prefixes

Question 1

ab-

Answer 1

away from

eg. abnormal- away from normal

Question 2

circum-

Answer 2

around

eg circumcision- a cutting around of the prepuce

Question 3

a- or an-

Answer 3

without

eg anorexia- without appetite

Question 4

hemi-

Answer 4

half

eg hemiplegia- paralysis of one lateral half of the body

Question 5

diplo-

Answer 5

double

eg diplopia- double vision

Question 6

quint-

Answer 6

fifth

eg quintipara- woman who has five pregnancies continued beyond the 20th week of gestation

Question 7

mal-

Answer 7

ill or bad

eg malfunction- defective function

Question 8

eu-

Answer 8

good or healthy

eg euphoria- sense of well-being or condition of good health

Question 9

hetero-

Answer 9

different

eg heterogeneous- differing in kinds or nature

Question 10

homo-

Answer 10

same

eg homogeneous- of the same kind

Question 11

micro-

Answer 11

small

eg microcephalia- abnormal smallness of the head

Question 12

brachy-

Answer 12

short

eg brachydactylia- having abnormally small fingers or toes

Question 13

oxy-

Answer 13

pointed or sharp

eg oxycephaly- having a high and pointed head

Question 14

albo-

Answer 14

white
eg albinism- absence of pigmentation
eg albinuria- passing of white or colorless urine

Question 15

angio-

Answer 15

blood vessel

eg angiogram

Question 16

ante-

Answer 16

before

eg antecubital

Question 17

arth-

Answer 17

joint

eg arthroscopy

Question 18

blephar-

Answer 18

eyelid

eg blepharospasm

Question 19

cardi-

Answer 19

heart

eg electrocardiography

Question 20

cele-

Answer 20

a) swelling- eg varicocele

b) a hernia- eg rectocele

Question 21

cerebr-

Answer 21

cerebrum

eg cerebral

Question 22

chole-

Answer 22

gall or bile

eg cholecystectomy

Question 23

chondr-

Answer 23

cartilage

eg chondrocostal

Question 24

contra-

Answer 24

opposed to

eg contraception

Question 25

cost-

Answer 25

rib

eg intercostals

Question 26

cyst-

Answer 26

bladder

eg cystitis

Question 27

derm-

Answer 27

skin

eg arthrodesis

Question 28

dys-

Answer 28

difficult, abnormal

eg dyspnea

Question 29

ect-

Answer 29

outside

eg ectomorph

Question 30

enceph-

Answer 30

brain

eg encephalitis

Question 31

end-

Answer 31

within

eg endocrine

Question 32

enter-

Answer 32

intestine

eg enterostomy

Question 33

epi-

Answer 33

upon, above

eg epithelium

Question 34

genic-

Answer 34

giving rise to

eg psychogenic

Question 35

glyco-

Answer 35

sugar

eg glycosuria

Question 36

hepat-

Answer 36

liver

eg hepatitis

Question 37

hyper-

Answer 37

in excess

eg hypertension

Question 38

hyster-

Answer 38

uterus

eg hysterectomy

Question 39

leuk-

Answer 39

white

eg leukocyte

Question 40

lip-

Answer 40

fat

eg hyperlipemia

Question 41

myel-

Answer 41

a) bone marrow
eg myelocyte
b) spinal cord
eg poliomyelitis

Question 42

myo-

Answer 42

muscle

eg myocardium

Question 43

neph-

Answer 43

kidney

eg nephrosis

Question 44

osteo-

Answer 44

bone

eg osteoarthritis

Question 45

para-

Answer 45

near, alongside, beyond, outside

eg paravertebral

Question 46

pneumo-

Answer 46

air

eg pneumothorax

Question 47

pre-

Answer 47

before

eg precancerous

Question 48

pro-

Answer 48

in front of, before

eg prognathism

Question 49

proct-

Answer 49

rectum or anus

eg proctology

Question 50

pyel-

Answer 50

pelvis

eg pyelogram

Question 51

pyo-

Answer 51

pus

eg pyorrhea

Question 52

spondyl-

Answer 52

vertebra

eg spondylolysis

Question 53

sub-

Answer 53

under

eg submandibular

Question 54

super-

Answer 54

above, excessive

eg supersensitivity

Question 55

supra-

Answer 55

above

eg supraventricular

Question 56

syn-

Answer 56

together

eg synarthrosis

Question 57

trans-

Answer 57

across

eg transurethral

Question 58

tri-

Answer 58

three

eg tricepts