Chapter One Root Word Quiz

Append- to ______ something

• add

• remove

• subtract

• multiply

Contra- ______

• Contra-

• Pro-

• Anti-

• Non-

Geri/Gero- ______

• is a prefix that refers to old age or elderly.

• is a prefix that refers to young age.

• is a prefix that refers to middle age.

• is a prefix that refers to infancy.

Nat/i- ______

• Nat/i-

• Nat/o-

• Nat/u-

• Nat/a-

Ipsi- ______ side

• opposite

• adjacent

• contralateral

• same

-tomy- ______

• is a suffix used in medical terminology to denote a surgical procedure involving cutting or making an incision.

• is a prefix used in medical terminology to denote a condition of the blood.

• is a suffix used in medical terminology to denote inflammation.

• is a prefix used in medical terminology to denote a disease.

-ologist- someone who studies a particular ______

• field or subject

• animal

• plant

• mineral

Meso- ______

• Meso-

• Meta-

• Micro-

• Macro-

Pharma- ______

• Pharma- Tech

• Pharma- Care

• Pharma- Med

• Pharma- ______

Pleur- ______

• Pleur-

• Pleuritis

• Pleura

• Pleuro