Quiz 2

Question 1

ana-, an-

Answer 1

[prefix] up, upward, again

Question 2

dis-, dif-, di-

Answer 2

[prefix] apart, away from, separation, lack of

Question 3

enanti-

Answer 3

[prefix] opposite

Question 4

ex-, ef-, e-

Answer 4

[prefix] out, outside, from

Question 5

exo-, ex-

Answer 5

[prefix] outside, outer, external

Question 6

in-, il-, im-, ir-

Answer 6

[prefix] not

Question 7

juxta-

Answer 7

[prefix] close to

Question 8

pre-, prae-

Answer 8

[prefix] in front of, before

Question 9

pro-

Answer 9

[prefix] in front of, forward

Question 10

se-

Answer 10

[prefix] away, aside

Question 11

ultra-

Answer 11

[prefix] beyond

Question 12

-able, -abil-

Answer 12

[suffix] able to be

Question 13

-ac

Answer 13

[suffix] pertaining to

Question 14

-ance, -ancy

Answer 14

[suffix] state of

Question 15

-ature

Answer 15

[suffix] system composed of

Question 16

-culus

Answer 16

[suffix] small

Question 17

-ent

Answer 17

[suffix] pertaining to

Question 18

-er

Answer 18

[suffix] person who (does…), thing that (does…)

Question 19

-fic

Answer 19

[suffix] causing, making

Question 20

-ician

Answer 20

[suffix] specialist

Question 21

-ics, -tics

Answer 21

[suffix] art of, science of, study of

Question 22

-id

Answer 22

[suffix] pertaining to, having

Question 23

-ine

Answer 23

[suffix] pertaining to

Question 24

-ism

Answer 24

[suffix] condition of

Question 25

-ist

Answer 25

[suffix] person who (does...), specialist

Question 26

-ization

Answer 26

[suffix] process of making

Question 27

-ory

Answer 27

[suffix] having the function of

Question 28

aud-, audi-, audit-

Answer 28

[base] to hear, hearing

Question 29

acou-, acous-

Answer 29

[base] hearing, sound

Question 30

son-

Answer 30

[base] sound

Question 31

aur-

Answer 31

[base] ear

Question 32

auricul-

Answer 32

[base] auricle, outer ear

Question 33

ot-

Answer 33

[base] ear

Question 34

penn-, pinn-

Answer 34

[base] feather, wing, pinna, auricle (the outer ear)

