A word structure at the beginning of a term that modifies the root.
What is a prefix
200
-pathy
What is disease
200
The prefix that means within.
What is intra-
200
Four times a day
What is q.i.d.
200
Used when an object is blue
What is cyan/o
200
Which of the following prefixes is matched correctly with its meaning?
1) hypo / above
2) peri / around
3) antero / back
4) endo / over
5) micro / large
What is peri / around
300
-stasis
What is control
300
epi-
What is on, upon, at, by, near, over, on top of, toward, against, among.
300
The meaning of stat
What is immediately
300
Refers to the brain
What is encephal/o
300
Word root with a combining vowel attached (written with a seperateing vertical slash)
What is a combining form
400
-asthenia
What is weakness
400
The prefix that means surrounding
What is peri-
400
b.i.d. means this
What is twice a day
400
The combining form for hearing
What is audi/o
400
Which of the following words is misspelled?
1) Abscess
2) Homostasis
3) Venous
4) Prostate
5) Integumentary
What is Homostasis
500
The suffix -gravida refers to what condition?
What is pregnancy
500
The prefix that means behind
What is retro-
500
The abbreviation for the Left Ear
What is AS
500
Nephr/o and ren/o both refer to this
What is the kidney
500
Which of the following contains the central meaning of a word?
1) Prefix
2) Suffix
3) Root
4) Combining vowel
5) Both 3 and 4