Chapter 2: Basic Term Components
Name__________________________________ Date______________
Practice Exercises
For the following words, draw a line of lines to separate prefixes, roots, combining forms, and
suffixes. Then define the word according to the meaning of: P=prefix; R=root; CF=combining
form; S=suffix.
Example
Hyperlipemia
____/____/____
P
R
S
Hyper/lip/emia
P R S
DEFINITION: above or excessive/fat/blood condition
1. pancytopenia
______________/______________/______________
P
CF
S
DEFINITION: ____________________________________________
2. leukemia
___________________/__________________
R
S
DEFINITION: ____________________________________________
3. toxoid
___________________/__________________
R
S
DEFINITION: ____________________________________________
4. mesomorphic
______________/______________/______________
P
R
S
DEFINITION: ____________________________________________
5. acrodynia
___________________/__________________
CF
S
DEFINITION: ____________________________________________
6. metastasis
___________________/__________________
P
S
DEFINITION: ____________________________________________
7. ultrasonography
______________/______________/______________
P
R
S
DEFINITION: ____________________________________________
8. tachycardia
______________/______________/______________
P
R
S
DEFINITION: ____________________________________________
9. pyopoiesis
___________________/__________________
CF
S
DEFINITION: ____________________________________________
10. adenitis
___________________/__________________
R
S
DEFINITION: ____________________________________________
11. macrocephalous
______________/______________/______________
P
R
S
DEFINITION: ____________________________________________
12. paracentesis
___________________/__________________
P
S
DEFINITION: ____________________________________________
13. microlithiasis
______________/______________/______________
P
R
S
DEFINITION: _____________________________________________
14. orthopedic
______________/______________/______________
CF
R
S
DEFINITION: _____________________________________________
15. angiomegaly
___________________/__________________
CF
S
DEFINITION: _____________________________________________
16. psychiatry
___________________/__________________
R
S
DEFINITION: ______________________________________________
17. carcinogenesis
___________________/__________________
CF
S
DEFINITION: ______________________________________________
18. nephrologist
___________________/__________________
CF
S
DEFINITION: ______________________________________________
19. rhinostenosis
______________/______________/______________
CF
R
S
DEFINITION: _____________________________________________
20. hypohydration
______________/______________/______________
P
R
S
DEFINITION: _____________________________________________
21. aerogastralgia
______________/______________/______________
CF
R
S
DEFINITION: _____________________________________________
22. fibroma
___________________/__________________
R
S
DEFINITION: ______________________________________________
23. necrophilia
___________________/__________________
CF
S
DEFINITION: ______________________________________________
24. sclerosis
___________________/__________________
R
S
DEFINITION: ______________________________________________
25. hemolysis
___________________/__________________
CF
S
DEFINITION: ______________________________________________
26. acrophobia
______________/______________/______________
CF
R
S
DEFINITION: _____________________________________________
27. cytometer
___________________/__________________
CF
S
DEFINITION: ______________________________________________
28. cyanotic
___________________/__________________
CF
S
DEFINITION: ______________________________________________
29. extravascular
______________/______________/______________
P
R
S
DEFINITION: _____________________________________________
30. hypertrophy
______________/______________/______________
P
R
S
DEFINITION: _____________________________________________
Write in the appropriate prefix to complete the following terms:
31. _______________nasal = above the nose
a. para
b. peri
c. supra
d. infra
e. sub
32. _______________activate = make active again
a. de
b. retro
c. pro
d. re
e. hyper
33. _______________operative = before surgery
a. intra
b. post
c. pre
d. peri
e. circum
d. dys
e. contra
34. _______________hydrated = not watered
a. anti
b. de
c. ec
35. _______________dermal = across or through the skin
a. ecto
b. endo
c. intra
d. epi
e. trans
36. _______________acute = excessively severe
a. sub
b. hypo
c. super
d. oligo
e. pan
37. _______________umbilical = below or under the naval
a. hyper
b. infra
c. peri
d. para
e. pre
d. para
e. peri
d. eu
e. para
38. _______________cardia = outside the heart
a. exo
b. endo
c. retro
39. _______________phonia = difficult voice
a. ab
b. dys
c. a
40. _______________duction = to turn away from
