Chapter 2 Word Parts

Which prefix means "backward" or "behind"?

• Retro-

• Hyper-

• Endo-

• Dys-

Which prefix means "without" or "not"?

• A-, an-

• Ana-

• Exo-

• Pan-

Suffix meaning field of medicine

• -ology
• -metry
• -iatrics

• -scopy

Which prefix means "over" or "excessive"?

• Dys-

• Ana-

• Hyper-

• Retro-

Which prefix means "bad" or "difficult"?

• Dys-

• Exo-

• Endo-

• Pan-

Which prefix means out of

• Endo-

• Exo-

• Pan-

• Dys-

Which prefix means "within"?

• Exo-

• Pan-

• Endo-

• Eti-

Which prefix means "cause" or "origin"?

• Eti-

• Pan-

• Retro-

• Dys-

Which suffix means "inflammation"?

• -stasis

• -itis

• -scopy

• -plasm

Which suffix means "study of"?

• -ology

• -pathy

• -trophy

• -crine