Prefixes

Question 1

a-

Answer 1

no, not, without

apenic - pertaining to without breathing

a- not
pne/o - breathing
-ic - pertaining to

Question 2

an-

Answer 2

no, not, without

anophthalmia - condition of without an eye

an- without
opthalm/o - eye
-ia - condition

Question 3

ante-

Answer 3

forward, in front of, before

anterior

Question 4

anti-

Answer 4

against

antibacterial

Question 5

dys-

Answer 5

abnormal, difficult, bad, painful

dystrophy - process of abnormal nourishment

dys - abnormal
trophy - process of nourishment

Question 6

endo-
end-

Answer 6

within

endoscopy - viewing within

Question 7

epi-

Answer 7

above, upon

epigastric - above the stomach

Question 8

hyper-

Answer 8

excessive, above

hyperglycemia - blood condition of excessive sugar

hyper - excessive
glyc/o - glucose
-emia - blood condition

Question 9

inter-

Answer 9

between

intervertebral

Question 10

intra-

Answer 10

within

intramuscular

Question 11

neo-

Answer 11

new

neonatal

Question 12

par-

Answer 12

near, beside

partoid - pertaining to near the ear

par - near
ot/o - ear
-id - pertaining to

Question 13

para-

Answer 13

near, besides, abnormal

paraphilia - abnormal attraction

Question 14

per-

Answer 14

through

percutaneous pertaining to through the skin

Question 15

peri-

Answer 15

surrounding, around

pericardium - structure surrounding the heart

Question 16

poly-

Answer 16

many, much, excessive, frequent

polyneuritis - frequent inflammation of the nerves

Question 17

post-

Answer 17

after, behind

postnatal

Question 18

pre-

Answer 18

befroe, in front of

prenatal

Question 19

sub-

Answer 19

under, below

subhepatic - pertaining to under the liver

Question 20

trans-

Answer 20

through, across

transurethral - pertaining to through the urethra