Module 4-Prefixes

Question 1

consists of one or more letters, preceding the

root word.

Answer 1

Prefix

Question 2

Prefix modify a medical term by indicating a

structure’s or a condition’s:

Answer 2

• Absence
• Location
• Number or quantity
• State

Question 3

up, back again

Answer 3

ana-

Question 4

building up

Answer 4

anabolism

Question 5

before

Answer 5

ante-

Question 6

before delivery

Answer 6

antepartum

Question 7

down, through

Answer 7

cata-, kata-

Question 8

breaking down

Answer 8

catabolism

Question 9

beginning, origin

Answer 9

gen-

Question 10

origin

Answer 10

genesis

Question 11

beyond, over, between, change, or next to

Answer 11

meta-

Question 12

next to the wrist

Answer 12

metacarpal

Question 13

night

Answer 13

noct(i)-

Question 14

occuring in the night

Answer 14

nocturnal

Question 15

night

Answer 15

nyct(o)-

Question 16

pain during the night

Answer 16

nyctalgia

Question 17

after

Answer 17

post-

Question 18

after birth

Answer 18

postpartum

Question 19

before

Answer 19

pre-

Question 20

before birth

Answer 20

prenatal

Question 21

prim-

Answer 21

first

Question 22

primary

Answer 22

first in order

Question 23

prot(o)-

Answer 23

first

Question 24

protype

Answer 24

original or first form

Question 25

sym-, syn-

Answer 25

together, union

Question 26

synergetic

Answer 26

working together

Question 27

telo-

Answer 27

end

Question 28

telophase

Answer 28

end phase of mitosis

Question 29

ter(t)-

Answer 29

third

Question 30

tertiary

Answer 30

third in order

Question 31

acro-

Answer 31

extremity, tip

Question 32

acrocyanosis

Answer 32

bluish color of hands and feet

Question 33

anti-

Answer 33

against

Question 34

antidote

Answer 34

action against a potion

Question 35

apo-

Answer 35

separation or derivation from

Question 36

aponia

Answer 36

separation of the mind, confusion

Question 37

circum-

Answer 37

around

Question 38

circumoral

Answer 38

around the mouth

Question 39

contra-

Answer 39

opposite, against

Question 40

contralateral

Answer 40

opposite side

Question 41

dorso-, dorsi-

Answer 41

back

Question 42

dorsiflexion

Answer 42

bending back

Question 43

ecto-

Answer 43

outside, misplaced

Question 44

ectopic

Answer 44

outside the intended place

Question 45

endo-

Answer 45

within

Question 46

endocardial

Answer 46

within the heart

Question 47

epi-

Answer 47

on, over, upon

Question 48

epigastric

Answer 48

over the stomach

Question 49

eso-

Answer 49

within

Question 50

esoteric

Answer 50

hidden within

Question 51

extra-

Answer 51

outside of, in addition to, beyond

Question 52

extracorporeal

Answer 52

outside the body

Question 53

fore-

Answer 53

before, in front

Question 54

forebrain

Answer 54

front part of brain

Question 55

hyper-

Answer 55

above, excessive, beyond

Question 56

hyperactive

Answer 56

excessive activity

Question 57

hypo-

Answer 57

below, under

Question 58

hypodermic

Answer 58

under the skin

Question 59

infra-

Answer 59

below

Question 60

infracostal

Answer 60

below the ribs

Question 61

inter-

Answer 61

between parts

Question 62

intercellular

Answer 62

between the cells

Question 63

intra-

Answer 63

within the part

Question 64

intracellular

Answer 64

within the cell

Question 65

juxtra-

Answer 65

near

Question 66

juxtaspinal

Answer 66

near the spine

Question 67

medi-

Answer 67

middle

Question 68

medial

Answer 68

near the midline

Question 69

meso-

Answer 69

middle

Question 70

mesoderm

Answer 70

middle layer of skin

Question 71

ob-

Answer 71

against, in the way, oppose

