Free Anatomy Quiz - Anatomical Word Roots, Prefixes and Suffixes, Harder Quiz 3

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Reference : Clinically Oriented Anatomy - Moore (Amazon link)

The quiz above includes the following questions :

What does the prefix 'enter-' (as in 'enteritis') mean?
The prefix for 'hard' is ...
The prefix 'dors-' (as in 'dorsal') means ...
Which of the following prefixes means 'fiber'?
What does the prefix 'hepat-' (as in 'hepatology') mean?
Which of the following prefixes means 'within'?
The prefix 'vas-' (as in 'vasoconstriction') means ...
The prefix for 'again' or 'backward' is ...
What does the prefix 'bas-' (as in 'basal ganglia') mean?
Which of the following prefixes means 'before'?
The suffix '-scopy' (as in 'endoscopy') means ...
The suffix for 'attack' or 'seizure' is ...
What does the suffix '-logy' (as in 'haematology') mean?
Which of the following suffixes means 'a condition, disease or increase'?
The suffix for 'urine' is ...

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Word roots :

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