PREFIX/SUFFIX & EXAMPLES

Question 1

-ALGIA

EXAMPLE:
ODONT-ALGIA=TOOTH PAIN.

Answer 1

PAIN

Question 2

-A

EXAMPLE:
A-CELLULAR=HAVING NO CELLS.

Answer 2

WITHOUT

Question 3

ARTH-

EXAMPLE:
ARTH-OSCOPE=AN INSTRUMENT TO SEE INSIDE A JOINT.

Answer 3

JOINT

Question 4

DENT, ODONT

EXAMPLE:
ODONT-OMA=TUMOR COMPOSED OF TOOTH STRUCTURES.

Answer 4

TOOTH/TEETH

Question 5

-ECTOMY

EXAMPLE:
APPEND-ECTOMY=EXCISION OF THE APPENDIX.

Answer 5

EXCISION

Question 6

-EMIA

EXAMPLE:
HYPER-EMIA=ABOVE NORMAL AMOUNT OF BLOOD IN A TISSUE.

Answer 6

BLOOD

Question 7

ENDO-

EXAMPLE:
ENDO-DONT=INSIDE A TOOTH.

Answer 7

WITHIN

Question 8

-GEN-

EXAMPLE:
PATHO-GEN-IC=DISEASE PRODUCING.

Answer 8

BEGINNING/PRODUCE

Question 9

GINGIV-

EXAMPLE:
GINGIV-ITIS=INFLAMMATION OF THE GUMS.

Answer 9

PERTAINING TO THE GUMS

Question 10

GLYC-

EXAMPLE:
GLYC-OLOSIS=SUGAR DISSOLVING.

Answer 10

SUGAR

Question 11

HYPER-

EXAMPLE:
HYPER-MOBILITY= MORE MOBILITY THAN NORMAL.

Answer 11

OVER/EXCESSIVE/ABOVE

Question 12

HYPO-

EXAMPLE:
HYPOTHERMIA=BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURE.

Answer 12

BELOW/DEFICIENT/UNDER

Question 13

-IA/-IASIS

EXAMPLE:
ODONTALG-IA=CONDITION OF TOOTH PAIN.

Answer 13

CONDITION

Question 14

INFRA-

EXAMPLE:
INFRA-ORBITAL=BELOW THE EYE

Answer 14

BELOW

Question 15

INTER-

EXAMPLE:
INTER-CELLULAR=BETWEEN CELLS.

Answer 15

BETWEEN

Question 16

INTRA-

EXAMPLE:
INTRA-ORAL=WITHIN THE MOUTH.

Answer 16

WITHIN

Question 17

-ITIS

EXAMPLE:
PERIODONT-ITIS=INFLAMMATION OF SUPPORTING STRUCTURES OF TEETH.

Answer 17

INFLAMMATION

Question 18

LINGU-

EXAMPLE:
LINGU-AL SURFACE=THE SURFACE CLOSEST TO THE TOUNGE.

Answer 18

PERTAINING OF THE TOUNGE

Question 19

-LOGY

EXAMPLE:
PATHO-LOGY=STUDY OF DISEASE.

Answer 19

STUDY OF

Question 20

-LYSIS

EXAMPLE:
GLYCO-LYSIS= DISSOLVING SUGAR.

Answer 20

DISSOLVING/DESTRUCTION

Question 21

MUC-

EXAMPLE:
MUC-OSITIS=INFLAMMATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANE.

Answer 21

MUCOUS

Question 22

NEO-

EXAMPLE:
NEO-PLASM=NEW GROWTH.

Answer 22

NEW

Question 23

-OID

EXAMPLE:
WORD-OID=RESEMBLING A WORD (THIS IS NOT A REAL WORD).

Answer 23

RESEMBLING

Question 24

-OMA

EXAMPLE:
ODONT-OMA:TUMOR COMPOSED OF TOOTH STRUCTURES.

Answer 24

TUMOR

Question 25

-OSIS EXAMPLE: PERIODONT-OSIS=CONDITION OF THE PERIODONTIUM.

Answer 25

CONDITION/DISEASE

Question 26

-PATH/-PATHY EXAMPLE: PATHO-LOGY=STUDY OF DISEASE.

Answer 26

DISEASE

Question 27

PERI- EXAMPLE: PERI-ORAL=AROUND THE MOUTH.

Answer 27

AROUND

Question 28

PERIO- EXAMPLE: PERIO-DONTAL=INVOLVING THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURES OF TEETH.

Answer 28

SUPPORTING STRUCTURES OF THE TEETH

Question 29

-PHIL- EXAMPLE: ACIDO-PHIL-IC=ACID LOVING.

Answer 29

LOVE

Question 30

-PLAST, -PLASTY EXAMPLE: GINGIVO-PLAST-Y=REPAIR OF THE GINGIVA TO FUNCTIONAL FORM.

Answer 30

REPAIR/FORM/GROW

Question 31

POST-

Answer 31

BEHIND/AFTER

Question 32

PY- EXAMPLE: PY-OGENIC=PUS PRODUCING.

Answer 32

PUS

Question 33

-RRHEA EXAMPLE: SIALO-RRHEA=EXCESSIVE FLOW OF SALIVA.

Answer 33

BURST FORTH/POUR

Question 34

-SCOPE EXAMPLE: ARTHO-SCOPE=AN INSTRUMENT TO SEE INSIDE A JOINT.

Answer 34

INSTRUMENT USED TO VIEW

Question 35

SIAL- EXAMPLE: SIAL-ORREHA=EXCESSIVE FLOW OF SALIVA.

Answer 35

SALIVA

Question 36

-STOMIA EXAMPLE: XERO-STOMIA= DRY MOUTH

Answer 36

MOUTH

Question 37

SUPER- EXAMPLE: SUPER-NUMERARY=EXCESSIVE NUMBER.

Answer 37

ABOVE/EXCESSIVE

Question 38

SUPRA- EXAMPLE: SUPRA-GINGIVAL=ABOVE THE MARGIN OF THE GUMS.

Answer 38

ABOVE

Question 39

XERO- EXAMPLE: XERO-STOMIA=DRY MOUTH.

Answer 39

DRY