WorksheetsMT Skeletal System Prefixes/ Suffixes Flash Cards
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Suffix: -ation
process; condition
a type of measurement
a state of being
a form of communication
Prefix: a-, an-
not; without
with; accompanied by
in; within
over; above
Suffix: -itis
infection
inflammation
disease
pain
Prefix: ambi-
a) one side
b) both sides
c) neither side
d) all sides
Suffix: -physis
A. development; growth area
B. growth; growth plate
C. decay; growth limit
D. reduction; growth zone
Prefix: meta-
Meaning: change; beyond
Meaning: before; in front of
Meaning: against; opposite
Meaning: within; inside
Prefix: poly-
a) few; little
b) many; much
c) one; single
d) some; several
Prefix: syn-
together; with
apart; without
before; in front of
against; opposite
Suffix: -al, -an, -ic, -ous
relating to time
pertaining to
indicating size
describing color
Suffix: -osis
abnormal condition
normal condition
disease
inflammation
Suffix: -oma
a. inflammation
b. tumor; mass
c. infection
d. growth
Suffix: -ism
A process; a condition
A type of measurement
A form of government
A style of art
Suffix: -scope
instrument used to view
a type of telescope
a device for measuring temperature
a tool for cutting
Prefix: sub-
above; over
below; under
between; among
after; post
Suffix: -ectomy
surgical removal; excision
surgical repair
surgical inspection
surgical creation of an opening
Prefix: anti-
for
against
with
before
Prefix: inter-
within
among
between
across
Prefix: intra-
between; among
outside; external
within; into
after; beyond
Suffix: -scopy
visual examination using a scope
surgical procedure to remove tissue
a type of imaging technique
a method of analyzing data
Suffix: -plasty
surgical repair
surgical removal
surgical examination
surgical creation
