Prefixes & Suffixes

Anatomy & Direction

100

 Which prefix means "toward"?

Ad-

200

• Which prefix means "away from" ?

Ab-

300

• Which part of the word means "between" in "interdigital"?

Inter-

400

• Which prefix means "within" ?

Intra-

500

• Which prefix means "above" ?

Epi-

Color & Quantity

100

• Which prefix means "red" as in ?
  
  

Erythro-

200

Which prefix means "white" ?

Leuko-

300

• What does the prefix cyano- mean?

blue

400

What does the prefix poly- in  "polyuria" mean?

many , excessive

500

•  Which prefix means "very little"?

Oligo-

Body Processes & Conditions

100

• Which suffix means "inflammation" ?

-itis

200

• Which part of the word means "condition" as in "osteoporosis"?

-osis

300

• Which suffix means "to vomit" ?

-Emesis

400

• Which prefix means "difficult or painful" ?

Dys-

500

•  Identify the prefix and suffix in "leukopenia" and state their meanings.

Prefix = leuko- (white); Suffix = -penia (lack of or deficiency)

Surgical & Diagnostic

100

• Which part of the word means "surgical removal of" as in "ovariohysterectomy"?

-ectomy

200

• Which word means "a record of" as in "electrocardiogram"?

-gram

300

•  Which suffix means "to view" ?

-scope

400

• Which suffix means "to cut into surgically"?

-tomy

500

• Which suffix means "to create a new surgical opening" ?

-stomy

Pertaining to

100

• Which word means "pertaining to the heart" ?

Cardiac

200

• Which word meaning "pertaining to the kidney"?
  
  

Renal

300

• Which suffix meaning "pertaining to the skin" ?

Cutaneous

400

• Which word means "pertaining to the intestines" ?

enteric

500

• Which suffix meaning "pertaining to the loin or lower back"?

Lumbar