common prefixes

Question 1

A-

Answer 1

without(ex: apnea, without breathing)

Question 2

An-

Answer 2

without(anemia, without sufficient supply of red blood cells)

Question 3

Anti-

Answer 3

against(ex: antibacterial, against bacteria)

Question 4

Auto-

Answer 4

self(ex: autoimmune, self immunity)

Question 5

Brady-

Answer 5

slow(ex: bradypnea, slow breathing)

Question 6

De-

Answer 6

without(ex: defocus, without focus, blurry vision)

Question 7

Dys-

Answer 7

abnormal;difficult;painful (ex:dyspnea, difficulty breathing)

Question 8

Endo-

Answer 8

within;inner (ex: endocarditis. infection of the lining of the heart)

Question 9

Epi-

Answer 9

above(ex: epicardium, above the heart)

Question 10

Eu-

Answer 10

normal(ex:eubiotics, healthy life)

Question 11

Ex-

Answer 11

outward(ex: excision, process of cutting out)

Question 12

Extra-

Answer 12

outside of (ex:extraocular, outside the eye as in muscles)

Question 13

Hetero-

Answer 13

different(ex: heteroantibody, antibody corresponding to an antibody from another species)

Question 14

Homo-

Answer 14

same(ex: homolateral (same side)

Question 15

Hyper-

Answer 15

excessive(ex: hyperalgia, excessive sensitivity to pain)

Question 16

Hypo-

Answer 16

insufficient;below (ex: hypotension, insufficient low blood pressure)

Question 17

In-

Answer 17

inward;not (ex: incise, to cut in with a sharp instrument)

Question 18

Inter-

Answer 18

between(ex: intercellular, between the cells)

Question 19

Intra-

Answer 19

within (intrabdominal, within the abdomen)

Question 20

macro-

Answer 20

large (ex: macropodia, abnormally large feet)

Question 21

micro-

Answer 21

small (ex: microcyte, a small red blood cell)

Question 22

neo-

Answer 22

new (ex: neovascular, new blood vessels)

Question 23

para-

Answer 23

abnormal;beside;two as parts of a pair (ex: paramedic, a person trained to work beside a physician, usually outside a hospital setting. Ex: paraparesis, partial paralysis affecting the lower limbs)

Question 24

per-

Answer 24

through (ex: percutaneous, through the skin)

Question 25

peri-

Answer 25

around (ex: periarterial, placed around an artery)

Question 26

post-

Answer 26

after (ex: postnasal, after or behind the nasal cavities)

Question 27

pre-

Answer 27

before (preprandial, before a meal)

Question 28

pro-

Answer 28

before ( ex: progeria, before old age)

Question 29

pseudo-

Answer 29

false (ex: pseudotumor, an enlargement resembling a tumor)

Question 30

re-

Answer 30

again (ex: rebreathing, to breathe in again the gases exhaled)

Question 31

retro-

Answer 31

backward;behind (ex: retroflexion, a bending or flexing backward)

Question 32

sub-

Answer 32

under (ex: substernal, under the sternum)

Question 33

tachy-

Answer 33

fast (ex: tachypnea, fast breathing)

Question 34

trans-

Answer 34

across ( ex: transabdominal, across the abdomen or abdominal wall)

Question 35

ultra-

Answer 35

beyond (ex: ultraviolet, beyond the visible spectrum at its violet end)

Question 36

un-

Answer 36

not (ex: unbiased, not partial or infleunced, neutral)