Prefixes

Question 1

Hypo-

Answer 1

under; below, deficient (e.g. hypodermic- pertaining to under the skin)

Question 2

Infra-

Answer 2

under below (e.g. infracostal- below the ribs)

Question 3

Sub-

Answer 3

under, below (e.g. subnasal- under the nose)

Question 4

Inter-

Answer 4

between (e.g. intercostal- between the ribs)

Question 5

Post-

Answer 5

after; behind (e.g. postnatal- after birth)

Question 6

Pre-

Answer 6

before, in front of (e.g. prenatal- before birth)

Question 7

Pro-

Answer 7

before, in front of (e.g. prognosis- knowing before)

Question 8

Retro-

Answer 8

backward, behind (e.g. retroversion-turning backwards)

Question 9

Bi-

Answer 9

two (bilateral-pertaining to two sides)

Question 10

Dipl-

Answer 10

double (diplopia- double vision)

Question 11

Diplo-

Answer 11

double (diplobacteria- bacteria linked together in pairs)

Question 12

Hemi-

Answer 12

one half (hemiplegia- one sided paralysis)

Question 13

Hyper-

Answer 13

excessive; above normal (hypercalcemia- above normal amounts of calcium in the blood)

Question 14

Macro-

Answer 14

large (macrocyte- large cell)

Question 15

Micro-

Answer 15

small (microscope- device for examining small things)

Question 16

Mono-

Answer 16

one (monotherapy- one therapy)

Question 17

Uni-

Answer 17

one (uninulcear- pertaining to one nucleus)

Question 18

Multi-

Answer 18

many, much (multigravida- woman who has been pregnant more than once)

Question 19

Poly-

Answer 19

many, much (polyphobia- fear of many things)

Question 20

Nulli-

Answer 20

none (nulligravida- woman who has not been pregnant)

Question 21

Primi-

Answer 21

first (primigravida- a woman during her first pregnancy)

Question 22

Quardi-

Answer 22

four (quadriplegia- paralysis of four limbs)

Question 23

Tri-

Answer 23

three (triceps- three heads)

Question 24

Ab-

Answer 24

away from (abduction- movement of a limb away from an axis of the body)

Question 25

Ad-

Answer 25

toward (adduction- movement of a limb toward the axis of the body)

Question 26

Circum-

Answer 26

around (circumrenal- pertaining to around the kidney)

Question 27

Peri-

Answer 27

around (periodontal- pertaining to around a tooth)

Question 28

Dia-

Answer 28

through, across (diarrhea- flow through)

Question 29

Trans-

Answer 29

through, across (transvaginal- pertaining to across or through the vagina)

Question 30

Ecto-

Answer 30

outside, outward (ectogenous- forming outside the body or structure)

Question 31

Exo-

Answer 31

outside, outward (exotropia- turning outward)

Question 32

Extra-

Answer 32

outside, outward (extracranial- pertaining to outside the skull)

Question 33

Endo-

Answer 33

in, within (endocrine- secrete within)

Question 34

Intra-

Answer 34

in, within (intramuscular- within the muscle)

Question 35

Para-

Answer 35

near; beside; beyond (paranasal beside the nose) | *May also be used as s suffix meaning to bear (offspring)

Question 36

Super-

Answer 36

above, upper (superior)

Question 37

Supra-

Answer 37

above; excessive; superior (suprarenal- pertaining to above the kidney)

Question 38

Ultra-

Answer 38

excess, beyond (ultrasonic- pertaining to the sound beyond)

Question 39

A-/An-

Answer 39

without, not (amastia- without breast, anesthesia- without feeling) *A- usually precedes a consonant, An- usually precedes a vowel

Question 40

Anti-

Answer 40

against (antibacterial- against bacteria)

Question 41

Contra-

Answer 41

against (contraception- against conception or impregnation)

Question 42

Brady-

Answer 42

slow (bradycardia- slow heart rate)

Question 43

Dys-

Answer 43

bad; painful; difficult (dystocia- difficult childbirth)

Question 44

Eu-

Answer 44

good; normal (eupnea- normal breathing)

Question 45

Hetero-

Answer 45

different (heterograft- different transplant AKA heteroplasty or xenograft)

Question 46

Homo-

Answer 46

same (homograft- same transplant AKA allograft)

Question 47

Homeo-

Answer 47

same (homeoplasia- formation of new tissue similar to that already existing)

Question 48

Mal-

Answer 48

bad (malnutrition)

Question 49

Pan-

Answer 49

all (panarthritis- inflammation of all or many joints)

Question 50

Pseudo-

Answer 50

false (pseudocyesis- false pregnancy)

Question 51

Syn-

Answer 51

union, together, joined (syndactylism- condition of joined fingers or toes)

Question 52

Tachy-

Answer 52

rapid (tachypnea- rapid breathing)

Question 53

Epi-

Answer 53

above, upon (e.g. epigastric- pertaining to above the stomach)

Question 54

infracostal

Answer 54

below the ribs

Question 55

prognosis

Answer 55

knowing before

Question 56

retroversion

Answer 56

turning backwards (-version- turning)

Question 57

diplopia

Answer 57

double visions

Question 58

diplobacteria

Answer 58

bacteria linked together in pairs

Question 59

multigravida

Answer 59

woman who has been pregnant more than once

Question 60

polyphobia

Answer 60

fear of many things

Question 61

ectogenous

Answer 61

fomring outside the body or structure (gen- forming, producing origin) (-ous- pertaining to)

Question 62

amastia

Answer 62

without a breast

Question 63

anesthesia

Answer 63

without feeling

Question 64

dystocia

Answer 64

difficult childbirth

Question 65

eupnea

Answer 65

normal breathing

Question 66

heterograft

Answer 66

different transplant (donor and recipient are different species)

Question 67

xenograft

Answer 67

different transplant (donor and recipient are different species)

Question 68

homograft

Answer 68

same transplant (donor and recipient are same species)

Question 69

allograft

Answer 69

same transplant (donor and recipient are same species)

Question 70

homeoplasia

Answer 70

formation of new tissue similar to that already existing in a part (homeo- same)

Question 71

panarthritis

Answer 71

inflammation of all or many joints

Question 72

pseudocyesis

Answer 72

false pregnancy (cyesis- pregnancy)

Question 73

syndactylism

Answer 73

condition of joint fingers or toes (syn- union, together, joined) (-ism- condition)