Question 35

chondr

Answer 35

[base] granule, cartilage

Question 36

helic-

Answer 36

[base] spiral, helix

Question 37

foss-

Answer 37

[base] ditch, trench, to dig; fossa

Question 38

scaph-

Answer 38

[base] boat shaped

Question 39

tuber-

Answer 39

[base] swelling, nodule

Question 40

tubercul-

Answer 40

[base] tubercle, small swelling or nodule

Question 41

conch-

Answer 41

[base] sea shell, spiral shell

Question 42

conch-

Answer 42

[base] concha

Question 43

turbin-

Answer 43

[base] cone shaped, spiraled

Question 44

mast-

Answer 44

[base] breast

Question 45

mastoid-

Answer 45

[base] mastoid process

Question 46

ced-, cess-

Answer 46

[base] to go, to be in motion

Question 47

styl-

Answer 47

[base] column, pillar; styloid process

Question 48

styl-, styloid-

Answer 48

[base] styloid process

Question 49

me-

Answer 49

[base] to go, to pass, to travel

Question 50

meat-

Answer 50

[base] opening, passageway, meatus

Question 51

tympan-

Answer 51

[base] drum, stretched membrane; tympanic membrane, tympanic cavity

Question 52

myring-

Answer 52

[base] tympanic membrane

Question 53

oss-, osse-

Answer 53

[base] bone

Question 54

labyrinth-

Answer 54

[base] labyrinth, maze; inner ear

Question 55

vestibul-

Answer 55

[base] vestibule, entrance

Question 56

cochle-

Answer 56

[base] snail-shell, spiral shell; cochlea

Question 57

canal-

Answer 57

[base] channel

Question 58

canalicul-

Answer 58

[base] canaliculus, small channel

Question 59

ampull-

Answer 59

[base] flask, bottle; ampulla

Question 60

alg-

Answer 60

[base] pain

Question 61

alges-

Answer 61

[base] pain sensation

Question 62

agr-

Answer 62

[base] pain, painful seizure

Question 63

odyn-

Answer 63

[base] pain

Question 64

dol-, dolor-

Answer 64

[base] pain

Question 65

nos-

Answer 65

[base] disease, sickness

Question 66

morb-

Answer 66

[base] disease

Question 67

path-

Answer 67

[base] disease, suffering, feeling

Question 68

aesthe-, esthe-

Answer 68

[base] to feel, sensation, feeling

Question 69

therap-

Answer 69

[base] to provide treatment, treatment

Question 70

therapeut-

Answer 70

[base] treatment

Question 71

iatr-

Answer 71

[base] physician, medical treatment

Question 72

-agra

Answer 72

[compound suffix] pain, painful seizure

Question 73

-algesia

Answer 73

[compound suffix] sensation of pain

Question 74

-algia

Answer 74

[compound suffix] painful condition

Question 75

-acousia

Answer 75

[compound suffix] condition of hearing

Question 76

-esthesia

Answer 76

[compound suffix] condition of sensation

Question 77

-genesis

Answer 77

[compound suffix] production

Question 78

-genic

Answer 78

[compound suffix] producing, produced

Question 79

-genous

Answer 79

[compound suffix] producing, produced

Question 80

-iatrics, -iatry

Answer 80

[compound suffix] medical treatment

Question 81

-nosia

Answer 81

[compound suffix] disease

Question 82

-odynia

Answer 82

[compound suffix] painful condition

Question 83

-pathia, -pathy

Answer 83

[compound suffix] disease, treatment of disease

Question 84

-therapia, -therapy

Answer 84

[compound suffix] treatment

Question 85

mal-

Answer 85

[prefix] bad, inadequate

Question 86

-ant

Answer 86

[suffix] pertaining to

Question 87

-or

Answer 87

[suffix] person who (does...), thing that (does...)

