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Prefix/Suffix Test 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| olig- | scanty, few |
| onc- | tumor |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | much, many |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| presby- | old |
| primi- | first |
| pro- | before |
| re- | back, again |
| retr- | behind |
| sub- | under |
| super- | above |
| supra- | above |
| syn- | with, together |
| sym- | with, together |
| tachy- | fast |
| -algia | pain |
| -atresia | without an opening |
| -cele | hernia |
| -centesis | puncture to aspirate fluid |
| -cept | take, receive |
| -cide | kill |
| -cis | cut |
| -cyte | cell |
| -denia | pain |
| -desis | fusion |
| -ectasia | expansion |
| -ectomy | cut out, excise |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood |
| -gnosis | knowledge |
| -gram | record |
| -graphy | making a record |
| -iasis | condition |
| -ist | one who |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lepsy | seizures |
| -logist | one who specializes |
| -logy | study of |