Prefixes & Suffixes
Urinary & Digestive System
Reproductive & Endocrine System
Skeletal & Muscular System
Prefixes & Suffixes
100

What does the suffix -itis mean? 

What is Inflammation?

100

What does the urinary system consist of? 

What is the Kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra?

100

what is homeostasis?

What is the state of dynamic equilibrium? 

100

What is the function of the skeletal system?

What is it provides, protection, movement, and a framework for the body.

100

What does the prefix hemi- mean? 

What is half?

200

The suffix -sclerosis means what? 

What is Hardening?

200

What are the 2 key digestive functions?

What is Digestion and Excretion?

200

Sugar in the blood 

What is glycemia?

200

What does the abbreviation ortho mean?

What is orthopedic?

200

What does the suffix- rrhaphy mean?

What is suture, suturing?

300

The suffix -lith means what? 

What is stone?
300

What is the digestive system also known as? 

What is gastrointestinal system ?
300

The reproductive glands are sometimes called what?

What is the gonads?

300

What does the abbreviation RUE mean? 

What is right upper extremity?

300

What does the suffix -ous mean?

What is pertaining to?

400

What prefix means same or equal?

What is iso-?

400

What organ acts as a storage pouch for bile? 

What is the gallbladder?

400

what influences the body's natural circadian rhythm or "sleep- wake cycle"?

what is melatonin? 

400

what is a abnormal increase in the curvature of the thoracic vertebrae, causing hunchback called?

What is kyphosis? 

400

What prefix means beyond? 

What is Ultra-?

500

What prefix means inward?

What is eso-?

500

What diagnostic test or procedure filters waste and fluid from the blood while passing through selectively permeable membranes?

What is Hemodialysis?

500

What is an enlarged thyroid gland?

What is a goiter?

500

What does tarsometatarsal mean? 

What is pertaining to the ankle and metatarsals?

500

What prefix means both?

What is ambi- ?

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