Root Words and Prefixes Quiz

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Which prefix means 'absent or without'?

  • hyper
  • endo
  • hypo
  • a (correct)

Which prefix means 'within'?

  • a
  • endo (correct)
  • hypo
  • hyper

Which prefix means 'insufficient or less'?

  • hyper
  • endo
  • hypo (correct)
  • a

Which prefix means 'excessive'?

<p>hyper (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which prefix means 'between'?

<p>inter (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which prefix means 'many'?

<p>poly (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which prefix means 'behind'?

<p>retro (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which root word refers to the liver?

<p>hepato (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which suffix means 'the study of'?

<p>-ology (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which root word refers to the stomach?

<p>gastro (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which suffix means 'referring to'?

<p>-ac/ic (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which root word refers to the lungs?

<p>pulmono (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which suffix means 'disease'?

<p>-pathy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Prefixes

  • The prefix "a-" means 'absent or without'.
  • The prefix "endo-" means 'within'.
  • The prefix "hypo-" means 'insufficient or less'.
  • The prefix "hyper-" means 'excessive'.
  • The prefix "inter-" means 'between'.
  • The prefix "poly-" means 'many'.
  • The prefix "retro-" means 'behind'.

Root Words

  • The root word "hepat-" refers to the liver.
  • The root word "gastr-" refers to the stomach.
  • The root word "pneum-" refers to the lungs.

Suffixes

  • The suffix "-logy" means 'the study of'.
  • The suffix "-ic" means 'referring to'.
  • The suffix "-osis" means 'disease'.

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