Unit 5+6 Prefix/Suffix Vocab

What does the prefix "a/an-" mean?

• Bad, ill

• Without

• Within

• Above, upon

Which term means "muscle"?

• Peri-

• Sarco-

• My-/myos-

• Glycol-

What is the meaning of the suffix "-lysis"?

• Growth

• Sugar

• Splitting apart

• Surrounding

Which prefix means "above, upon"?

• Endo-

• Epi-

• Dys-

• Sarco-

Which prefix means "within"?

• Endo-

• Epi-

• Dys-

• Sarco-

What does the prefix "peri-" refer to?

• Within

• Surrounding

• Flesh

• Growth

Which prefix means "bad"?

• Dys-

• Hyper-

• Hypo-

• Eu-

What is the meaning of the suffix "-itis"?

• Inflammation

• Condition

• Study of

• Removal

What does the prefix "hypo-" mean?

• Outside

• Inside

• Below

• Above

Which suffix indicates a condition or disease?

• -ectomy

• -osis

• -itis

• -lysis