Quiz about Medical Prefixes and Suffixes Part 2

Question 1

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'meso-' mean?

Accepted Answer

middle

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mesoderm

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 2

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'meta-' mean?

Accepted Answer

beyond, change, later

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metabolism

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 3

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'micro-' mean?

Accepted Answer

small, a millionth

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microbiology

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 4

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'mit-' mean?

Accepted Answer

thread

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mitosis

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 5

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'mono-' mean?

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one

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monocyte

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 6

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'morph-' mean?

Accepted Answer

form, structure

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morphology

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 7

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'moto-' mean?

Accepted Answer

moving

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motor neuron

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 8

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'mut-' mean?

Accepted Answer

change

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mutation

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 9

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'myo-' mean?

Accepted Answer

muscle

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myogram

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 10

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'nas-' mean?

Accepted Answer

nose

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nasal

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 11

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'neph-' mean?

Accepted Answer

kidney

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nephritis

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 12

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'neur-' mean?

Accepted Answer

nerve

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neurology

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 13

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'nucle-' mean?

Accepted Answer

kernal

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nucleus

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 14

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'oculi-' mean?

Accepted Answer

eye

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ocular lens

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 15

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'odont-' mean?

Accepted Answer

tooth

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odontoid process

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 16

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'olfac-' mean?

Accepted Answer

to smell

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olfactory

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 17

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'olig-' mean?

Accepted Answer

few

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oligodendrocyte

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 18

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'onco-' mean?

Accepted Answer

tumor

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oncology

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 19

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'ophthalm-' mean?

Accepted Answer

eye

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ophthamology

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 20

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'orb-' mean?

Accepted Answer

circle

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orbital

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 21

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'ost-' mean?

Accepted Answer

bone

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osteocyte

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 22

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'para-' mean?

Accepted Answer

near

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parathyroid

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 23

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'pariet-' mean?

Accepted Answer

wall

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parietal

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 24

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'path-' mean?

Accepted Answer

disease

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pathogen

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 25

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'peri-' mean?

Accepted Answer

around

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parietal

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 26

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'pelv-' mean?

Accepted Answer

basin

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pelvic cavity

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 27

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'phago-' mean?

Accepted Answer

to eat

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phagocyte

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 28

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'physio-' mean?

Accepted Answer

function

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physiology

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 29

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'pino-' mean?

Accepted Answer

to drink

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pinocytosis

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 30

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'pleur-' mean?

Accepted Answer

lung

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pleural

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 31

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'plex-' mean?

Accepted Answer

interweaving

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choroid plexus

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 32

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'poie-' mean?

Accepted Answer

making

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hematopoiesis

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 33

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'poly-' mean?

Accepted Answer

many

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polysaccharide

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 34

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'por-' mean?

Accepted Answer

channel

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pore

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 35

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'post-' mean?

Accepted Answer

after

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postnatal

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 36

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'pre-' mean?

Accepted Answer

before

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prenatal

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 37

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'pseud-' mean?

Accepted Answer

false

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pseudostratified

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 38

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'pylor-' mean?

Accepted Answer

gatekeeper

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pyloric sphincter

Answer

Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 39

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'ren-' mean?

Accepted Answer

kidney

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renal

Answer

Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 40

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'sacchar-' mean?

Accepted Answer

sugar

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saccharide

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 41

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'scler-' mean?

Accepted Answer

hard

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sclera

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 42

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'seb-' mean?

Accepted Answer

oil

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sebaceous gland

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 43

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'sens-' mean?

Accepted Answer

feeling

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sensory neuron

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 44

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'soma-' mean?

Accepted Answer

body

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somatic

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 45

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'squam-' mean?

Accepted Answer

scale

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squamous

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 46

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'strat-' mean?

Accepted Answer

layer

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stratified

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 47

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'stria-' mean?

Accepted Answer

groove

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striated

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 48

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'sub-' mean?

Accepted Answer

below

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subcutaneous

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 49

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'syn-, sym-' mean?

Accepted Answer

together

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synergist

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Inflammation

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Cell

Answer

Condition

Question 50

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'systol-' mean?

Accepted Answer

contraction

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systolic

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 51

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'tachy-' mean?

Accepted Answer

rapid

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tachycardia

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 52

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'tetan-' mean?

Accepted Answer

stiff

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tetany

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Inflammation

Answer

Cell

Answer

Condition

Question 53

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'therm-' mean?

Accepted Answer

heat

Answer

thermoreceptors

Answer

Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 54

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'thorac-' mean?

Accepted Answer

chest

Answer

thoracic

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Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 55

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'thromb-' mean?

Accepted Answer

clot

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thrombocyte

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Inflammation

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Cell

Answer

Condition

Question 56

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'trans-' mean?

Accepted Answer

across, through, over

Answer

translocation

Answer

Inflammation

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Cell

Answer

Condition

Question 57

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'tympano-' mean?

Accepted Answer

drum

Answer

tympanic membrane

Answer

Inflammation

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Cell

Answer

Condition

Question 58

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'vas-' mean?

Accepted Answer

vessel

Answer

vasodilator

Answer

Inflammation

Answer

Cell

Answer

Condition

Question 59

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'ventr-' mean?

Accepted Answer

belly

Answer

ventral

Answer

Inflammation

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Cell

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Condition

Question 60

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'villi-' mean?

Accepted Answer

hairy

Answer

villi

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Inflammation

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Cell

Answer

Condition

Question 61

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'vitre-' mean?

Accepted Answer

glass

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vitreous humor

Answer

Inflammation

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Cell

Answer

Condition

Question 62

What does the medical prefix/suffix '-ase' mean?

Accepted Answer

enzyme

Answer

amylase

Answer

Inflammation

Answer

Cell

Answer

Condition

Question 63

What does the medical prefix/suffix '-clast' mean?

Accepted Answer

broken

Answer

osteoclast

Answer

Inflammation

Answer

Cell

Answer

Condition

Question 64

What does the medical prefix/suffix '-crin' mean?

Accepted Answer

to secrete

Answer

endocrine

Answer

Inflammation

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Cell

Answer

Condition

Medical Prefixes and Suffixes Part 2

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