Medical Terminology: Quiz 3

pre- (prefix)

before

nat (root word)

birth

-al (suffix)

pertaining to

pre/nat/al

pertaining to before birth

peri- (prefix)

around

peri/nat/al

pertaining to around birth

post- (prefix)

after

post/nat/al

pertaining to after birth

endo- (prefix)

in, within

crine (word root)

secretion

endo/crine

secrete within

intra- (prefix)

in, within

muscl (word root)

muscle

-ar (suffix)

pertaining to

intra/muscul/ar

within the muscle

epi- (prefix)

above, upon

derm (word root)

skin

-is (suffix)

noun ending

epi/derm/is

upon the skin

hypo- (prefix)

under,below: deficient

-ic (suffix)

pertaining to

hypo/derm/ic

pertaining to under the skin

infra- (prefix)

under; below

infra/cost/al

below the ribs

cost (word root)

ribs

-al (suffix)

pertaining to

sub- (prefix)

under, below

cutane (word root)

skin

sub/cutane/ous

pertaining to under skin

-ous (suffix)

pertaining to

inter- (prefix)

between

inter/cost/al

between the ribs

retro- (prefix)

backward,behind

retro/version

turning backward

version: (word root)

turning

bi- (prefix)

two

bi/lateral

pertaining to two sides

later (word root)

side

-al (suffix)

pertaining to

dipl- (prefix)

double

diplo- (prefix)

double

opia (word root)

vision

bacteri (word root)

bacteria

-al (suffix)

pertaining to

dipl/opia

double vision

diplo/bacteri/al

bacteria linked together in pairs

hemi- (prefix)

one-half

-plegia (suffix)

paralysis

hemi/plegia

paralysis of one half

hyper- (prefix)

excessive

hyper/calc/emia

excessive calcium in the blood

calc (word root)

calcium

-emia (suffix)

blood condition

macro- (prefix)

large

-cyte (suffix)

cell

macro/cyte

large cell

micro- (prefix)

small

-scope (suffix)

instrument for examining

micro/scope

instrument for examining small (objects)

mono- (prefix)

one

uni- (prefix)

one

-therapy (suffix)

treatment

nucle (word root)

nucleus

mono/therapy

one treatment

-ar (suffix)

pertaining to

uni/nucle/ar

pertaining to one nucleus

multi- (prefix)

many, much

-gravida (suffix)

pregnant woman

multi/gravida

woman who has been pregnant more than once

-phobia (suffix)

fear

poly/phobia

fear of many thins

quadri (prefix)

four

quadri/plegia

paralysis of four extremities

tri- (prefix)

three

-ceps (suffix)

head

tri/ceps

three heads

ab- (prefix)

from, away from

-duction (suffix)

act of leading, bringing, or conducting.

ab/duction

movement of a limb away from (the body)

ad- (prefix)

toward

ad/duction

movement of a limb toward (the body)

circum- (prefix)

around

ren (word root)

kidney

circum/ren/al

pertaining to around the kidney

peri- (prefix)

around

odont (word root)

teeth

peri/odont/al

pertaining to around the teeth

dia- (prefix)

through, across

-rrhea (suffix)

discharge, flow

dia/rrhea

flow of fluid fecal matter through the bowel.

trans- (prefix)

through, across

vagin (root word)

vagina

trans/vagin/al

pertaining to across through the vagina

ecto- (prefix)

outside, outward

gen

forming, producing, origin

-ous (suffix)

pertaining to

ecto/gen/ous

forming outside (the body or structure)

exo- (prefix)

outside, outward

tropia

turning

exo/tropia

turning outward