Prefixes

Question 1

a-, an-

Answer 1

No, not

ex. analgesic

Question 2

ab-

Answer 2

away from

ex. abduction

Question 3

ana-

Answer 3

up, apart

ex. anatomic

Question 4

ante-
pre-
pro-
pros-

Answer 4

before, forward

ex. antenatal, premature, procephalic

Question 5

anti-

Answer 5

against

ex. antibiotic

Question 6

bi-

Answer 6

two

ex. bipedal

Question 7

brady-

Answer 7

slow

ex. bradycardia

Question 8

con-
sym-
syn-

Answer 8

with, together

ex. conjoined, symbiotic, synesthesia

Question 9

dia-

per-

Answer 9

through, complete

ex. dialysis, percutaneous

Question 10

dys-

mal-

Answer 10

bad, painful, difficult

ex. dysuria, malpractice

Question 11

ec-
ecto-
ex-
extra-

Answer 11

out, outside

ex. ectopic, ectoderm, excrement

Question 12

en-

endo-

Answer 12

within, in, inner

ex. encephalon, endoscopy

Question 13

epi-

Answer 13

above, upon

ex. epidermis

Question 14

hyper-

Answer 14

excessive, above

ex. hyperplasis

Question 15

in-

Answer 15

in, into

ex. internal

Question 16

inter-

Answer 16

between

ex. interstitial

Question 17

intra-

Answer 17

within

ex. intracellular

Question 18

meta-

ultra-

Answer 18

beyond

ex. metacarpal, ultrasound

Question 19

neo-

Answer 19

new

ex. neonatal

Question 20

para-

Answer 20

near, along the side of

ex. parathyroid

Question 21

peri-

Answer 21

surrounding

ex. pericardial

Question 22

poly-

Answer 22

many, much

ex. polycysitc

Question 23

post-
re-
retro-

Answer 23

after, behind

ex. postmortem, retrosternal

Question 24

hypo-

sub-

Answer 24

below, deficient, under

ex. hypothermia, subcutaneous

Question 25

tachy-

Answer 25

fast

ex. tachycardia

Question 26

trans-

Answer 26

across, through

ex. transplant

Question 27

uni-

Answer 27

one

ex. uniocular