Medical Prefixes and Suffixes Quiz

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What does 'acous/o' refer to?

  • water
  • hearing (correct)
  • vision
  • sound

What does 'Acoustic/o' mean?

  • vision
  • both A and C (correct)
  • hearing
  • sound

What does 'aque/o' mean?

water

What does 'audi/o' or 'audit/o' refer to?

<p>hearing</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is 'blephar/o' related to?

<p>eyelid</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'cerumin/o' refer to?

<p>cerumen</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'cochle/o'?

<p>cochlea</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'conjunctiv/o' refer to?

<p>conjunctiva</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'cor/o' or 'core/o' mean?

<p>pupil</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'corne/o' refer to?

<p>cornea</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'cyst/o' refer to?

<p>cyst; fluid sac; bladder</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'dacry/o' mean?

<p>tear</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'dipl/o'?

<p>double</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'glauc/o' refer to?

<p>gray</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'graph/o' mean?

<p>writing</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is 'ir/o' or 'irid/o' related to?

<p>iris</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'kerat/o' mean?

<p>cornea</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'lacrim/o' refer to?

<p>tears</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'mi/o' mean?

<p>smaller, less</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is 'mydr/o' related to?

<p>widen, enlarge</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'nyct/o' mean?

<p>night</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'ocul/o' refer to?

<p>eye</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'ophthalm/o' mean?

<p>eye</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'opt/o' or 'optic/o' mean?

<p>eye, vision</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'ossic/o' refer to?

<p>ossicle (small bone)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'ot/o' mean?

<p>ear</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'papill/o' refer to?

<p>optic disc; nipple-like</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'phot/o' mean?

<p>light</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'presby/o'?

<p>old age</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'retin/o' refer to?

<p>retina</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'salping/o' mean?

<p>fallopian tube</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'scot/o' refer to?

<p>darkness</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'staped/o' mean?

<p>stapes (middle ear bone)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'steat/o' refer to?

<p>fat, sebum</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'stigmat/o' mean?

<p>point</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'vestibul/o' refer to?

<p>vestibule</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'vitr/o' refer to?

<p>vitreous body (of the eye)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'vitre/o' mean?

<p>glassy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'A-, an-' mean?

<p>not, without</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'ec-' refer to?

<p>out, outside</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'en-' mean?

<p>in, within</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'eso-' refer to?

<p>inward</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'exo-' mean?

<p>outside, outward</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'hyper-' mean?

<p>above, excessive, beyond</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'hypo-' refer to?

<p>under, below</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'intra-' mean?

<p>within; into</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the suffixes '-al, -atic, -ic, -ory, -ous, -tic' mean?

<p>pertaining to</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-cusis' refer to?

<p>hearing</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-ectomy' mean?

<p>surgical removal</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-esthesia' refer to?

<p>feeling, sensation</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-ia' mean?

<p>condition</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-ion' refer to?

<p>process; state; condition</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-ism' mean?

<p>process, condition</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-itis' refer to?

<p>inflammation</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-metry' mean?

<p>process of measuring</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-oma' relate to?

<p>tumor, mass</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-opia' mean?

<p>vision condition</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-osmias' mean?

<p>smell condition</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'otia-' refer to?

<p>ear condition</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-pathy' mean?

<p>disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-plasty' refer to?

<p>surgical repair</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-ptosis' mean?

<p>prolapse, downward displacement</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-sclerosis' mean?

<p>hardening; thickening</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-scope' mean?

<p>instrument for viewing</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-scopy' refer to?

<p>visual examination</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '-tomy' mean?

<p>process of cutting, incision</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'tropia-' refer to?

<p>to turn</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Medical Prefixes and Suffixes

  • acous/o: Relates to hearing.
  • acoustic/o: Refers to sound and hearing.
  • aque/o: Represents water.
  • audi/o/audit/o: Indicates hearing capabilities.
  • blephar/o: Pertains to the eyelid.
  • cerumin/o: Refers specifically to cerumen (earwax).
  • cochle/o: Denotes the cochlea, a component of the inner ear.
  • conjunctiv/o: Relates to the conjunctiva, the membrane covering the eye.
  • cor/o, core/o: Refers to the pupil of the eye.
  • corne/o: Indicates the cornea, the outer layer of the eye.
  • cyst/o: Refers to a cyst, fluid sac, or bladder.
  • dacry/o: Pertains to tears.
  • dipl/o: Indicates the condition of double vision.
  • glauc/o: Represents the color gray.
  • graph/o: Relates to writing or recording.
  • ir/o, irid/o: Refers to the iris of the eye.
  • kerat/o: Relates specifically to the cornea.
  • lacrim/o: Pertains to tears.
  • mi/o: Indicates something smaller or lesser.
  • mydr/o: Refers to the widening or enlargement of the pupils.
  • nyct/o: Pertains to night.
  • ocul/o: Relates to the eye.
  • ophthalm/o: Denotes the eye.
  • opt/o, optic/o: Indicates vision or the eye.
  • ossic/o: Refers to ossicles, the small bones in the ear.
  • ot/o: Represents the ear.
  • papill/o: Relates to the optic disc or nipple-like structure.
  • phot/o: Indicates light.
  • presby/o: Pertains to old age.
  • retin/o: Relates to the retina of the eye.
  • salping/o: Refers to the fallopian tube.
  • scot/o: Indicates darkness.
  • staped/o: Pertains to the stapes, a bone in the middle ear.
  • steat/o: Refers to fat or sebum.
  • stigmat/o: Indicates a point or mark.
  • vestibul/o: Relates to the vestibule, part of the inner ear.
  • vitr/o: Refers to the vitreous body of the eye.
  • vitre/o: Indicates glassy or vitreous textures.

Common Medical Suffixes

  • A-, an-: Denotes absence or lack of something.
  • ec-: Indicates out or outside.
  • en-: Refers to being in or within.
  • eso-: Indicates inward direction.
  • exo-: Denotes outside or outward direction.
  • hyper-: Indicates excess or above normal levels.
  • hypo-: Refers to below or under normal levels.
  • intra-: Indicates within or into a structure.
  • -al, -atic, -ic, -ory, -ous, -tic: Pertains to or relating to a subject.
  • -cusis: Refers to hearing.
  • -ectomy: Indicates surgical removal of a structure.
  • -esthesia: Refers to sensation or feeling.
  • -ia: Denotes a condition or state.
  • -ion: Indicates a process, state, or condition.
  • -ism: Refers to a process or condition.
  • -itis: Indicates inflammation of a structure.
  • -metry: Denotes the process of measurement.
  • -oma: Refers to a tumor or mass.
  • -opia: Indicates a vision condition.
  • -osmias: Refers to a smell condition.
  • otia-: Pertains to ear conditions.
  • -pathy: Indicates disease.
  • -plasty: Refers to surgical repair.
  • -ptosis: Indicates prolapse or downward displacement.
  • -sclerosis: Refers to hardening or thickening.
  • -scope: Denotes an instrument for viewing.
  • -scopy: Refers to visual examination.
  • -tomy: Indicates the process of cutting or incision.
  • tropia-: Denotes a turning movement.

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