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Med. Term. 16
Medical Terminology Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms "Q, R"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| quadri- | four |
| quantitat/o- | quantity or amount |
| radic/o- | all parts, including the root |
| radicul/o- | spinal nerve root |
| radi/o- | radius (forearm bone); x-rays; radiation |
| rap/o- | to seize and drag away |
| re- | again and again; backward; unable to |
| react/o- | reverse movement |
| recept/o- | receive |
| recess/o- | to move back |
| rect/o- | rectum |
| recuper/o- | recover |
| reduct/o- | to bring back; decrease |
| refract/o- | bend; deflect |
| regurgitat/o- | flow backward |
| relax/o- | relax |
| remiss/o- | send back |
| ren/o- | kidney |
| repress/o- | press back |
| resect/o- | to cut out; remove |
| resist/o- | withstand the effect of |
| resuscit/o- | revive; raise up again |
| retard/o- | slow down; delay |
| retent/o- | keep; hold back |
| reticul/o- | small network |
| retin/o- | retina |
| retro- | behind; backward |
| rhabd/o- | rod-shaped |
| rheumat/o- | watery discharge |
| rhin/o- | nose |
| rhiz/o- | spinal nerve root |
| rhythm/o- | rhythm |
| rhytid/o- | wrinkle |
| rib/o- | ribonucleic acid |
| roentgen/o- | x-rays; radiation |
| rotat/o- | rotate |
| -rrhage | excessive flow or discharge |
| rrhag/o- | excessive flow or discharge |
| -rrhaphy | procedure of suturing |
| -rrhea | flow; discharge |
| rrhea/o- | flow; discharge |
| rrhythm/o- | rhythm |
| -rubin | red substance |
| rub/o- | red |
| rug/o- | ruga (fold) |