Chapter 16: Greek Prefixes 1 (prefixes/bases)

Question 1

amphi-

Answer 1

both, around

Question 2

anti-, ant-

Answer 2

against, opposite

Question 3

apo-

Answer 3

from, away, off

Question 4

dys-

Answer 4

bad, disordered, difficult

Question 5

ec-, ex-

Answer 5

out, out of

Question 6

ecto-, exo-

Answer 6

outside, external

Question 7

eso-

Answer 7

inside, internal

Question 8

eu-

Answer 8

well, good, normal

Question 9

hyper-

Answer 9

over, excessive, more than normal

Question 10

peri-

Answer 10

around, near

Question 11

pro-

Answer 11

before, in front of, forward

Question 12

pros-

Answer 12

toward, in addition to, fronting

Question 13

acou-, acu-

Answer 13

to hear

Question 14

bal-, ball-, bol-, ble-

Answer 14

to throw, to put

Question 15

bar-
bary-

Answer 15

weight
pressure heavy

Question 16

bi-

Answer 16

life

Question 17

card-, cardi-

Answer 17

heart

Question 18

chondr-

Answer 18

cartilage, granule

Question 19

crani-

Answer 19

cranium

Question 20

cri-
crin-

Answer 20

to separate
to secrete

Question 21

cyt-

Answer 21

cell

Question 22

eme-, emet-

Answer 22

to vomit

Question 23

gam-

Answer 23

marriage

Question 24

gen-, gene-, gon-
gon-

Answer 24

to be produced
seed

Question 25

hidro-

Answer 25

sweat

Question 26

morph-

Answer 26

form, shape

Question 27

neur-

Answer 27

nerve, tendon

Question 28

pep-, peps-, pept-

Answer 28

to digest

Question 29

pha-

Answer 29

to say

Question 30

plex-
pleg-

Answer 30

stroke, blow
paralysis

Question 31

pseud-

Answer 31

false

Question 32

rhythm-

Answer 32

rhythm

Question 33

sep-

Answer 33

rotten

Question 34

than-, thana-, thanat

Answer 34

death

Question 35

therm-

Answer 35

heat

Question 36

the-

Answer 36

to put, to place

Question 37

top-

Answer 37

place

Question 38

trop-, trep-

Answer 38

to turn (toward)