Medical Root Words
Define root words, prefixes, and suffixes.
- 1.
Define: -genesis
- A.
To destroy, end
- B.
More than one gene
- C.
To defy, rebel
- D.
To create, origin
Correct Answer
D. To create, origin -
- 2.
-logy
- A.
End in logic
- B.
The study of
- C.
The betterment of
- D.
The only one
Correct Answer
B. The study of -
- 3.
Meta-
- A.
Change
- B.
Bundle
- C.
Juice
- D.
Middle
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A. Change -
- 4.
Bio-
- A.
Self
- B.
Life
- C.
Two
- D.
Brain
Correct Answer
B. Life -
- 5.
Di-
- A.
Death
- B.
Define
- C.
To divide
- D.
Two
Correct Answer
D. Two -
- 6.
Mono-
- A.
Fat
- B.
Throat
- C.
One
- D.
Together
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C. One -
- 7.
Lip-
- A.
Bone
- B.
Flabby
- C.
Smooth
- D.
Fat
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D. Fat -
- 8.
Lyt-
- A.
Dissolvable
- B.
Light in weight
- C.
Undissolvable
- D.
To light
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A. Dissolvable -
- 9.
Nucle-
- A.
Glue, to stick
- B.
Kernel, central
- C.
Color, pigment
- D.
Knuckle
Correct Answer
B. Kernel, central -
- 10.
Sacchar
- A.
Salt
- B.
Sugar
- C.
Skin
- D.
Knob
Correct Answer
B. Sugar -
- 11.
Homeo-
- A.
Different, changing
- B.
To stand still
- C.
The same, equal
- D.
Blood
Correct Answer
C. The same, equal -
- 12.
Glyc-
- A.
Spicy
- B.
Salty
- C.
Sour
- D.
Sweet
Correct Answer
D. Sweet -
- 13.
Poly-
- A.
Many
- B.
Round
- C.
Covering
- D.
To shoot forth
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A. Many -
- 14.
Iso-
- A.
More than
- B.
Equal
- C.
Less then
- D.
Unequal
Correct Answer
B. Equal -
- 15.
-valent
- A.
Having horns
- B.
Axis
- C.
Vessel
- D.
Having power
Correct Answer
D. Having power -
- 16.
-tomy
- A.
Stomach
- B.
To bud
- C.
To produce
- D.
To cut
Correct Answer
D. To cut -
- 17.
Lys-
- A.
To break up
- B.
To lengthen
- C.
To lower
- D.
To put together
Correct Answer
A. To break up -
- 18.
Ana-
- A.
Up
- B.
Down
- C.
Turn around
- D.
Pick a bail of cotton
- E.
Pick a bail of hay
Correct Answer
A. Up -
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