Prefixes
Abbreviations
Word Roots
Suffixes
Word Roots 2
100
The prefix that means "new".
What is neo-?
100
Identification of a disease (Reminder: answer needs to be an abbreviation)
What is Dx?
100
WR meaning "tail (downward)".
What is caud?
100
The suffix for "pertaining to". (Many possible answers)
What is -al, -ic, -ior, or -ous?
100
WR meaning "cancer".
What is carcin?
200
The prefix that means "beyond".
What is meta-?
200
Bacterium that grows in a pattern resembling grapelike clusters and can cause skin infections. (Reminder: answer is an abbreviation)
What is staph?
200
WR meaning "yellow".
What is xanth?
200
Suffix meaning "producing, originating, or causing".
What is -genic?
200
WR meaning "vertebra, spine, or vertebral column".
What is rachi?
300
Prefix for "below, under, or deficient"
What is hypo-?
300
Eroded sore on skin caused by prolonged pressure. (Reminder: answer is an abbreviation)
What is decub?
300
WR meaning "movement, motion".
What is kinesi?
300
The suffix for "inflammation".
What is -itis?
300
WR meaning "development"
What is troph?
400
The prefix for "between"
What is inter-?
400
Common nerve entrapment disorder of the wrist caused by compression of the median nerve. (Reminder: answer will be an abbreviation)
What is CTS ?
400
WR meaning "Ilium".
What is ili?
400
Suffix meaning "weakness".
What is -asthenia?
400
WR meaning "back or behind".
What is poster?
500
The prefix that means "within".
What is intra-?
500
Diagnostic imaging test producing scans that give information about the body's anatomy by placing the patient in a strong magnetic field. (Reminder: answer will be an abbreviation)
What is MRI?
500
WR meaning "skin" (Hint: 3 possible answers).
What is derm, cutane, or dermat?
500
The suffix for "softening".
What is -malacia?
500
WR meaning "connective tissue".
What is sarc?
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