Prefixes

Question 1

A-

Answer 1

No, not, without

E.g.: Ataxia - Without coordination

Question 2

AN-

Answer 2

No, not, without

E.g.: Analgesic - Without pain

Question 3

ANA-

Answer 3

Up, apart

E.g.: Anabasis - The stage of increase in a disease

Question 4

ANTI-

Answer 4

Against

E.g.: Antibody - Immune body that fights foreign substances

Question 5

AUTO-

Answer 5

Self

E.g.: Autoimmune - Body produces antibodies against itself

Question 6

BI-

Answer 6

Two

E.g.: Bilateral - Pertaining to both sides

Question 7

BI-

Answer 7

Two

E.g.: Bilateral - Pertaining to both sides

Question 8

BRADY-

Answer 8

Deficient, under

E.g.: Bradycardia - Heartbeat under/less than the normal rate

Question 9

CHLORO-

Answer 9

Green

E.g.: Chloroma - Green-colorer tumor

Question 10

CHROMO-

Answer 10

Color

E.g.: Chromohidrosis - Sweat that changes color

Question 11

CO-

Answer 11

With, together

E.g.: Comorbidity - One medical condition present with another medical condition

Question 12

COM-

Answer 12

With, together

E.g.: Communicability - Ability to spread from infected to susceptible hosts

Question 13

CON-

Answer 13

With, together

E.g.: Contagious - Capable of being transmitted from host to host

Question 14

CYANO-

Answer 14

Blue

E.g.: Cyanosis - Blueish skin and mucosal discoloration

Question 15

DE-

Answer 15

Down, lack of

E.g.: Dehydration - Lack of water

Question 16

DECI-

Answer 16

One-tenth

E.g.: Deciliter - One-tenth of a liter

Question 17

DI-

Answer 17

Two

E.g.: Diataxia - Affecting both sides of the body

Question 18

DIA-

Answer 18

Through, between, apart, across, completely

E.g.: Diarrhoea - Rapid movement of fecal matter through the intestines

Question 19

DYS-

Answer 19

Bad, painful

E.g.: Dysphagia - Difficulty in swallowing

Question 20

ERYTHRO-

Answer 20

Red

E.g.: Erythrocute - Red blood cell

Question 21

HEMI-

Answer 21

Half

E.g.: Hemiparesis - Weakness in half/one side of the body

Question 22

HEXA-

Answer 22

Six

E.g.: Hexavitamin - Preparation of six vitamins

Question 23

HYPER-

Answer 23

Excessive, above

E.g.: Hypertension - Blood pressure above normal

Question 24

HYPO-

Answer 24

Below, deficient

E.g.: Hypoglycemia: Blood sugar level below normal

Question 25

LEUKO-

Answer 25

White

E.g.: Leukoencephalitis - Inflammation of white brain substance

Question 26

MACRO-

Answer 26

Large

E.g.: Macroglossia - Excessive size of the tongue

Question 27

MAL-

Answer 27

Bad

E.g.: Malignant - Tending to worsen and cause death

Question 28

MELANO-

Answer 28

Black

E.g.: Melanotrichia - Abnormal increased pigmentation of the hair

Question 29

META-

Answer 29

Change, beyond

E.g.: Metamorphosis - Change of structure or shape

Question 30

MICRO-

Answer 30

Small

E.g.: Macromastia - Abnormal smallness if the mammary glands

Question 31

MULTI-

Answer 31

Many

E.g.: Multiarticular - Pertaining to, or affecting, many joints

Question 32

NEO-

Answer 32

New

E.g.: Neonate - A newborn animal

Question 33

PAN-

Answer 33

All

E.g.: Pandemic - A widespread epidemic

Question 34

PENT-

Answer 34

Five

E.g.: Pentadactyl - Having five digits

Question 35

POLY-

Answer 35

Many, much

E.g.: Polychromatic - Multicolored

Question 36

PSEUDO-

Answer 36

False

E.g.: Pseudopregnancy - False pregnancy

Question 37

QUADR-

Answer 37

Four

E.g.: Quadrilocular - Having four cavities

Question 38

SUB-

Answer 38

Less than, beneath

E.g.: Submandibular - Beneath the mandible

Question 39

SYM- or SYN-

Answer 39

With, together

E.g.: Symbiosis - Mutually reinforcing

Question 40

TACHY-

Answer 40

Fast

E.g.: Tachycardia - Abnormally fast heartbeat

Question 41

TRI-

Answer 41

Three

E.g.: Tribrachius - Having three limbs

Question 42

ULTRA-

Answer 42

Beyond

E.g.: Ultrasonic - Beyond the audible range

Question 43

XANTH-

Answer 43

Yellow

E.g.: Xanthemia - Presence of yellow-colored matter in the blood

Question 44

AB-

Answer 44

Away from

E.g.: Abduct - To draw away from

Question 45

AD-

Answer 45

Toward, near

E.g.: Adduct - To draw toward

Question 46

ANTE-

Answer 46

Before, forward

E.g.: Antemortem - Occurring or performed before death

Question 47

DIS-

Answer 47

Apart, away, from

E.g.: Dissect - Cut apart

Question 48

EC- or ECTO-

Answer 48

Outside

E.g.: Ectopic - Located away fom the normal position

Question 49

ENDO-

Answer 49

Within, in, inner

E.g.: Endocrine - Secreted internally

Question 50

EPI-

Answer 50

Above, upon

E.g.: Epidermis - Outermost layer of skin

Question 51

EX-

Answer 51

Out

E.g.: Excision - Removal by cutting out

Question 52

EXTRA-

Answer 52

Outside of

E.g.: Extrapulmonary - Not connected with the lungs

Question 53

IN-

Answer 53

In, into

E.g.: Incision - Cutting into

Question 54

INFRA-

Answer 54

Below, beneath

E.g.: Infraclavicular - Below the clavicle

Question 55

INTER-

Answer 55

Between

E.g.: Intercostal - Between two ribs

Question 56

INTRA-

Answer 56

Within

E.g.: Intravenous - Within a vein

Question 57

PARA-

Answer 57

Near, alongside

E.g.: Parametrial - Near the uterus

Question 58

PERI-

Answer 58

Surrounding

E.g.: Perilaryngitis - Inflammation of the tissues surrounding the larynx

Question 59

POST-

Answer 59

After, behind

E.g.: Postpartum - Occurring after a delivery

Question 60

PRE-

Answer 60

Before

E.g.: Prenatal - Before birth

Question 61

PRO- or PROS-

Answer 61

Before, forward

E.g.: Prognosis - Forecast of likely cause of disease

Question 62

RE-

Answer 62

Back, again

E.g.: Relapse - Return of disease symptoms

Question 63

RETRO-

Answer 63

Behind, backward

E.g.: Retromandibular - Behind the lower jaw

Question 64

SUPRA-

Answer 64

Above, upper

E.g.: Suprapelvic - Above the pelvis

Question 65

TRANS-

Answer 65

Across, through

E.g.: Transverse - Extending through a structure from side to side

Question 66

CYT- or CYTO-

Answer 66

The cell

E.g.: Cytoplasm - The fluid of the cell

Question 67

KARY- or KARYO-

Answer 67

The nucleus

E.g.: Karyoplasm - The substance of the nucleus