Question 88

-plasm

Answer 88

[suffix] formed substance, growth

Question 89

-tome

Answer 89

[suffix] instrument used to cut

Question 90

olfact-

Answer 90

[base] smell, sense of smell

Question 91

osm-

Answer 91

[base] smell, sense of smell

Question 92

osphres-, osphresi-

Answer 92

[base] smell, sense of smell

Question 93

odor-

Answer 93

[base] odor, smell

Question 94

nas-

Answer 94

[base] nose

Question 95

rhin-, -rrhin-

Answer 95

[base] nose

Question 96

nar-

Answer 96

[base] nostril

Question 97

al-

Answer 97

[base] wing

Question 98

sept-

Answer 98

[base] 1) dividing wall; 2) seven; 3) septum

Question 99

muc-

Answer 99

[base] mucus

Question 100

mucos-

Answer 100

[base] mucosa, mucous membrane

Question 101

blenn-

Answer 101

[base] mucus

Question 102

myx-

Answer 102

[base] mucus

Question 103

phlegm-

Answer 103

[base] phlegm, inflammation

Question 104

sin-

Answer 104

[base] curve, cavity; sinus

Question 105

sin-, sinus-

Answer 105

[base] sinus

Question 106

plas-, plast-

Answer 106

[base] to form, to mold

Question 107

cente-

Answer 107

[base] to puncture

Question 108

tom-

Answer 108

[base] to cut, to slice, to section

Question 109

ectom-

Answer 109

[base] to cut out, to cut away

Question 110

stom-, stomat-

Answer 110

[base] mouth, opening

Question 111

stom-

Answer 111

[base] mouth, opening; stoma

Question 112

clei-

Answer 112

[base] to close

Question 113

cleist-

Answer 113

[base] closed

Question 114

clas-

Answer 114

[base] to break, fragment

Question 115

de-

Answer 115

[base] to bind

Question 116

pex-

Answer 116

[base] to fasten, to fix

Question 117

ly-

Answer 117

[base] to loosen, dissolving

Question 118

cly-

Answer 118

[base] to wash

Question 119

trib-, trips-

Answer 119

[base] to rub, to crush

Question 120

-centesis

Answer 120

[compound suffix] surgical puncturing, puncturing

Question 121

-clasia, -clasis

Answer 121

[compound suffix] surgical fracture, breaking, rupture

Question 122

-cleisis

Answer 122

[compound suffix] surgical closure, closure

Question 123

-clysis

Answer 123

[compound suffix] therapeutic infusion of liquid, irrigation

Question 124

-desis

Answer 124

[compound suffix] surgical fusion, binding

Question 125

-dialysis

Answer 125

[compound suffix] surgical dissolving, surgical separation, filtration

Question 126

-ectomy

Answer 126

[compound suffix] surgical removal, removal

Question 127

-lysis

Answer 127

[compound suffix] surgical dissolving, surgical separation, loosening

Question 128

-pexis, -pexy

Answer 128

[compound suffix] surgical fastening, fixing

Question 129

-plasia, -plasty

Answer 129

[compound suffix] surgical reshaping, formation

Question 130

-stomy

Answer 130

[compound suffix] making a surgical opening, making an opening

Question 131

-tripsy

Answer 131

[compound suffix] surgical crushing, crushing

Question 132

-tomy

Answer 132

[compound suffix] surgical cutting, cutting

Question 133

-osmia

Answer 133

[compound suffix] condition of sense of smell

Question 134

raph-, -rraph-

Answer 134

[base] to stitch, to suture

Question 135

rhe-, -rrh-

Answer 135

[base] to flow

Question 136

-rrhage

Answer 136

[compound suffix] excessive flow, excessive discharge

Question 137

-rrhagia

Answer 137

[compound suffix] excessive flow, excessive discharge

Question 138

-rrhaphy

Answer 138

[compound suffix] surgical suture

Question 139

-rrhea

Answer 139

[compound suffix] flow, discharge

Question 140

-rrhexis

Answer 140

[compound suffix] rupture

Question 141

ab-, a-

Answer 141

[prefix] away from

Question 142

ad-, ac-, af-, etc. (can be shortened/assimilated)

