21

intercostal

Answer 21

between the ribs

Question 22

intramuscular

Answer 22

within the muscle

Question 23

polyuria

Answer 23

excessive amount or frequency of urination

Question 24

oliguria

Answer 24

scant amount or frequency of urination

Question 25

preanesthestic

Answer 25

pertaining to before anesthesia

Question 26

postanesthestic

Answer 26

pertaining to after anesthesia

Question 27

sublingual

Answer 27

under the tongue

Question 28

supernumerary

Answer 28

more than the regular number

Question 29

suprescapular

Answer 29

above the shoulder blade

Question 30

gastrostomy

Answer 30

surgically created opening between the stomach and the body surface

Question 31

gastrectomy

Answer 31

surgical removal of the stomach

Question 32

mastectomy

Answer 32

surgical removal of the breast or mammary glands

Question 33

gastropexy

Answer 33

surgically stabilizing the stomach to the abdominal wall

Question 34

rhinoplasty

Answer 34

surgical repair of the nose

Question 35

colostomy

Answer 35

surgically created opening between the colon and body surface

Question 36

laparotomy

Answer 36

an incision into the abdomen

Question 37

cystocentesis

Answer 37

a surgical puncture of the urinary bladder with a needle to remove fluid

Question 38

electrocardiogram

Answer 38

the electrocardiographic hard copy record

Question 39

electrocardiograph

Answer 39

the machine that records the electrical activity of the heart

Question 40

electrocardiography

Answer 40

the procedure used to record the electrical activity of the heart

Question 41

urinalysis

Answer 41

separation of the urine into its constituents

Question 42

endoscope

Answer 42

an instrument to visually examine inside the body

Question 43

endoscopy

Answer 43

procedure of visually examining inside the body

Question 44

chemotherapy

Answer 44

treatment with chemical substances or drugs

Question 45

hemorrhage

Answer 45

bursting forth of blood from the vessels

Question 46

enterorrhaphy

Answer 46

suturing of the small intestine

Question 47

diarrhea

Answer 47

complete discharge of the bowels

Question 48

myorrhexis

Answer 48

rupture of the muscle

Question 49

arthralgia & arthrodynia

Answer 49

joint pain

Question 50

infarction

Answer 50

condition of blood flow obstruction

Question 51

hepatitis

Answer 51

inflammation of the liver

Question 52

congestive

Answer 52

tends toward accumulation of fluid

Question 53

osteomalacia

Answer 53

abnormal softening of bone

Question 54

cardiomegaly

Answer 54

enlargement of the heart

Question 55

cardiosis

Answer 55

an abnormal condition of the heart

Question 56

enteropathy

Answer 56

a disease of the small intestine

Question 57

arteriosclerosis

Answer 57

abnormal hardening of the arteries

Question 58

pericardium

Answer 58

the structure surrounding the heart

Question 59

tarsus

Answer 59

the joint (thing) between the tibia and fibula and metatarsal bones