Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password

Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Medical Terminology: Prefixes/Suffixes

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Prefix/Suffix
Meaning
a-, an-   show
🗑
show away from  
🗑
show near, toward  
🗑
algia   show
🗑
show before  
🗑
show against  
🗑
bi-   show
🗑
brady   show
🗑
show around  
🗑
show together with  
🗑
de   show
🗑
desis   show
🗑
dia   show
🗑
dys-   show
🗑
show outside  
🗑
show excision, removal of  
🗑
endo-   show
🗑
epi-   show
🗑
exo-   show
🗑
extra   show
🗑
show iron  
🗑
fore   show
🗑
form   show
🗑
graphy   show
🗑
hemi-   show
🗑
hydra-, hydro-   show
🗑
hyper-   show
🗑
hypo-   show
🗑
show condition of  
🗑
show medicine, treatment  
🗑
show pertaining to  
🗑
show between  
🗑
show within  
🗑
-isis, -asis   show
🗑
show inflammation  
🗑
show near  
🗑
show movement  
🗑
show humped  
🗑
show study of  
🗑
-lysis   show
🗑
macro-   show
🗑
show softening  
🗑
med, medi, medio   show
🗑
show enlargement  
🗑
show small  
🗑
mono-   show
🗑
show many  
🗑
show new  
🗑
show against  
🗑
show resemble, like  
🗑
show few  
🗑
show tumor  
🗑
show condition  
🗑
show incision, cut  
🗑
show thick  
🗑
show near, abnormal  
🗑
show disease  
🗑
-penia   show
🗑
peri-   show
🗑
show fixation, suspension  
🗑
-phobia   show
🗑
-phoresis   show
🗑
-plasty   show
🗑
-plegia   show
🗑
poly   show
🗑
show after  
🗑
show before  
🗑
show before, on top of, on behalf of  
🗑
show false  
🗑
show drooping, falling  
🗑
re-   show
🗑
retro-   show
🗑
show stitch, suture  
🗑
-rhexis   show
🗑
show examine  
🗑
semi-   show
🗑
sphygmo-   show
🗑
show below  
🗑
super-, supra-   show
🗑
sym, syn   show
🗑
tachy-   show
🗑
show distance  
🗑
show poison, toxic  
🗑
show three  
🗑
ultra-   show
🗑
uni-   show
🗑
xeno-   show
🗑
xero-   show
🗑
albus   show
🗑
show green  
🗑
show color  
🗑
show yellow  
🗑
show blue  
🗑
show red  
🗑
show white  
🗑
melano   show
🗑
show gray  
🗑
show purple  
🗑
rhodo   show
🗑
rubeo   show
🗑
show yellow  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: chester
Popular Medical sets