ROOT, SUFFIX AND PREFIX

Question 1

an-

Answer 1

without (ANuric=without urine)

Question 2

angi/angio

Answer 2

vessel (ANGIogram=imaging study of the vessel)

Question 3

-apheresis

Answer 3

removal (plasmaAPHERESIS=removal of plasma)

Question 4

-asthenia

Answer 4

without strength (myASTHENIA=without. muscle strength)

Question 5

azot-

Answer 5

urea (AZOTemia=urea in the blood)

Question 6

brady-

Answer 6

slow (BRADYcardia=slow heart rate)

Question 7

-capnea

Answer 7

carbon dioxide (hyperCAPNEA=elevated carbon dioxide)

Question 8

-centesis

Answer 8

removal of fluid (thoraCENTESIS=removal of fluid from lungs)

Question 9

-chezia

Answer 9

elimination of waste (hematoCHEZIA=blood in stool)

Question 10

cholecyst

Answer 10

gallbladder (CHOLECYSTitis=inflammation of the gallbladder)

Question 11

cholang

Answer 11

bile/vessel (CHOLANGIogram=camera study of bile ducts)

Question 12

-cidal

Answer 12

killing (bacteriaCIDAL=kills bacteria)

Question 13

contra

Answer 13

opposite (CONTRAlateral=opposite side of the body)

Question 14

dipsia

Answer 14

thirst (polyDIPSIA=excessive thirst)

Question 15

dys-

Answer 15

abnormal (DYSrhythmia=abnormal heart rhythm

Question 16

-ectomy

Answer 16

surgical removal (appendECTOMY=removal of the appendix)

Question 17

-emia

Answer 17

condition of the blood (bacterEMIA=bacteria in the blood)

Question 18

encephal

Answer 18

brain (ENCEPHALopathy=pathology of the brain)

Question 19

end/endo-

Answer 19

within (ENDOscopy=a scope within the body)

Question 20

enter/entero-

Answer 20

small intestine (ENTEROvirus=virus of the small intestine)

Question 21

epi-

Answer 21

above (EPIgastric=above the stomach)

Question 22

gluco-

Answer 22

sugar (GLUCOneogenesis=the production of glucose)

Question 23

glyc-

Answer 23

sugar (GLYColysis=the breadown of sugar)

Question 24

-gram

Answer 24

imaging (arterioGRAM=imaging study of the arteries)

Question 25

-gaphy

Answer 25

imaging (angioGRAPHY=visual imaging of the vessels)

Question 26

hem/hemat-

Answer 26

blood (HEMATology=study of blood)

Question 27

hepat-

Answer 27

liver (HEPATitis=inflammationof the liver)

Question 28

hist-

Answer 28

tissue (HISTology=a study of the tissue)

Question 29

hydro

Answer 29

water (HYDROcephaly=elevated CSF in the brain)

Question 30

hyper-

Answer 30

high (HYPERtention=high blood pressure)

Question 31

hypo-

Answer 31

low (HYPOglycemia=low blood sugar)

Question 32

-iasis

Answer 32

abnormal condition (cholelithIASIS=condition of gallbladder stones)

Question 33

idio-

Answer 33

unknown (IDIOpathic=of unknown pathology)

Question 34

infra-

Answer 34

below (INFRAtentorial=below the tentorium cerebelli)

Question 35

inter-

Answer 35

between (INTERcostal=between the ribs)

Question 36

intra-

Answer 36

within (INTRArenal=within the kidney)

Question 37

ipsi-

Answer 37

same (IPSIlateral=same side)

Question 38

-ism

Answer 38

process or condition (hypothyroidISM=low thyroid)