a. ad
b. ab
c. ecto
d. pro
e. ante
41. _______________phylaxis = to guard before
a. retro
b. pro
c. post
d. peri
e. anti
42. _______________vascular = around a blood vessel
a. intra
b. inter
c. para
d. circum
e. endo
d. bi
e. mono
43. _______________plegia = half paralysis
a. quadri
b. peri
c. hemi
Match the following:
44. _____________away from
a. retro-
45. _____________between
b. peri-
46. _____________alongside of
c. anti-
47. _____________around
d. ecto-
48. _____________behind
e. dia-
49. _____________within
f. ab-
50. _____________against or opposed to
g. inter-
51. _____________without
h. para-
52. _____________outside
i. an-
53. _____________across or through
j. intra-
Give the meaning of the following prefixes:
54. poly- ______________
60. bi-
55. hypo- ______________
61. quadri-______________
56. oligo- ______________
62. semi- ______________
57. mono-______________
63. infra- ______________
58. pan- ______________
64. hyper-______________
59. ultra- ______________
Match the following:
65. ______________before
a. brady-
66. ______________after
b. re-
67. ______________fast
c. ante-
68. ______________slow
d. post-
69. ______________again
e. tachy-
______________
Circle the correct meaning for the following:
70. aa. double
b. both
c. two
d. without
e. against
71. pod/o
a. child
b. foot
c. voice
d. sound
e. pus
72. or/o
a. lip
b. nourishment c. gland
d. mouth
e. normal
73. neoa. birth
b. death
c. origin
d. new
e. disease
74. -plasty
a. surgical repair b. cancer
c. tumor
d. excision
e. incision
75. -ation
a. measure
c. tissue
d. pain
e. process
b. disease
76. -tripsy
a. nourishment b. poison
c. crushing d. incision
e. stone
77. -ectasis
a. blood condition b. formation c. expansion d. rupture
e. discharge
78. dextr/o
a. hard
e. long
b. straight
c. right
d. left
Match the following:
79. ______________black
a. tri-
80. ______________three
b. leuk/o
81. ______________red
c. cyan/o
82. ______________four
d. dextr/o
83. ______________white
e. uni-
84. ______________one
f. melan/o
85. ______________blue
g. quadri-
86. ______________two
h. sinistr/o
87. ______________few
i. oligo-
88. ______________right
j. erythr/o
89. ______________left
k. bi-
Circle the appropriate suffix for each of the following meanings:
90. record
a. -meter
c. –gram
d. -graph
e.-graphy
91. condition or increase
a. -itis
b. -iasis
c. –osis
d. –ium
e.-ous
92. excision
a. -tomy
b. –stomy
c. –ectomy d. -centesis e.-cele
93. pertaining to
a. -ia
b. –ar
c. –ism
94. rupture
a. -rrhagia
b. -rrhea
c. –rrhagia d. -rrhexis
e.-megaly
95. small
a. -ous
b. –eal
c. –ula
d. –ia
e.-ary
96. condition of
a. –ism
b. –ium
c. –ule
d. –ic
e.-al
b. -metry
d. –ium
e.-icle
Match the following terms related to the kidney with the definitions listed below:
nephrolysis
nephritis
nephrogenous
nephrostomy
nephropexy
nephrolithiasis
nephroptosis
nephroma
nephrorrhaphy
nephrotomy
nephrocele
nephrectomy
97. inflammation of the kidney ___________________________________________________
98. dissolution of breakdown of the kidney _________________________________________
99. incision in the kidney _______________________________________________________
100. developing from the kidney _________________________________________________
101. surgical fixation of the kidney _______________________________________________
102. creation of an opening in the kidney __________________________________________
103. excision of the kidney _____________________________________________________
104. presence of the kidney stones _______________________________________________
105. kidney tumor
___________________________________________________________
106. hernia of the kidney _______________________________________________________
107. suture of the kidney _______________________________________________________
108. downward displacement of the kidney ________________________________________
Circle the operative term in each of the following lists:
109. a. nephroptosis
b. hemolysis
c. angiectasis
d. colostomy
b. hematoma
c. gastrocele
d. endoscope
b. adenolysis
c. abdominocentesis
d. osteomalacia
e. necrosis
110. a. vasorrhaphy
e. cardiorrhexis
111. a. morphologic
e. polyrrhea
Fill in the blanks for the following regarding singular/plural forms:
112. An ovum is an egg produced by an ovary. There are two
produce eggs or
in the female that
.
113. The spread of cancer to a distant organ is called metastasis. The spread of cancer to
more than one organ is
.
114. A verruca is a wart. The term for several warts is
.
115. Condylomata are genital warts. One genital wart is a
.
116. Indices is a plural form of
.
117. A thrombus is a clot. Several clots are termed
.
Circle the correct spelling:
118. a. nephoraphy
b. nephorrapy
c. nephrorrhaphy
d. nephorrahapy
119. a. abdominoscopy
b. abdemenoscopi
c. abdomenscopy
d. abdominoschope
120. a. perrycardium
b. pericardium
c. periocardium
d. parcardium