Chapter 3 The Letters 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H' and 'I'

The Letter 'E'

1. What is the prefix for 'without'? e- (c)

2. What is the suffix for 'pertaining to'? -eal

3. What is the prefix for 'outside, external'? ec- (ti, to)

4. What is the suffix for 'expansion, dilation, stretching'? -ectasis

5. What is the suffix for 'surgical removal of'? -ectomy

6. What is the prefix for 'electrical'? electr-(o)

7. What is the suffix for 'vomit'? -emesis

8. What is the suffix for 'blood'? -emia

9. What is the prefix for 'brain'? encephal- (o)

10. What is the prefix for 'within, innermost'? endo-

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1. What is the prefix for 'intestine'? enter- (i,o)

2. What is the prefix for 'upon, over, upper'? epi-

3. What is the prefix for 'red'? erythro-

4. What is the suffix for 'condition of'? -esis

5. What is the suffix for 'sensation, perception, feel'? -esthesia

6. What is the prefix for 'well, easy, normal'? eu-

7. What is the prefix for 'outside of, beyond'? ex- (o)

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The Letter 'F'

1. What does the prefix 'faci-' mean? face

2. What does the suffix 'fascia' mean? fibrous band

3. What does the suffix 'ferous' mean? producing

4. What does the prefix 'fibr- (a,i,o)' mean? fiber, connective tissue

5. What does the prefix 'fore' mean? in front of

6. What does the suffix '-form' mean? having the form of, shape

7. What does the suffix '-fuge' mean? driving away, expelling

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The Letter 'G'

1. What does the prefix 'galacto-' mean? milk, galactose (milk sugar)

2. What does the prefix 'gast- (i, ro)' mean? stomach

3. What does the suffix '-genesis' mean? development, production, creation

4. What does the suffix '-genetic, -genic' mean? origin, producing, causing

5. What does the prefix 'genito-' mean? organs of reproduction

6. What does the suffix '-genous' mean? kind, type

7. What does the prefix 'geront- (o)' mean? old age, elderly

8. What does the prefix 'gingiv-' mean? gums, gingiva

9. What does the prefix 'gloss-(o)' mean? tongue

10. What does the prefix 'gluc-(o)' mean? sweetness, sugar, glucose

11. What does the prefix 'gly- (co)' mean? sugar

12. What does the suffix '-gram' mean? tracing, picture, record

13. What does the suffix '-graph' mean? diagram, instrument for recording

14. What does the prefix 'gyn- (ec, o)' mean? women, female

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The Letter 'H'

1. What does the prefix 'hem- (a, ato, e)' mean? blood

2. What does the prefix 'hemi-' mean? half

3. What does the prefix 'hepat-(o)' mean? liver

4. What is the prefix for 'rupture'? herni-

5. What is the prefix for 'other, unlike, different'? hetero-

6. What is the prefix for 'tissue'? hist-(o)

7. What is the prefix for 'same, like'? hom- (eo, o)

8. What is the prefix for 'water'? hydro-

9. What is the prefix for 'excessive, high, over, increased, more than normal'? hyper-

10. What is the prefix for 'sleep'? hypno-

11. What is the prefix for 'decreased, deficient, low, under, less than normal? hypo-

12. What is the prefix for 'uterus'? hyster (o)

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The Letter 'I'

1. What does the suffix '-ia, -iasis' mean? condition of, abnormal/pathological state

2. What does the suffix '-ic, -ac' mean? pertaining to

3. What does the prefix 'idio-' mean? peculiar to an individual, self-originating

4. What does the prefix 'ile- (o, um)' mean? ileum

5. What does the prefix 'infra-' mean? beneath, below

6. What does the prefix 'inter-' mean? between, among

7. What does the prefix 'intra-'mean? within, into, inside

8. What does the suffix '-ism' mean? condition, theory, state of being

9. What does the prefix 'iso-" mean? equal, alike, same

10. What does the suffix '-itis' mean? inflammation, inflammation of