Question 72

obstruction

Answer 72

something in the way of normal flow

Question 73

para-

Answer 73

beyond, beside

Question 74

paraspinal

Answer 74

beside the spine

Question 75

peri-

Answer 75

around

Question 76

perinatal

Answer 76

around the time of birth

Question 77

pro-

Answer 77

for, in front of, before

Question 78

prodromal

Answer 78

symptom that comes before

Question 79

schizo-, schisto-

Answer 79

split, divided

Question 80

schizonychia

Answer 80

splitting nails

Question 81

sub-

Answer 81

beneath

Question 82

subcostal

Answer 82

beneath the ribs

Question 83

super-

Answer 83

excessive, above

Question 84

superciliary

Answer 84

hairs above the eyes

Question 85

supra-

Answer 85

above, over

Question 86

suprapubic

Answer 86

above the pubic bone

Question 87

tele-

Answer 87

distant, far

Question 88

telangiectasia

Answer 88

dilatation of distant capillaries such as in the nose

Question 89

trans-

Answer 89

across, through, over, beyond

Question 90

transabdominal

Answer 90

through the abdominal wall

Question 91

ultra-

Answer 91

excessive, extreme

Question 92

ultrasonic

Answer 92

sound waves at the extreme edge of the audio frequency range

Question 93

a-, an-

Answer 93

without, absent

Question 94

anemia

Answer 94

absence of blood

Question 95

allo-

Answer 95

another, different form

Question 96

allomorphic

Answer 96

assuming a different form

Question 97

ambly-

Answer 97

dull

Question 98

amblyopia

Answer 98

dull vision

Question 99

andro-

Answer 99

male

Question 100

androgen

Answer 100

male sex hormone

Question 101

angi(o)-

Answer 101

vessel, duct, usually a blood vessel

Question 102

angiospasm

Answer 102

contraction of a blood vessel

Question 103

atel-

Answer 103

imperfect

Question 104

atelectasis

Answer 104

imperfect expansion of lungs

Question 105

auto-

Answer 105

self

Question 106

autogenesis

Answer 106

starting with oneself

Question 107

bacter-

Answer 107

bacteria

Question 108

bacteroid

Answer 108

resembling a bacteria

Question 109

bi(o)-

Answer 109

life

Question 110

biochemistry

Answer 110

chemistry of living matter

Question 111

brady-

Answer 111

slow

Question 112

bradycardia

Answer 112

slow heart rate

Question 113

cac(o)-

Answer 113

bad, ill

Question 114

cacogeusia

Answer 114

bad taste

Question 115

co-, com-, con-

Answer 115

with, together

Question 116

congenital

Answer 116

born with

Question 117

cry(o)-

Answer 117

cold

Question 118

cryosurgery

Answer 118

destruction of tissue by application of cold

Question 119

crypt(o)-

Answer 119

hidden

Question 120

cryptorchidism

Answer 120

undescended hidden testicle

Question 121

dys-

Answer 121

difficult

Question 122

dysmenorrhea

Answer 122

difficult menses

Question 123

eu-

Answer 123

good, normal

Question 124

euthanasia

Answer 124

good death

Question 125

glycol-, gluco-

Answer 125

sugar, sweet

Question 126

glycolysis

Answer 126

breakdown of sugar

Question 127

gyn-, gyneco

Answer 127

female

Question 128

gynecology

Answer 128

study of the female

Question 129

haplo-

Answer 129

single, simple

Question 130

haploderma

Answer 130

simple skin inflammation

Question 131

hetero-

Answer 131

other, different

Question 132

heterosexual

Answer 132

other sex

Question 133

homeo

Answer 133

unchanged

Question 134

homeostasis

Answer 134

state of equilibrium

Question 135

homo-

Answer 135

same

Question 136

homosexual

Answer 136

same sex

Question 137

hydra-, hydro-

Answer 137

water

Question 138

hydrocele

Answer 138

watery hernia

Question 139

idio-