Answer 142

[prefix] toward, near

Question 143

retro-

Answer 143

[prefix] behind, backward

Question 144

-culum

Answer 144

[suffix] small

Question 145

-tion

Answer 145

[suffix] act of, process of

Question 146

-ulum

Answer 146

[suffix] small

Question 147

-ulus

Answer 147

[suffix] small

Question 148

-uncle

Answer 148

[suffix] small

Question 149

or-, os-

Answer 149

[base] mouth, opening

Question 150

geus-

Answer 150

[base] to taste, sense of taste

Question 151

gust-

Answer 151

[base] to taste

Question 152

gloss-, glott-

Answer 152

[base] tongue, language

Question 153

glott-

Answer 153

[base] tone, language; glottis

Question 154

lingu-

Answer 154

[base] tongue, language

Question 155

papill-

Answer 155

[base] nipple, papilla

Question 156

fren-

Answer 156

[base] bridle, rein; frenum

Question 157

car-, carn-

Answer 157

[base] flesh, meat

Question 158

bucc-

Answer 158

[base] cheek

Question 159

labi-, labr-

Answer 159

[base] lip

Question 160

cheil-

Answer 160

[base] lip

Question 161

staphyl-

Answer 161

[base] graph, bunch of grapes; uvula

Question 162

palat-

Answer 162

[base] roof of the mouth, palate

Question 163

uran-

Answer 163

[base] roof of the mouth, palate

Question 164

gnath-

Answer 164

[base] jaw

Question 165

maxill-

Answer 165

[base] upper jaw bone, maxilla

Question 166

mandibul-

Answer 166

[base] lower jaw bone, mandible

Question 167

condyl-

Answer 167

[base] knuckle, knob; condyle

Question 168

ram-

Answer 168

[base] branch; ramus

Question 169

gingiv-

Answer 169

[base] gum

Question 170

dent-

Answer 170

[base] tooth

Question 171

odont-

Answer 171

[base] tooth

Question 172

saliv-

Answer 172

[base] spit, saliva

Question 173

sial-

Answer 173

[base] spit, saliva, salivary gland

Question 174

pty-

Answer 174

[base] spit, saliva

Question 175

ptyal-

Answer 175

[base] saliva, salivary gland

Question 176

-culus, -cula, -culum

Answer 176

[suffix] small

Question 177

-ellus, -ella, -ellum

Answer 177

[suffix] small

Question 178

-illus, -illa, -illum

Answer 178

[suffix] small

Question 179

-ulus, -ula, -ulum

Answer 179

[suffix] small

Question 180

-cle

Answer 180

[suffix] small

Question 181

-idium

Answer 181

[suffix] small

Question 182

-il

Answer 182

[suffix] small

Question 183

-ium

Answer 183

[suffix] small

Question 184

-ole

Answer 184

[suffix] small

Question 185

-ule

Answer 185

[suffix] small

Question 186

-uncle

Answer 186

[suffix] small

Question 187

-unculus

Answer 187

[suffix] small

Question 188

mult-

Answer 188

[base] many, much

Question 189

poly-

Answer 189

[base] many, much

Question 190

hemi-

Answer 190

[base] half

Question 191

semi-

Answer 191

[base] half, partly

Question 192

olig-

Answer 192

[base] few, scanty

Question 193

plur-

Answer 193

[base] many, more

Question 194

pleo-, pleio-

Answer 194

[base] more, excessive, multiple

Question 195

pan-, pant-

Answer 195

[base] all, entire

Question 196

macr-

Answer 196

[base] large, long

Question 197

magn-

Answer 197

[base] large, great

Question 198

micr-

Answer 198

[base] small

Question 199

mega-, megal-

Answer 199

[base] large

Question 200

mega-

Answer 200

[base] large; great

Question 201

pen-

Answer 201

[base] deficiency, decrease

Question 202

-geusia

Answer 202

[compound suffix] condition of sense of taste

Question 203

-megaly

Answer 203

[compound suffix] enlargement

Question 204

-penia

Answer 204

[compound suffix] deficiency

Question 205

-schesis

Answer 205

[compound suffix] fissure

Question 206

hol-

Answer 206

[base] whole, entire

Question 207

hom-, home-

Answer 207

[base] same, similar

Question 208

is-

Answer 208

[base] equal, same

Question 209

anis-

Answer 209

[base] unequal, different

Question 210

all-

Answer 210

[base] other, different

Question 211

heter-

Answer 211

[base] other, different

Question 212

-acious

Answer 212

[suffix] tending to, inclined to

Question 213

-ence

Answer 213

[suffix] state of

Question 214

-ian

Answer 214

[suffix] pertaining to

Question 215

cervic-

Answer 215

[base] neck

Question 216

trachel-

Answer 216

[base] neck

Question 217

coll-

Answer 217

[base] neck

Question 218

cleid-

Answer 218

