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WorksheetsPrefix, Root, and Suffix G-K Study
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
What prefix means "same"?
iso
gnos
homo
mono
What root word refers to "iris"?
im
retin/o
irid/o
ile/o
What suffix means "one who records"?
-grapher
-logist
-id
-graphy
What is the term for "an opening"?
fundus
hilatus
aperture
foramen
Which prefix means "beneath, below"?
Juxta
Infra
ante
retro
What term describes "same; constant unchanging state"?
In
gingly/o
path/o
home/o
What suffix indicates a condition or state of?
kilo
osis
oma
ism
Which root word refers to body or nucleus?
kal/I
ischl/o
kary/o
kin/o
What term describes a deficiency or blockage of blood supply?
hypoxemia
ischemia
leukemia
necrosis
What prefix or root word means "other, different"?
heter/o
-Id
-gen, -genesis, -genic
In
Which suffix or root word is associated with "pregnancy"?
-Id
omphal/o
-gram
gravid/o
What suffix indicates a "condition of"?
-logy
In
-Itis
-Ity
What is the root word for "uterus"?
lclan
ureter/o
uter/o
hyster/o
What is the prefix that means "equal"?
Is/o
In
a -
Ism
What is the root word for "ileum (hip bone)"?
Jejun/o
-lum
duoden/o
Ile/o
What is the term for motion?
exogenous
potential
latent
kinetic
Which root word refers to the liver?
-id
in
hepat/o
hormone
What suffix means kind or type?
-genous
in
-genic
gangli/o, ganglion/o
What is the root word for "Potassium"?
kary/o
ischi/o
kal/i
kin/o
Which suffix indicates a pathological or abnormal condition?
-lysis
-ptosis
-osis
-iasis
What is the root word for "old age, elderly"?
-id
geront/o
glingiv/o
lclan
What is the prefix or root word for "inguinal or groin"?
Inguin/o
homo
lctal
-ld
Which prefix means "within, inside"?
trans
Intra
sub
-ld
What is the prefix or root word for "sugar, sweet"?
glyc/o, glycos/o
gluc/o
-ld
gloss/o
What is the term for a gluey substance?
gangl/o, ganglion/o
-glia
-cyte
-phasia
Which prefix means below or less than normal?
hyper
hypo
endo
tachy
What is the suffix for an instrument that records?
-graph
-graphy
in
-grapher
What is the prefix that means "to flame within"?
Inflam
Kilo
Ism
Pyro
Which prefix means "one thousand"?
Milll
Glga
Kilo
Mega
What is the prefix that means "hump"?
Ile/o
Kyph/o
Kin/o
Dors/o
What is the prefix or root word for "blood"?
hem/o, arterl/o
hemi-
hem/o, hemat/o
-ld
What is the prefix or root word for "stomach"?
hormone-
gastr/o
latric
-ld
What is the prefix or root word for "near"?
latric
epl
juxta
meso
What is the root word for "humerus"?
-la
lipold
-ld
humer/o
What is the root word for "hernia, or protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall"?
herni/o
cor/e
ile/o
gangli/o, ganglion/o
What is the root word for "horn, hard tissue"?
kerat/o
choroid/o
-ld
-lum
What is the term for "gum"?
hiatus
gingiv/o
lclan
hormone
Which suffix means "pertaining to, structure"?
In
-lum
Im
-oma
What suffix indicates "state of, condition, process"?
-la
-sls
-lc
-oma
What prefix means "not"?
kin/o
-la
kilo
im
What root word means "tissue"?
in
cyt/o
-ic, ical, is
hist/o
What does the suffix "-ic, ical, is" mean?
condition of
pertaining to the chin
one who records
pertaining to
Which prefix means "above, more than normal"?
hyper
para
hypo
homo
Which prefix means "between"?
-lum
sub
Inter
In
Which root word is associated with "sugar, sweet, glucose"?
calc/o
gluc/o
glyc/o
Insulin/o
What is the root word for "glomerulus; kidney nephron"?
ureter/o
-ld
glomerul/o
hyster/o
What is the root word for "knowledge"?
homo
sapr
ician
gnos
What suffix means "one who specializes"?
lm
ary
ist
ian
What suffix is associated with the medical profession or physician?
-ia
-iatric
-ician
-iatrist
Which suffix means "to produce, origin"?
-gram
-genous
-in
-gen, -genesis, -genic
What root word is related to reproductive organs?
gangli/o, ganglion/o
-id
genit/o
-gen, -genesis, -genic
Which prefix means "half"?
gangli/o, ganglion/o
hemi-
in
hem/o, hemat/o
Which prefix means "U-shaped"?
glyc/o, glycos/o
hy/o
my/o
is/o
Which prefix means "in; within; not"?
Ist
Im
In
Infra
What is the root word for "sex glands"?
kerat/o
hepat/o
geront/o
gonad/o
Which suffix indicates "inflammation or infection of"?
-ltis
-osis
-algia
-ity
What is the root word for "water"?
hy/o
hydr/o
hypo
hygr/o
What is the suffix for the process of making a picture?
-ectomy
-scopy
-grapher
-graphy
What is the term for the ischium (pelvic bone)?
-Id
Ischi/o
-lum
kal/I
What is the root word for tongue?
gingiv/o
-Id
gloss/o
lingu/o