Answer 139

peculiar to the individual, distinct

Question 140

idiopathic

Answer 140

disease with no known cause arising in an individual

Question 141

iso-

Answer 141

equal, same

Question 142

isopia

Answer 142

equal vision in both eyes

Question 143

mal-

Answer 143

bad

Question 144

malabsorption

Answer 144

impaired absorption

Question 145

neo-

Answer 145

new, strange

Question 146

neonatal

Answer 146

newborn

Question 147

non-

Answer 147

not

Question 148

noninfectious

Answer 148

not able to spread

Question 149

norm(o)-

Answer 149

normal

Question 150

normovolemia

Answer 150

normal blood volume

Question 151

ortho-

Answer 151

straight

Question 152

orthodontia

Answer 152

procedure to straighten teeth

Question 153

oxy-

Answer 153

sharp, acute, rapid

Question 154

oxytocia

Answer 154

rapid labor

Question 155

paleo-

Answer 155

old

Question 156

paleopathology

Answer 156

study of ancient diseases

Question 157

path(o)-

Answer 157

disease, suffering

Question 158

pathogenic

Answer 158

capable of producing diseases

Question 159

phage(o)-

Answer 159

eat, consume

Question 160

phagocyte

Answer 160

cell that can consume other substances

Question 161

poikilo-

Answer 161

varied

Question 162

poikilocyte

Answer 162

irregularly shaped blood cell

Question 163

pseudo-

Answer 163

false

Question 164

pseudocyst

Answer 164

false cyst

Question 165

sclera-

Answer 165

hard

Question 166

sclerosis

Answer 166

hardening of tissue

Question 167

stereo-

Answer 167

solid, firmly established, three dimensional

Question 168

stereotype

Answer 168

firmly established attitude

Question 169

tachy-

Answer 169

fast

Question 170

tachycardia

Answer 170

fast heart rate

Question 171

terato-

Answer 171

malformed, monster

Question 172

teratoid

Answer 172

resembling a monster

Question 173

therap-

Answer 173

treatment

Question 174

therapeutic

Answer 174

having a healing effect

Question 175

thermo-

Answer 175

heat, warmth

Question 176

thermometer

Answer 176

a device used to measure heat

Question 177

toxic-

Answer 177

poison

Question 178

toxicosis

Answer 178

disease caused by a poison

Question 179

trachy-

Answer 179

rough

Question 180

trachyphonia

Answer 180

rough voice

Question 181

xero-

Answer 181

dry

Question 182

xerocheilia

Answer 182

dry lips

Question 183

thousands

Answer 183

milli-

Question 184

millenium

Answer 184

1000 years

Question 185

century

Answer 185

100 years

Question 186

ten

Answer 186

dec-, deca-

Question 187

deipara

Answer 187

a woman with ten offsprings

Question 188

one

Answer 188

mono-, uni-

Question 189

unilateral, monocular

Answer 189

on one side seeing in only one eye

Question 190

two

Answer 190

bi-

Question 191

bifurcate

Answer 191

split in two directions

Question 192

three

Answer 192

tri-

Question 193

triplets

Answer 193

three babies

Question 194

four

Answer 194

quadri-, tetra-

Question 195

quadriplegia

Answer 195

paralyzed in all four extremities

Question 196

five

Answer 196

quint-

Question 197

quintuplets

Answer 197

five babies

Question 198

six

Answer 198

sex-, ses-, hexa-

Question 199

sextuplets

Answer 199

six babies

Question 200

seven

Answer 200

septa-, hepta-

Question 201

septuplets

Answer 201

seven babies

Question 202

eight

Answer 202

octa-, octi-, octo-

Question 203

octigravida

Answer 203

eight pregnancies

Question 204

nine

Answer 204

nona-, noni-, nonu-

Question 205

nonipara

Answer 205

a woman with nine offsprings

Question 206

ankylo-

Answer 206

crooked, bent

Question 207

ankylosing

Answer 207

bent spine