[base] key, hook; collar-bone

Question 219

clav-

Answer 219

[base] key, clavicle, collar-bone

Question 220

clavicul-

Answer 220

[base] clavicle, collar-bone

Question 221

jugul-

Answer 221

[base] neck, throat

Question 222

guttur-

Answer 222

[base] throat

Question 223

pharyng-

Answer 223

[base] throat, pharynx

Question 224

tonsill-

Answer 224

[base] tonsil

Question 225

aden-

Answer 225

[base] gland

Question 226

laryng-

Answer 226

[base] voice-box, larynx

Question 227

glott-

Answer 227

[base] tongue, language: glottis, mouth of the windpipe

Question 228

thyr-

Answer 228

[base] oblong shield; thyroid gland; thyroid cartilage

Question 229

thyr-, thyroid-

Answer 229

[base] thyroid gland, thyroid cartilage

Question 230

hy-

Answer 230

[base] greek letter upsilon; hyoid bone

Question 231

phas-

Answer 231

[base] speech, to talk

Question 232

phras-

Answer 232

[base] speech, to talk

Question 233

phem-

Answer 233

[base] speech, to talk

Question 234

lal-

Answer 234

[base] speech, to talk

Question 235

loqu-

Answer 235

[base] speech, to talk

Question 236

voc-

Answer 236

[base] speech, voice, to talk

Question 237

phon-

Answer 237

[base] speech, voice, sound

Question 238

log-

Answer 238

[base] speech, word

Question 239

-logist

Answer 239

[compound suffix] one who studies

Question 240

-logy

Answer 240

[compound suffix] study of

Question 241

brady-

Answer 241

[base] slow

Question 242

tachy-

Answer 242

[base] fast

Question 243

copr-

Answer 243

[base] dung, filth, feces

Question 244

cac-

Answer 244

[base] bad

Question 245

ech-

Answer 245

[base] returned sound, repetition

Question 246

mon-

Answer 246

[base] one, single

Question 247

un-

Answer 247

[base] one, single

Question 248

hapl-

Answer 248

[base] single

Question 249

prot-

Answer 249

[base] first, original, primitive

Question 250

prim-

Answer 250

[base] first

Question 251

-gravida

Answer 251

[compound suffix] woman who is, or has been, pregnant

Question 252

-para

Answer 252

[compound suffix] woman who has given birth

Question 253

di-

Answer 253

[base] two, twice

Question 254

dich-

Answer 254

[base] in two

Question 255

bi

Answer 255

[base] two, twice, double; life, living

Question 256

bin-

Answer 256

[base] double, pair

Question 257

deut-, deuter-

Answer 257

[base] second

Question 258

second-, secud-

Answer 258

[base] second, following

Question 259

gemin-, gemell-

Answer 259

[base] twin, paired, born at the same time

Question 260

tri-

Answer 260

[base] three

Question 261

terti-

Answer 261

[base] third

Question 262

tern-

Answer 262

[base] three each

Question 263

tetr-

Answer 263

[base] four

Question 264

quadr-

Answer 264

[base] four

Question 265

quart-

Answer 265

[base] fourth

Question 266

quatern-

Answer 266

[base] four each

Question 267

pent-

Answer 267

[base] five

Question 268

quinque-

Answer 268

[base] five

Question 269

quint-

Answer 269

[base] fifth

Question 270

quin-

Answer 270

[base] five each

Question 271

hex-

Answer 271

[base] six

Question 272

sex-

Answer 272

[base] six

Question 273

sext-

Answer 273

[base] sixth

Question 274

hept-

Answer 274

[base] seven

Question 275

sept-

Answer 275

[base] dividing wall; seven

Question 276

septim-

Answer 276

[base] seventh

Question 277

oct-

Answer 277

[base] eight

Question 278

octav-

Answer 278

[base] eighth

Question 279

enne-

Answer 279

[base] nine

Question 280

novem-

Answer 280

[base] nine

Question 281

non-

Answer 281

[base] ninth

Question 282

dec-

Answer 282

[base] ten, tenth

Question 283

decem-

Answer 283

[base] ten

Question 284

dec-, decim-

Answer 284

[base] tenth

Question 285

-ated

Answer 285

[suffix] composed of, having

Question 286

scapul-

Answer 286

[base] shoulder blade, scapula

Question 287

brachi-

Answer 287

[base] arm

Question 288

mel-

Answer 288

[base] limb

Question 289

humer-

Answer 289

[base] upper arm bone, humerus

Question 290

uln-

Answer 290

[base] ulna

Question 291

radi-

Answer 291

[base] ray, spoke of a wheel, radius

Question 292

cub-, cubit-, cumb-

Answer 292

[base] to lie down

Question 293

cubit-

Answer 293

[base] 1) to lie down, 2) elbow, forearm

Question 294

