Medical Terminology Quiz #7

Question	Answer
Prefix apo	upon
Prefix bi	two
Prefix bin	two
Prefix brady	slow
Prefix cata	down
Prefix con	together
Prefix contra	against
Prefix de	from; down from; lack of
Prefix dia	thorough; complete
Prefix dis	to undo; free from
Prefix dys	difficult; labored; painful; abnormal
Suffix apheresis	removal
Suffix ase	enzyme
Suffix asthenia	weakness
Suffix atresia	absence of a normal body opening; occlusion; closure
Suffix capnia	carbon dioxide
Suffix cele	hernia; protrusion
Suffix centesis	surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
Suffix cidal	killing
Suffix clast	break
Suffix clysis	irrigating; washing
Suffix coccus (pl. cocci)	berryshaped (a form of bacterium)
Suffix crine	separate; secrete
Suffix crit	to separate
Suffix cyte	cell
Common Root albumin	albumin
Common Root algesi	pain
Common Root alveol	alveolus
Common Root ambly	dull; dim
Common Root amni	amnion
Common Root amnion	amnion
Common Root amyl	starch
Common Root andr	male
Common Root angi	vessel
Common Root anis	unequal; dissimilar
Common Root ankyl	crooked; stiff; bent
Common Root antr	antrum
Common Root an	anus
Common Root aort	aorta

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	Created by Drew Willings over 6 years ago