Question 208

apex

Answer 208

point

Question 209

apex of the heart

Answer 209

the pointed, lower end of the heart

Question 210

calyx, calix

Answer 210

cup shape

Question 211

calyx

Answer 211

cup-shaped area, especially of the kidney

Question 212

conus

Answer 212

cone shape

Question 213

medulla conus

Answer 213

the cone-shaped area at the lower end of the spinal cord

Question 214

eury-

Answer 214

broad, flat

Question 215

eurycephalic

Answer 215

flat head

Question 216

ortho-

Answer 216

straight

Question 217

orthodontia

Answer 217

straightening of the teeth

Question 218

pachy-

Answer 218

thick

Question 219

pachyotia

Answer 219

thick ears

Question 220

platy-

Answer 220

flat

Question 221

platycephalic

Answer 221

flat head

Question 222

plico-

Answer 222

fold

Question 223

fundoplication

Answer 223

procedure in which the stomach is folded

Question 224

steno-

Answer 224

narrow, contracted

Question 225

arterial stenosis

Answer 225

narrowing of the arteries

Question 226

alba-

Answer 226

white

Question 227

albino

Answer 227

appearing white

Question 228

chloro-

Answer 228

green

Question 229

chloroplast

Answer 229

green body found in cells

Question 230

chromo-

Answer 230

color

Question 231

chromocyte

Answer 231

colored cell

Question 232

cirrh-

Answer 232

yellow

Question 233

cirrhosis

Answer 233

yellowing of the liver

Question 234

cyano-

Answer 234

blue

Question 235

cyanosis

Answer 235

bluish discoloration of the skin

Question 236

erythro-

Answer 236

red

Question 237

erythropoiesis

Answer 237

formation of red blood cells

Question 238

leuko-

Answer 238

white

Question 239

leukocyte

Answer 239

white blood cell

Question 240

lute-

Answer 240

yellow

Question 241

luteinizing hormone

Answer 241

hormone causing yellow areas in the ovary

Question 242

melano-

Answer 242

black

Question 243

melanoma

Answer 243

black mole

Question 244

nigro-

Answer 244

black

Question 245

substantia nigra

Answer 245

black area in the brain

Question 246

rube-

Answer 246

red

Question 247

rubor

Answer 247

redness of skin

Question 248

xantho-

Answer 248

yellow

Question 249

xanthoma

Answer 249

yellow spot

Question 250

ab-

Answer 250

away from

Question 251

abduct

Answer 251

move away from

Question 252

ad-

Answer 252

to, toward

Question 253

adduct

Answer 253

move toward

Question 254

clin(o)-

Answer 254

slope

Question 255

clinocephaly

Answer 255

sloping or flatness of the top of the head

Question 256

de-

Answer 256

to do the opposite, off of, to remove entirely, away, not, down

Question 257

decapitate

Answer 257

to remove the head

Question 258

dextro-

Answer 258

right

Question 259

dextrogastria

Answer 259

stomach on the right side of the body

Question 260

dia-

Answer 260

apart, separate

Question 261

diastasis

Answer 261

a separation of joined parts

Question 262

e-

Answer 262

out

Question 263

enucleate

Answer 263

remove the eye

Question 264

ex-

Answer 264

away from, out completely

Question 265

exhale

Answer 265

breathe out

Question 266

in-, im-

Answer 266

in, inside, within, not

Question 267

immerse, injection

Answer 267

dip into, force into

Question 268

ir-

Answer 268

against, into,toward

Question 269

irradiate

Answer 269

emit rays into

Question 270

levo-

Answer 270

left

Question 271

levoduction

Answer 271

movement to the left

Question 272

opisth-

Answer 272

backward

Question 273

opisthognathism

Answer 273

lower jaw is pushed backward

Question 274

pro-, proso

Answer 274

forward, anterior, first, in front of

Question 275