ancon-

Answer 294

[base] elbow

Question 295

glen-

Answer 295

[base] 1) socket of a joint, 2) glenoid

Question 296

corac-

Answer 296

[base] crow's beak, coracoid process

Question 297

acromi-

Answer 297

[base] acromion

Question 298

capit-, cipit-

Answer 298

[base] head

Question 299

delt-

Answer 299

[base] Greek letter delta

Question 300

trapez-

Answer 300

[base] table

Question 301

trapezi-

Answer 301

[base] trapezium

Question 302

ost-, oste-

Answer 302

[base] bone

Question 303

tend-, tens-, tent-

Answer 303

[base] to stretch

Question 304

ten-, tend-, tendin-, tendon-, tenon-, tenont-

Answer 304

[base] tendon

Question 305

lig-

Answer 305

[base] to bind, to tie

Question 306

ligament-

Answer 306

[base] ligament

Question 307

desm-

Answer 307

[base] band, ligament

Question 308

syndesm-

Answer 308

[base] ligament

Question 309

fasci-

Answer 309

[base] band, fascia

Question 310

my-, mys-, myos-

Answer 310

[base] muscle

Question 311

muscul-

Answer 311

[base] muscle

Question 312

flect-, flex-

Answer 312

[base] to bend

Question 313

agon-

Answer 313

[base] struggle, contest, action

Question 314

duc-, duct-

Answer 314

[base] to lead, to draw

Question 315

lamin-, lamell-

Answer 315

[base] thin plate, lamina

Question 316

arthr-

Answer 316

[base] 1) joint; 2) speech

Question 317

articul-

Answer 317

[base] 1) joint, 2) speech sound

Question 318

crist-

Answer 318

[base] crest

Question 319

phy-

Answer 319

[base] to growth

Question 320

phys-

Answer 320

[base] 1) growth, nature; 2) breath, inflation, swollen

Question 321

spin-

Answer 321

[base] thorn, spine

Question 322

top-

Answer 322

[base] place, position

Question 323

ta-

Answer 323

[base] to stretch

Question 324

tas-

Answer 324

[base] stretching, tension

Question 325

ede-, oede-

Answer 325

[base] to swell

Question 326

eme-

Answer 326

[base] to vomit

Question 327

phragm-

Answer 327

[base] to block, to obstruct

Question 328

diaphragm-

Answer 328

[base] diaphragm

Question 329

lep-, leps-

Answer 329

[base] taking hold, to seize

Question 330

malac-

Answer 330

[base] soft

Question 331

phthi-

Answer 331

[base] to waste away, to decay

Question 332

phthis-

Answer 332

[base] wasting, decaying

Question 333

pleg-

Answer 333

[base] blow, stroke

Question 334

plex-, plec-

Answer 334

[base] blow, stroke, seizure

Question 335

pto-

Answer 335

[base] falling

Question 336

sta-

Answer 336

[base] to stand, standing

Question 337

stas-

Answer 337

[base] standing

Question 338

sthen-

Answer 338

[base] strength

Question 339

-asthenia

Answer 339

[compound suffix] weakness

Question 340

-ectasia, -ectasis

Answer 340

[compound suffix] expansion, widening, dilation

Question 341

-ectopia, -ectopy

Answer 341

[compound suffix] displacement

Question 342

-emesia, -emesis

Answer 342

[compound suffix] vomiting

Question 343

-emphraxis

Answer 343

[compound suffix] obstruction

Question 344

-lepsis, -lepsy

Answer 344

[compound suffix] seizure

Question 345

-malacia

Answer 345

[compound suffix] softening

Question 346

-(o)edema

Answer 346

[compound suffix] swelling

Question 347

-phthisis

Answer 347

[compound suffix] wasting

Question 348

-plegia

Answer 348

[compound suffix] paralysis

Question 349

-plexia, -plexy

Answer 349

[compound suffix] seizure

Question 350

-ptosia, -ptosis

Answer 350

[compound suffix] drooping, prolapse

Question 351

-stasis, -stasis, -stasy

Answer 351

[compound suffix] stoppage, stagnation

Question 352

-stenosis

Answer 352

[compound suffix] narrowing, contraction

Question 353

what are 3 ways in which the spelling of the prefix might be altered?

Answer 353

1) elision - when the following base begins with a vowel or 'h,' the final vowel of the prefix is dropped. the prefix a- becomes an- 2) assimilation - when the following base begins with certain consonants and the prefix ends on a consonant, the final consonant of the prefix changes to something closer to the beginning consonant of the base 3) the prefix ec- becomes ex- if followed by vowels or the letter 'h'

Question 354

what are four examples of terms where the base precedes the suffix?

Answer 354

1) pupillatonia 2) pantaphobia 3) logamnesia 4) adenectopy