Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Sub- - ANSWERSBelow; Under
Epi- - ANSWERSAbove; Upon; On
Trans- - ANSWERSAcross; Through
-ic - ANSWERSPertaining to
-logy - ANSWERSStudy of
-itis - ANSWERSInflammation
Comes before the root word and modifies the meaning - ANSWERSPrefix
Follows the root and modifies it meaning - ANSWERSSuffix
Basic essential part of the word that other words are derived from - ANSWERSRoot
Arthr/o - ANSWERSJoint
Bi/o - ANSWERSLife
Carcin/o - ANSWERSCancer
,Cardi/o - ANSWERSHeart
Cephal/o - ANSWERSHead
Cis/o - ANSWERSTo cut
Col/o; Colon/o - ANSWERSLarge intestine
Cyst/o - ANSWERSUrinary bladder; cyst
Cyt/o - ANSWERSCell
Derm/o - ANSWERSSkin
Dermat/o - ANSWERSSkin
Electr/o - ANSWERSElectricity
Encephal/o - ANSWERSBrain
Enter/o - ANSWERSSmall intestine
Erythr/o - ANSWERSRed
Gastr/o - ANSWERSStomach
Glyc/o - ANSWERSSugar
Gnos/o - ANSWERSKnowledge
,Hem/o - ANSWERSBlood
Hemat/o - ANSWERSBlood
Hepat/o - ANSWERSLiver
Hist/o - ANSWERSTissue
Latr/o - ANSWERSTreatment
Leuk/o - ANSWERSWhite
Nephr/o - ANSWERSKidney
Neur/o - ANSWERSNerve
Ophthalm/o - ANSWERSEye
Opt/o - ANSWERSEye; vision
Oste/o - ANSWERSBone
Path/o - ANSWERSDisease
Radi/o - ANSWERSX-rays
Ren/o - ANSWERSKidney
, Rhin/o - ANSWERSNose
Sarc/o - ANSWERSConnective tissue
Sect/o - ANSWERSTo cut
Thromb/o - ANSWERSClot; clotting
Ur/o - ANSWERSUrine; Urinary tract
A-, An- - ANSWERSNo; Not; Without
Brachy- - ANSWERSShort
Dia- - ANSWERSThrough; Complete
Dolicho- - ANSWERSLong
Excision - ANSWERSProcess of cutting out
Colectomy - ANSWERSSurgical removal of the colon
Colitis - ANSWERSInflammation of the colon
Colonitis - ANSWERSInflammation of the colon
Colonic - ANSWERSPertaining to the colon
Colonopathy - ANSWERSAny disease of the colon