Prefixes

Question 1

A-

Answer 1

No, not, without

Ataxia - without coordination

Question 2

An-

Answer 2

No, not, without

Analgesic - without pain

Question 3

Ana-

Answer 3

Up, apart

Anabasis - the stage of increase in a disease

Question 4

Anti-

Answer 4

Against

Antibody - immune body that fights foreign substances

Question 5

Auto-

Answer 5

Self

Autoimmune - body produces antibodies against itself

Question 6

Bi-

Answer 6

Two

Bilateral - pertaining to both sides

Question 7

Brady

Answer 7

Deficient, under

Bradycardia - heartbeat under/less than the normal rate

Question 8

Chloro-

Answer 8

Green

Chloroma - green-coloured tumour

Question 9

Chromo-

Answer 9

Colour

Chromhidrosis - secretion of sweat that changes colour

Question 10

Co-

Answer 10

With, together

Comorbidity - one medical condition present together with another medical condition

Question 11

Com-

Answer 11

With, together

Communicability - ability to spread from infected to susceptible hosts

Question 12

Con-

Answer 12

With, together

Contagious - capable of being transmitted host to host

Question 13

Cyano-

Answer 13

Blue

Cyanosis- bluish skin and mucosal discolouration

Question 14

De-

Answer 14

Down, lack of

Dehydration - lack of water

Question 15

Deci-

Answer 15

One-tenth

Decilitre - one tenth of a litre

Question 16

Di-

Answer 16

Two

Diataxia - affecting both sides of the body

Question 17

Dia-

Answer 17

Through, between, apart, across, completely

Diarrhea- rapid movement of fecal matter through the intestines

Question 18

Dys-

Answer 18

Bad, painful

Dysphasia - difficulty in swallowing

Question 19

Erythro-

Answer 19

Red

Erythrocyte - red blood cell

Question 20

Hemi-

Answer 20

Half

Hemiparesis - weakness on half/one side of the body

Question 21

Hexa-

Answer 21

Six

Hexavitamin- preparation of six vitamins

Question 22

Hyper-

Answer 22

Excessive, above

Hypertension - blood pressure above normal

Question 23

Hypo-

Answer 23

Below, deficient

Hypoglycaemia- blood sugar level below normal

Question 24

Leuko-

Answer 24

White

Leukoencephalitis - inflammation of white brain substance

Question 25

Macro-

Answer 25

Large

Macroglossia- excessive size of the tongue

Question 26

Mal-

Answer 26

Bad

Malignant - tending to worsen and cause death

Question 27

Melano-

Answer 27

Black

Melanotrichia - abnormal increases pigmentation of the hair

Question 28

Meta-

Answer 28

Change, beyond

Metamorphosis- change of structure or shape

Question 29

Micro-

Answer 29

Small

Micromastia - abnormal smallness of the mammary gland

Question 30

Multi-

Answer 30

Many

Multiarticular - pertaining to it affecting many joints

Question 31

Neo-

Answer 31

New

Neonate - a newborn animal

Question 32

Pan-

Answer 32

All

Pandemic - a widespread epidemic

Question 33

Pent-

Answer 33

Five

Pentadactyl - having 5 digits

Question 34

Poly-

Answer 34

Many, much

Polychromatic - many coloured

Question 35

Pseudo-

Answer 35

False

Pseudopregnancy - false pregnancy

Question 36

Quadr-

Answer 36

Four

Quadrilocular - having 4 cavities

Question 37

Sub-

Answer 37

Less than, beneath

Submandibular - beneath the mandible

Question 38

Sym- Syn-

Answer 38

With, together

Symbiosis - mutually reinforcing

Question 39

Tachy-

Answer 39

Fast

Tachycardia- abnormally fast heartbeat

Question 40

Tri-

Answer 40

Tribrachius - having three forelimbs

Question 41

Ultra-

Answer 41

Beyond

Ultrasonic - beyond the audible range

Question 42

Xanth-

Answer 42

Yellow

Xanthemia- presence of yellow-coloured matter in the blood

Question 43

Ab-

Answer 43

Away from

Abduct - to draw away from

Question 44

Ad-

Answer 44

Towards, near

Adduct - to draw towards

Question 45

Ante-

Answer 45

Before, forward

Antemortem- preformed or occurring before death

Question 46

Dis-

Answer 46

Apart, away, from

Dissect - cut apart

Question 47

Ec- Ecto-

Answer 47

Outside

Ectopic- located away from normal position

Question 48

Endo-

Answer 48

Within, in, inner

Endocrine - secreting internally

Question 49

Epi-

Answer 49

Above, upon

Epidermis - outermost layer of skin

Question 50

Ex-

Answer 50

Out

Excision- removal by cutting out

Question 51

Extra-

Answer 51

Outside of

Extrapulmonary - not connected with the lungs

Question 52

In-

Answer 52

In, into

Incisions- cutting into

Question 53

Infra-

Answer 53

Below, beneath

Infraclavicular - below the clavicle

Question 54

Inter-

Answer 54

Between

Intercostal - between 2 ribs

Question 55

Intra-

Answer 55

Within

Intravenous- within a vein

Question 56

Para-

Answer 56

Near, alongside

Parametrial- near the uterus

Question 57

Peri-

Answer 57

Surrounding

Perilaryngitis - inflammation of the tissues around the larynx

Question 58

Post-

Answer 58

After, behind

Postpartum - occurring after a delivery

Question 59

Pre-

Answer 59

Before

Prenatal - before birth

Question 60

Pro- Pros-

Answer 60

Before, forward

Prognosis - forecast of likely course of disease

Question 61

Re-

Answer 61

Back, again

Relapse - return of disease symptoms

Question 62

Retro-

Answer 62

Behind, backward

Retromandibular - behind the lower jaw

Question 63

Sub-

Answer 63

Beneath, less than

Subcutaneous- under the skin

Question 64

Supra- above, upper

Answer 64

Suprapelvic - above the pelvis

Question 65

Trans-

Answer 65

Across, through

Transverse- extending through a structure from side to side