Suffixes and prefixes C

Question 1

capill-

Answer 1

Of or pertaining to hair

ex. Capillus

Question 2

capit-

Answer 2

Pertaining to the head (as a whole)

ex. Capitation

Question 3

carcin(o)

Answer 3

cancer

ex. Carcinoma

Question 4

cardi(o)

Answer 4

Of or pertaining to the heart

ex. Cardiology

Question 5

carp(o)

Answer 5

Of or pertaining to the wrist

ex. Carpopedal

Question 6

cata-

Answer 6

down, under

ex. Cataract

Question 7

-cele

Answer 7

pouching, hernia

ex. Hydrocele

Question 8

[centesis

Answer 8

surgical puncture for aspiration

ex. Amniocentesis

Question 9

cephal(o)

Answer 9

Of of pretaining to the head(as a whole)

ex. Cephalalgy

Question 10

cerat(o)

Answer 10

Of or pertaiing to cornu; horn

ex. Ceratoid

Question 11

cerebell(o)

Answer 11

Of or pertaining to the cerebellum

ex. Cerebellum

Question 12

cerebr(o)

Answer 12

Of or pertaining to the brain

ex. Cerebrology

Question 13

cervic-

Answer 13

Of or pertaining to the neck, the cervix

ex. Cervicodorsal

Question 14

chem(o)

Answer 14

chemistry, drug ex. Chemotherapy

Question 15

chir(o)-, cheir(o)

Answer 15

Of or pertaining to the hand

ex. Chiropractor

Question 16

chlor(o)

Answer 16

Denoting a green color

ex. Chlorophyll

Question 17

chol(e)

Answer 17

Of or pertanining to the bile

ex. Cholaemia

Question 18

cholecyst(o)

Answer 18

Of or pertaining to the gallbladder

ex. Cholecystectomy

Question 19

chondr(i)o-

Answer 19

cartilage, gristle, granule, granular

ex. Chondrocalcinosis

Question 20

chrom(ato)-

Answer 20

color

ex. Hemachromatosis

Question 21

-cidal, -cide

Answer 21

killing, destroying

ex. bacteriocidal

Question 22

cili-

Answer 22

Of or pertaining to the cilia, the eyelashes; eyelids ex. Ciliary

Question 23

circum-

Answer 23

Denoting something as ‘around’ another

ex. Circumcision

Question 24

cis-

Answer 24

On this side

Question 25

clast

Answer 25

break

ex. osteoclast

Question 26

co-

Answer 26

with, toghether, in association

Question 27

col-, colo-, colono-

Answer 27

colon

ex. Colonoscopy

Question 28

colp(o)

Answer 28

Of or pertaining to the vagina

ex. Colposcopy

Question 29

com-

Answer 29

with, together

Question 30

contra

Answer 30

against

ex. Contraindicate

Question 31

cor-

Answer 31

with, together

Question 32

cor-, core-, coro-

Answer 32

Of or pertaining to the eye’s pupil

ex. Corectomy

Question 33

cordi-

Answer 33

Of or pertaining to the heart (uncommon as a prefix) ex. Commotio cordis

Question 34

cornu-

Answer 34

Applied to processes and parts of the body describing them likened or similar to horns

Question 35

cost(o)-

Answer 35

Of or pertaining to the ribs

ex. Costochondral

Question 36

cox-

Answer 36

Of or pertaining to the hip, haunch, or hip-joint

ex. Coxopodite

Question 37

crani(o)-

Answer 37

Belonging or relating to the cranium

ex. Craniology

Question 38

-crine

Answer 38

to secrete

ex. Endocrine

Question 39

cry(o)-

Answer 39

cold

ex. Cryoablation

Question 40

cutane-

Answer 40

skin

ex. Subcutaneous

Question 41

cyan(o)

Answer 41

Denotes a blue color

ex. Cyanopsia

Question 42

cycl-

Answer 42

circle, cycle

Question 43

cyph(o)

Answer 43

Denotes something as bent (uncommon as a prefix) ex. Cyphosis

Question 44

cyst(o)-, cyst(i)-

Answer 44

Of or pertaining to the urinary bladder

ex. Cystotomy

Question 45

cyt(o)-

Answer 45

cell

ex. Cytokine

Question 46

-cyte

Answer 46

cell

ex. Leukocyte