Chapter 3: Prefixes

Question 1

Within, in

Answer 1

Within, in

endo, intra

endo/crine - secrete within

intra/muscular - with the muscle

Question 2

above, upon

Answer 2

epi-

above or upon

epi/dermis

upon the skin

-is is noun ending

epidermis is the outer layer of skin

Question 3

under, below, deficient

Answer 3

under, below, deficient

hypo-

hypo/derm/ic - pertaining to under the skin

Question 4

Hypodermic needles

intradermal

subcutaneous

intramuscular

Answer 4

hypodermic - pertaining to under the skin

epidermis then dermis, then subcutaneous tissue, then muscle

intradermal - within the skin

subcutaneous - under the skin

intramuscular - between the muscle layer

Question 5

under or below

Answer 5

under or below

infra

sub

infra/costal -

cost -ribs

-al pertaining to

below the ribs

Question 6

between

Answer 6

inter

between

intercostal - between the ribs

Question 7

backward, behind

Answer 7

backward, behind

retro-

retro/version -

version - to turn

turning backwards

retroversion means to tipping backward of an organ such as the uterus from its normal position

Question 8

two

Answer 8

bi-

bi/lateral

lateral - side

al - pertaining to

pertaining to two sides

Question 9

double

Answer 9

diplo-; dipl

diplopia

double vision

Question 10

half

Answer 10

hemi-

hemiplegia - paralysis of one half

Question 11

excessive, above normal

Answer 11

hyper-

excessive above normal

hyper/calc/emia

excessive calcium in the blood

calc - calcium

Question 12

large

Answer 12

large

macro-

macro/cyte - large cell

cyte- cell

Question 13

small

Answer 13

small

micro-

microscope

Question 14

one

Answer 14

one

mono-

monotherapy - one treatment

therapy - treatment

Question 15

uni

Answer 15

one

uni/nucle/ar - pertaining to one nucleus

nucle- nucleus

-ar pertaining to

Question 16

many, much

Answer 16

multi, poly

multigravida - pregnant more than once

gravida - pregnant woman

polyphobia - fear of many things

phobia - fear

Question 17

four

Answer 17

quadri

four

quadriplegia - paralysis of four

Question 18

three

Answer 18

three - tri

tri/ceps - three heads

triceps describs a muscle having three points of origin

Question 19

ab-

Answer 19

ab-away from

abduction - movement of a limb away from the body

Question 20

ad-

Answer 20

toward

ad-

adduction - moving toward

Question 21

around

Answer 21

circum- ; peri

around

circum/ren/al - pertaining to around the kidney

peri/odont/al - pertaining to around a tooth

odont - tooth

Question 22

through, across

Answer 22

through, across

dia - ; trans-

diarrhea

transvaginal

Question 23

outside, outward

Answer 23

outside, outward

ecto-; exo-; extra-

ectogenesis - forming outside

exotropia - turing outward

exotropia refers to the turning outward of the eyes

extracranial - pertaining to outside the skull

crain - skull

Question 24

near; beside, beyond

Answer 24

near; beside; beyond

para

para/nas/al - pertaining to beside the nose

Question 25

upper; above

Answer 25

upper; above

super-

super/ior - pertaining to the upper part of a structure

Question 26

above; excessive; superior

Answer 26

above; excessive; superior

supra -

supra/ren/al - pertaining to above the kidney

Question 27

excess; beyond

Answer 27

excess; beyond

ultra-

ultra/son/ic - pertaining to sound beyond (that which can be heard by the human ear

Question 28

without; not

Answer 28

without; not

a-

a/mast/ia -

mast: breast
ia: condition

without a breast

may be a congenital, endocrine disorder or mastectomy

Question 29

an -

Answer 29

an-

without, not

an/esthes/ia

without

esthes - feeling

Question 30

against

Answer 30

against

anti-, contra-

anti/bacteri/al

against bacteria

contra/ception - against conceiving

ception - conceiving

Question 31

self, own

Answer 31

self, own

auto

auto/graft - transplantation to self

graft - transplant

Question 32

slow

Answer 32

slow

brady-

brady/cardia; slow heart rate

Question 33

bad; painful; difficult

Answer 33

bad; painful; difficult

dys -

dys/tocia

tocia - childbirth

difficult childbirth

Question 34

good, normal

Answer 34

good, normal

eu/pnea; normal breathing

pnea - breathing

Question 35

different

Answer 35

different

hetero-

hetero/graft

different transplant

also called xenograft

Question 36

same

Answer 36

same

homo-

homo/graft

same transplantation

also called allograft - tissue is taken from donor of the same species

Question 37

rapid, fast

Answer 37

rapid, fast

tachy

tacnypnea - rapid breathing