Prefix

Question 1

primi-

Answer 1

first (primary)

Question 2

mono-

Answer 2

one (monocular)

Question 3

uni-

Answer 3

one (unite)

Question 4

hemi-

Answer 4

half, one sided (hemisphere)

Question 5

semi-

Answer 5

half, partial (semipermeable)

Question 6

bi-

Answer 6

two, twice (binary)

Question 7

di-

Answer 7

two, twice (diatomic)

Question 8

diplo-

Answer 8

double (diplococci)

Question 9

tri-

Answer 9

three (tricuspid)

Question 10

quadri-

Answer 10

four (quadruplet)

Question 11

tetra-

Answer 11

four (tetralogy)

Question 12

multi-

Answer 12

many (multicellular)

Question 13

poly-

Answer 13

many, much (polymorphous)

Question 14

cyano-

Answer 14

blue (cyanosis)

Question 15

erythro-

Answer 15

red (erythocyte)

Question 16

leuko-

Answer 16

white, colorless (leukemia)

Question 17

melano-

Answer 17

dark, black (melanin)

Question 18

xantho-

Answer 18

yellow (xanthoma)

Question 19

a-

Answer 19

not, without, lack of, absence (anhydrous)

Question 20

an-

Answer 20

not, without, lack of, absence (anhydrous)

Question 21

anti-

Answer 21

against (antiseptic)

Question 22

contra-

Answer 22

against, opposite, opposed (contraindicated)

Question 23

de-

Answer 23

down, removal, without, loss (decalcify)

Question 24

dis-

Answer 24

absence, removal, separation (dissect)

Question 25

in-

Answer 25

not (incontinent)

Question 26

im-

Answer 26

not (imposed)

Question 27

non-

Answer 27

not (noncontributory)

Question 28

un-

Answer 28

not (uncoordinated)

Question 29

ab-

Answer 29

away from (abduct)

Question 30

ad-

Answer 30

toward, near (adduct)

Question 31

dia-

Answer 31

through (diarrhea)

Question 32

per-

Answer 32

through (percutaneous)

Question 33

trans-

Answer 33

through (transected)

Question 34

hyper-

Answer 34

over, excess, abnormally high, increased (hyperthermia)

Question 35

hypo-

Answer 35

under, below, abnormally low, decreased (hyposecretion)

Question 36

oligo-

Answer 36

few (oligospermia)

Question 37

pan-

Answer 37

all (pandemic)

Question 38

super-

Answer 38

above, excess (supernumerary)

Question 39

equi-

Answer 39

equal, same (equilibrium)

Question 40

eu-

Answer 40

good, true, easy, normal (euthanasia)

Question 41

hetero-

Answer 41

different, unequal, other (heterogeneous)

Question 42

homo-

Answer 42

same, unchanging (homograft)

Question 43

homeo-

Answer 43

same, unchanging (homeostasis)

Question 44

iso-

Answer 44

same, equal (isocellular)

Question 45

macro-

Answer 45

large, abnormally large (macroscopic)

Question 46

mega-

Answer 46

large, abnormally large (megacolon)

Question 47

megalo-

Answer 47

large, abnormally large

Question 48

micro-

Answer 48

small (microcyte)

Question 49

neo-

Answer 49

new (neonate)

Question 50

normo-

Answer 50

normal (normovolemia)

Question 51

ortho-

Answer 51

straight, upright, correct (orthodontics)

Question 52

poikilo-

Answer 52

irregular, varied (poikilothermic)

Question 53

pseudo-

Answer 53

false (pseudoplegia)

Question 54

re-

Answer 54

again, back (reflux)

Question 55

ante-

Answer 55

before (antenatal)

Question 56

pre-

Answer 56

before, in front of (premature)

Question 57

pro-

Answer 57

before, in front of (prodrome)

Question 58

post-

Answer 58

after, behind (postnasal)

Question 59

dextro-

Answer 59

right (dextrogastria)

Question 60

sinistro-

Answer 60

left (sinistromanual)

Question 61

ec-

Answer 61

out, outside

Question 62

ecto-

Answer 62

out, outside (ectopic)

Question 63

exo-

Answer 63

away from, outside (excise)

Question 64

endo-

Answer 64

in, within (endoderm)

Question 65

meso-

Answer 65

middle (mesencephalon)

Question 66

syn-

Answer 66

together (synapse)

Question 67

sym- (used before b, m, p)

Answer 67

together (symbiosis)

Question 68

tele-

Answer 68

end (telencephalon)

Question 69

telo-

Answer 69

end (telophase)

Question 70

Dys-

Answer 70

Abnormal, difficult, impaired, bad