Roots, Suffixes, Prefixes

Question 1

a-

Answer 1

Without, lack of

asymptomatic

Question 2

ab-

Answer 2

away from

abstinence

Question 3

acou-

Answer 3

hearing

acoustics

Question 4

-ac, -al

Answer 4

pertaining to

cardiac

Question 5

ad-

Answer 5

to, toward, near to

adduction

Question 6

aden-, Adeno-

Answer 6

gland

adenoma (tumor of a gland)

Question 7

af-

Answer 7

toward

afferent (moving toward)

Question 8

albi-

Answer 8

White

ablinuria (passing of pale or white urine)

Question 9

-algia

Answer 9

painful condition

myalgia (muscle pain)

Question 10

an-

Answer 10

without, lack of

anesthesia (absence of pain)

Question 11

andro-

Answer 11

male

androgens

Question 12

angi-, angio-

Answer 12

vessel

angiopathy (desea of blood vessels)

Question 13

ante-

Answer 13

before

antepartum (before birth)

Question 14

anti-

Answer 14

against

anticoagulant

Question 15

apo-

Answer 15

separated from, off

apodia (congenital absence of feet)

Question 16

arthr, arthro-

Answer 16

joint

arthritis ( inflammation of a joint)

Question 17

-ary

Answer 17

associated with

urinary (associate with urine)

Question 18

-asis, -asia

Answer 18

condition or state of

homeostasis ( state of metabolic balance)

Question 19

audio-

Answer 19

hearing

auditory

Question 20

auri-

Answer 20

ear

article(ear-shaped structure)

Question 21

auto-

Answer 21

self

autolysis (self breakdown)

Question 22

baro-

Answer 22

weight, pressure

barereceptor (receptor for pressure changes)

Question 23

bi-

Answer 23

twice, double

bicuspid (tow cusps)

Question 24

-blast

Answer 24

germ, bud

chrondroblast (cartilage-producing cell)

Question 25

brachi-

Answer 25

arm brachial ( of the arm)

Question 26

brady-

Answer 26

slow bradycardia (slow heart rate)

Question 27

bucc-

Answer 27

cheek buccal cavity (inside cheek region)

Question 28

callo-

Answer 28

thick callosity (thickening of keratinized layer of epidermis)

Question 29

carcin-

Answer 29

cancer carcinogenic (causing cancer)

Question 30

cardio-

Answer 30

heart cardiogram (register of heart activity)

Question 31

caud-

Answer 31

tail caudal (by the tail)

Question 32

cephal-

Answer 32

head cephalic (by the head)

Question 33

cerebro-

Answer 33

brain cerebrospinal (of the brain and spinal cord)

Question 34

chondro-

Answer 34

cartilage, grist chondrocyte (cartilage cell)

Question 35

-cide

Answer 35

kill spermicide (agent that kills sperm)

Question 36

circum-

Answer 36

around circumduction (moviement forming a circle

Question 37

-clast

Answer 37

break osteoclast (cell that breaks down bone)

Question 38

co-, com-

Answer 38

with, together cooperate, gray commissure ( connects right/left horns)

Question 39

contra-

Answer 39

against, opposite contralateral (opposite side)

Question 40

cost-

Answer 40

rib intercostals - between the ribs

Question 41

crani-

Answer 41

skull cranial cavity

Question 42

cune-

Answer 42

wedge cuneiform - wedge shaped

Question 43

cuti-

Answer 43

skin subcutaneous - under the skin

Question 44

cyan-

Answer 44

blue color cyanosis - bluish discoloration of the skin

Question 45

cysti-, cysto-

Answer 45

sac, bladder cystoscope - instrument for examining the inside of bladder

Question 46

-cyte, cyto-

Answer 46

cell erythocyte -red blood cell cytology - study of cells

Question 47

demi-

Answer 47

half costal demifacet - half-moon facet on vertebra for rib articulation

Question 48

derm-

Answer 48

skin dermatology - study of skin