Prefixes, Combining Forms and Suffixes (Chapter 2)

Question 1

Aden/o

Answer 1

Gland

Question 2

Adip/o

Answer 2

Fat

Question 3

Anter/o

Answer 3

Before, front

Question 4

Caud/o

Answer 4

Tail or lower part of body

Question 5

Cephal/o

Answer 5

Head

Question 6

cyt/o, - cyte

Answer 6

cell

Question 7

end- , endo-

Answer 7

within, inside

Question 8

exo-

Answer 8

Out of, outside, away from

Question 9

hist/o, histi/o

Answer 9

tissue

Question 10

-ologist

Answer 10

Specialist

Question 11

-ology

Answer 11

study or science of

Question 12

Path/o, -pathy

Answer 12

Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

Question 13

plas/i, plas/o

Answer 13

Formation, development, growth

Question 14

poster/o

Answer 14

behind, toward the back

Question 15

-stasis, -static

Answer 15

control, maintenance of a constant level

Question 16

dist/o

Answer 16

away from, away from the point of attachment

Question 17

infer/o

Answer 17

below or downward, toward the tail or feet

Question 18

later/o

Answer 18

toward the side

Question 19

medi/o

Answer 19

toward the middle

Question 20

proxim/o

Answer 20

near or nearer, to the point of attachment

Question 21

super/o

Answer 21

above

Question 22

dors/o, post

Answer 22

back

Question 23

Ad

Answer 23

towards

Question 24

physi

Answer 24

nature or physical

Question 25

retro-

Answer 25

behind

Question 26

pericon

Answer 26

peritoneum

Question 27

trans

Answer 27

across

Question 28

spin/o

Answer 28

spine, spinal cord

Question 29

Chondr/o

Answer 29

cartilage

Question 30

hypo

Answer 30

below

Question 31

hist

Answer 31

tissue

Question 32

-plasia

Answer 32

Formation

Question 33

Exo

Answer 33

Out of

Question 34

-crine

Answer 34

To secrete

Question 35

Carcin

Answer 35

Cancerous

Question 36

Formative material of cells.

Answer 36

Plasm

Question 37

Dem/i

Answer 37

Population

Question 38

idi/o

Answer 38

Peculiar to the individual