CH 3 - Prefixes

Question 0

mon/o- (monocular)

Answer 0

one (having one eye piece)

Question 1

prim/i- (primary)

Answer 1

first (first)

Question 2

uni- (unite)

Answer 2

one (form into one part)

Question 3

hemi- (hemisphere)

Answer 3

half, one side (one half of a rounded structure)

Question 4

semi- (semipermeable)

Answer 4

half, partial (partially permeable - capable of being penetrated)

Question 5

bi- (binary)

Answer 5

two, twice (made up of two parts)

Question 6

di- (diatomic)

Answer 6

two, twice (having two atoms)

Question 7

dipl/o- (diplococci)

Answer 7

double (round bacteria that grows in groups of two)

Question 8

tri- (tricuspid)

Answer 8

three (having three points or cusps)

Question 9

quadr/i- (quadruplet)

Answer 9

four (one of four babies born together)

Question 10

tetra- (tetralogy)

Answer 10

four (a group of four)

Question 11

multi- (multicellular)

Answer 11

many (consisting of many cells)

Question 12

poly- (polymorphous)

Answer 12

many, much (having many forms (morph/o))

Question 13

cyan/o

Answer 13

blue

Question 14

erythr/o

Answer 14

red

Question 15

leuk/o

Answer 15

white, colorless

Question 16

melan/o

Answer 16

black, dark

Question 17

xanth/o

Answer 17

yellow

Question 18

a-, an-

Answer 18

not, without, lack of, absence

Question 19

anti-

Answer 19

against

Question 20

contra-

Answer 20

against, opposite, opposed

Question 21

de-

Answer 21

down, without, removal

Question 22

dis-

Answer 22

absence, removal, separation

Question 23

in-*, im- (used before b, m, p)

*may also mean “in” or “into”

Answer 23

not

Question 24

non-

Answer 24

not

Question 25

un-

Answer 25

not

Question 26

ab- (abduct)

Answer 26

away from (to move away from the midline)

Question 27

ad- (adduct)

Answer 27

toward, near (to move toward the midline)

Question 28

dia- (diarrhea)

Answer 28

through (frequent discharge of fluid fecal matter)

Question 29

per- (percutaneous)

Answer 29

through (through the skin)

Question 30

trans- (transected)

Answer 30

through (cut (sectioned) through or across)

Question 31

hyper- (hyperthermia)

Answer 31

over, excess, abnormally high, increased (high body temperature)

Question 32

hypo-* (hyposecretion)

*may also indicate position, as in hypodermic

Answer 32

under, below,abnormally low, decreased (underproduction of a substance)

Question 33

olig/o- (oligospermia)

Answer 33

few, scanty (abnormally low number of sperm in semen)

Question 34

pan- (pandemic)

Answer 34

all (disease infecting an entire population)

Question 35

super-* (supernumerary)

*may also indicate position, as in superficial

Answer 35

above, excess (in excess number)