Chapter 3: Prefixes

Question 1

epi-

Answer 1

above, upon

epi/gastr/ic: pertaining to above the stomach

Question 2

hypo-

Answer 2

under, below, deficient

hypo/derm/ic: pertaining to under the skin

Question 3

infra-

Answer 3

under, below

infra/cost/al: below the ribs

Question 4

sub-

Answer 4

under, below

sub/nas/al: under the nose

Question 5

inter-

Answer 5

between

inter/cost/al: between the ribs

Question 6

post-

Answer 6

after, behind

post/nat/al: pertaining to (the period) after birth

Question 7

pre-, pro-

Answer 7

before, in front of

pre/nat/al: pertaining to (the period) before birth

Question 8

retro-

Answer 8

backward, behind

retro/version: turning backwards

Question 9

bi-

Answer 9

two

bi/later/al: pertaining to two sides

Question 10

dipl-, diplo-

Answer 10

double

dipl/opia: double vision

Question 11

hemi-

Answer 11

one half

hemi/plegia: paralysis of one half of the body

Question 12

hyper-

Answer 12

excessive, above normal

hyper/calc/emia: excessive calcium in the blood

Question 13

macro-

Answer 13

large

macro/cyte: large cell

Question 14

micro-

Answer 14

small

micro/scope: instrument for examining small (objects)

Question 15

mono-, uni-

Answer 15

one

mono/therapy: one treatment

Question 16

multi-, poly-

Answer 16

many, much

multi/gravida: woman who has been pregnant more than once

Question 17

primi-

Answer 17

first

primi/gravida: woman during her first pregnancy

Question 18

quadri-

Answer 18

four

quadri/plegia: paralysis of four limbs

Question 19

tri-

Answer 19

three

tri/ceps: three heads (muscle arising by three heads with a single insertion)

Question 20

ab-

Answer 20

from, away from

ab/duction: movement of a limb away from (an axis of) the body

Question 21

ad-

Answer 21

toward

ad/duction: movement of a limb toward (an axis of) the body

Question 22

circum-

Answer 22

around

circum/ren/al: pertaining to around the kidney

Question 23

peri-

Answer 23

around

peri/odont/al

Question 24

dia-, trans-

Answer 24

through, across

Dia/rrhea: flow through
trans/vagin/al: pertaining to across or through the vagina

Question 25

ecto-, exo-, extra-

Answer 25

outside, outward ecto/gen/ous: forming outside the body or structure

Question 26

endo-, intra-

Answer 26

in, within endo/crine: secrete within

Question 27

para-

Answer 27

near, beside; beyond para/nas/al: beside the nose

Question 28

super-

Answer 28

upper, above super/ior: pertaining to the upper part of a structure

Question 29

supra-

Answer 29

above; excessive; superior supra/ren/al: pertaining to above the kidney

Question 30

ultra-

Answer 30

excess, beyond ultra/son/ic: pertaining to sound beyond (that which can be heard by the human ear)

Question 31

a-, an-

Answer 31

without, not a/mast/ia: without a breast

Question 32

anti-, contra-

Answer 32

against anti/bacteri/al: against bacteria

Question 33

brady-

Answer 33

slow brady/cardia: slow heart rate

Question 34

dys-

Answer 34

bad; painful; difficult dys/tocia: difficult childbirth

Question 35

eu-

Answer 35

good, normal eu/pnea: normal breathing

Question 36

hetero-

Answer 36

different hetero/graft: different transplant

Question 37

homo-, homeo-

Answer 37

same homo/graft: same transplant

Question 38

mal-

Answer 38

bad mal/nutrition: bad nutrition

Question 39

pan-

Answer 39

all pan/arthr/itis: inflammation of all (or many) joints

Question 40

pseudo-

Answer 40

false pseudo/cyesis: false pregnancy

Question 41

syn-

Answer 41

union, together, joined syn/dactyl/ism: condition of joined fingers or toes

Question 42

tachy-

Answer 42

rapid tachy/pnea: rapid breathing