WorksheetsPrefixes, Suffixes, Root Words
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
trans-
Across, Through
Under, Below
Before, After
Between, Among
Scoli/o
Straight or aligned
Crooked or bent
Flat or level
Curved or twisted
Ten/o, Tendin/o
Muscle
Ligament
Tendon
Cartilage
retro-
forward, ahead
backward, behind
sideways, adjacent
upward, above
re-
Again
Never
Before
Always
sub-
above/over
below/under
between
around
Spondyl/o
Vertebra
Cranium
Femur
Humerus
Pre- Ante-
After
During
Before
Next
Vascul/o
Blood Vessel
Nerve
Muscle
Bone
syn-, sym-
Together, joined
Separate, apart
Opposite, against
Single, alone
Vertebr/o
Vertebra
Cartilage
Ligament
Tendon
super-, supra-
Above, Excessive
Below, Insufficient
Around, Moderate
Under, Minimal
Stern/o
Sternum or Breast Bone
Clavicle
Scapula
Rib
rhabdomyl/o
Skeletal Muscle
Smooth Muscle
Cardiac Muscle
Connective Tissue
-scopy
visual examination w/an instrument
surgical procedure
diagnostic test
therapeutic treatment
tachy-
Slow
Fast
Normal
Rapid
-stasis
Stopping or Controlling
Increasing or Enhancing
Moving or Shifting
Breaking or Disrupting
Tibi/o
Tibia
Fibula
Femur
Patella
-scope
instrument for viewing
a tool for measuring
a device for cutting
a machine for lifting
-tome
Instrument used to cut
Instrument used to measure
Instrument used to connect
Instrument used to amplify
