2.1 Prefixes

Question 1

a/an/ar

Answer 1

without
Arrhythmia

Question 2

ab-

Answer 2

away from
Abduct

Question 3

ana-

Answer 3

again/upward/back
Anabolism

Question 4

aniso-

Answer 4

unequal
Anisocytosis

Question 5

ante-

Answer 5

before/in front of
Antecubital

Question 6

anti-

Answer 6

against
Antiseptic

Question 7

auto-

Answer 7

self
Autologous

Question 8

bi-

Answer 8

two
Bicuspid

Question 9

bio-

Answer 9

life
Biology

Question 10

brady-

Answer 10

slow
Bradycardia

Question 11

cata-

Answer 11

down
Catabolism

Question 12

cyan-

Answer 12

blue
Cyanotic

Question 13

cyan-

Answer 13

blue
Cyanotic

Question 14

dia-

Answer 14

across/through
Diapedesis

Question 15

dorso-

Answer 15

back
Dorsal

Question 16

dys-

Answer 16

difficult
Dyspnea

Question 17

Endo-

Answer 17

In/within

Question 18

epi-

Answer 18

on/over/upon
Epidermis

Question 19

erythr-

Answer 19

red

Question 20

exo-

Answer 20

outside

Question 21

extra-

Answer 21

outside

Question 22

hetero-

Answer 22

different

Question 23

homeo-

Answer 23

same

Question 24

hyper-

Answer 24

too much/high

Question 25

hypo-

Answer 25

low-under

Question 26

inter-

Answer 26

between

Question 27

intra-

Answer 27

within

Question 28

iso-

Answer 28

equal/same

Question 29

later-

Answer 29

side

Question 30

macro-

Answer 30

large/long

Question 31

mal-

Answer 31

poor

Question 32

medi-

Answer 32

middle

Question 33

micro

Answer 33

small

Question 34

mono

Answer 34

one

Question 35

neo

Answer 35

new

Question 36

per

Answer 36

through

Question 37

poly

Answer 37

many/much

Question 38

post

Answer 38

after

Question 39

sub-

Answer 39

below/under

Question 40

tachy-

Answer 40

rapid/fast

Question 41

tri-

Answer 41

three

Question 42

What does a prefix do?

Answer 42

Modifies the meaning of the root word

Question 43

How can a prefix modify a root word?

Answer 43

Presence
Absence
Location
Number
Size