proptosis

Answer 275

forward bulging of the eyes

Question 276

re-

Answer 276

back, again

Question 277

reflex

Answer 277

bend back

Question 278

retro-

Answer 278

behind, backward

Question 279

retrograde

Answer 279

going backward

Question 280

sinistr(o)-

Answer 280

left

Question 281

sinistrocular

Answer 281

stronger vision in the left eye

Question 282

a-, an-

Answer 282

none

Question 283

anuria

Answer 283

no urine

Question 284

anis(o)-

Answer 284

unequal

Question 285

anisognathic

Answer 285

upper and lower jaw are different sizes

Question 286

brachy-

Answer 286

short

Question 287

brachycephalic

Answer 287

short head

Question 288

brevi-

Answer 288

short, slow

Question 289

brevicollis

Answer 289

shortness of the neck

Question 290

lepto-

Answer 290

small, slender, soft

Question 291

leptophonia

Answer 291

soft voice

Question 292

macro-, mega-

Answer 292

large

Question 293

macrorhinia

Answer 293

large nose

Question 294

micro-

Answer 294

small

Question 295

microtia

Answer 295

small ears

Question 296

mio-

Answer 296

less, smaller

Question 297

miosis

Answer 297

pupil size is smaller

Question 298

olig(o)-

Answer 298

little, small, scanty, deficient

Question 299

oliguria

Answer 299

small amount of urine

Question 300

per-

Answer 300

excessive, through, by means

Question 301

per-

Answer 301

excessive, through, by means of

Question 302

ambi-, amphi-

Answer 302

both

Question 303

ambidextrous

Answer 303

using both hands

Question 304

bi-

Answer 304

two

Question 305

bifurcation

Answer 305

two branches

Question 306

centi-

Answer 306

100

Question 307

centimeter

Answer 307

1/100 meter

Question 308

deca-

Answer 308

10

Question 309

decaliter

Answer 309

10 liters

Question 310

deci-

Answer 310

1/10th

Question 311

deciliter

Answer 311

1/10 liter

Question 312

demi-

Answer 312

half

Question 313

demibrain

Answer 313

half a bath (sitz bath)

Question 314

di-, dis-

Answer 314

two, twice, doubly

Question 315

dioxide

Answer 315

two oxygen molecules

Question 316

diplo-

Answer 316

double

Question 317

diplopia

Answer 317

double vision

Question 318

hemi-

Answer 318

half

Question 319

hemiplegia

Answer 319

half-paralyzed state

Question 320

holo-

Answer 320

whole, all

Question 321

holography

Answer 321

all three-dimensions in a picture

Question 322

milli-

Answer 322

1000

Question 323

millimeter

Answer 323

1/1000 meter

Question 324

mono-

Answer 324

one

Question 325

mononuclear

Answer 325

one nucleus

Question 326

multi-

Answer 326

many

Question 327

multigravia

Answer 327

many pregnancies

Question 328

null(i)-

Answer 328

no, none

Question 329

nullipara

Answer 329

woman who has not borne children

Question 330

pan-

Answer 330

all

Question 331

panphobia

Answer 331

fear of all things

Question 332

pleo-

Answer 332

many, more

Question 333

pleomorphic

Answer 333

having many shapes

Question 334

plur(i)-

Answer 334

many, more

Question 335

pluriglandular

Answer 335

many glands

Question 336

poly-

Answer 336

many

Question 337

polycystic

Answer 337

many cysts

Question 338

quadr(i)-

Answer 338

four

Question 339

quadriplegia

Answer 339

having four extremities paralyzed

Question 340

semi-

Answer 340

half

Question 341

semicircular

Answer 341

half circle

Question 342

tetra-

Answer 342

four

Question 343

tetradactyly

Answer 343

having only four toes

Question 344

tri-

Answer 344

three

Question 345

triplets

Answer 345

three offspring at one birth

Question 346

uni-

Answer 346

one

Question 347

unilateral

Answer 347

one side