Ch. 3 Prefixes

Question 1

prim/i-

Answer 1

first

Question 2

mon/o-

Answer 2

one

Question 3

uni-

Answer 3

one

Question 4

hemi-

Answer 4

half, one side

Question 5

semi-

Answer 5

half, partial

Question 6

bi-

Answer 6

two, twice

Question 7

di-

Answer 7

two, twice

Question 8

dipl/o

Answer 8

double

Question 9

tri-

Answer 9

three

Question 10

quadr/i-

Answer 10

four

Question 11

tetra-

Answer 11

four

Question 12

multi-

Answer 12

many

Question 13

poly-

Answer 13

many, much

Question 14

cyan/o-

Answer 14

blue

Question 15

erythro-

Answer 15

red

Question 16

leuk/o-

Answer 16

white

Question 17

melan/o-

Answer 17

black

Question 18

xanth/o-

Answer 18

yellow

Question 19

a- , an-

Answer 19

not, without, lack of, absence

Question 20

anti-

Answer 20

against

Question 21

contra-

Answer 21

against, opposite, opposed

Question 22

de-

Answer 22

down, w/o removal, loss

Question 23

dis-

Answer 23

absence

Question 24

non-

Answer 24

not

Question 25

un-

Answer 25

not

Question 26

ab-

Answer 26

away from

Question 27

dia-

Answer 27

through

Question 28

per-

Answer 28

through

Question 29

trans-

Answer 29

through

Question 30

hyper-

Answer 30

over, excess, abnormally high, increased

Question 31

hypo-

Answer 31

under, below, abnormally low; decreased

Question 32

olig/o-

Answer 32

few scanty

Question 33

pan-

Answer 33

all

Question 34

super-

Answer 34

above excess

Question 35

equi-

Answer 35

equal, same

Question 36

eu-

Answer 36

good, true, easy, normal

Question 37

hetero-

Answer 37

other, different, unequal

Question 38

homo-, homeo-

Answer 38

same, unchanging

Question 39

iso-

Answer 39

equal, same

Question 40

macro-

Answer 40

large, abnormally large

Question 41

mega-, megalo-

Answer 41

large, abnormally large

Question 42

micro-

Answer 42

small

Question 43

neo-

Answer 43

new

Question 44

normo-

Answer 44

normal

Question 45

ortho-

Answer 45

straight, correct, upright

Question 46

poikilo-

Answer 46

varied, irregular

Question 47

psuedo-

Answer 47

false

Question 48

re-

Answer 48

again, back

Question 49

ante-

Answer 49

before

Question 50

pre-

Answer 50

before, in front of

Question 51

pro-

Answer 51

before, in front of

Question 52

post-

Answer 52

after, behind

Question 53

dextro-

Answer 53

right

Question 54

sinistro-

Answer 54

left

Question 55

ec-, ecto-

Answer 55

out, outside

Question 56

ex/o-

Answer 56

away from, outside

Question 57

end/o-

Answer 57

in, within

Question 58

mes/o-

Answer 58

middle

Question 59

syn-, sym-

Answer 59

together

Question 60

tel/e, tel/o-

Answer 60

end

Question 61

cyanosis

Answer 61

bluish discoloration of the skin due to lack of oxygen

Question 62

melanin

Answer 62

the dark pigment that colors the hair and skin

Question 63

anyhydrous

Answer 63

lacking water

Question 64

decalcify

Answer 64

remove calcium

Question 65

incontinent

Answer 65

not able to contain or control discharge of excretions

Question 66

pseudoplegia

Answer 66

false paralysis

Question 67

abduct

Answer 67

to move away from the midline

Question 68

adduct

Answer 68

to move toward the midline