Prefixes

Question 1

A-, An-

Answer 1

without, lack of, deficient;
Atresia;
anesthesia

Question 2

Ab-

Answer 2

away from, from;

Abduction

Question 3

Ad-

Answer 3

to, near, toward;

Adduction

Question 4

Andro-

Answer 4

male, man;

Androgen

Question 5

Ante-

Answer 5

before;

Antepartum

Question 6

Anti-

Answer 6

against;

Anticoagulant

Question 7

Basi-

Answer 7

base, foundation;

Basal nuclei

Question 8

Bi-

Answer 8

two, double, twice;

Bifurcate

Question 9

Cata-

Answer 9

down, lower, under;

Catabolism

Question 10

Circum-

Answer 10

Circumduction

Question 11

Co-, Con-

Answer 11

with, together;

Congenital

Question 12

Contra-

Answer 12

against, opposite;

Contralateral

Question 13

Crypt-

Answer 13

hidden, concealed;

Cyptorchidism

Question 14

De-

Answer 14

down, from;

Deciduous

Question 15

Di-, Diplo-

Answer 15

two; Diploid

Question 16

Dis-

Answer 16

away from;

Deciduous

Question 17

Dys-

Answer 17

painful, difficult;

Dysfunction

Question 18

E-, Ec-, Ef-

Answer 18

out from, out of;

Excretion

Question 19

Ecto-, Exo-

Answer 19

outer, outside;

Exocrine

Question 20

Em-, En-

Answer 20

in, on;

Empyema

Question 21

End-, Endo-

Answer 21

inside;

Endocardium

Question 22

Epi-

Answer 22

upon, on, above;

Epidermis

Question 23

Eu-

Answer 23

well;

Eupnea

Question 24

Extra-

Answer 24

outside, beyond, in addition to;

Extracellular

Question 25

Gen-

Answer 25

originate, produce, form;

Genetics

Question 26

Hemi-

Answer 26

half;

Hemiplegia

Question 27

Heter-, Hetero-

Answer 27

other, different;

Heterogeneous

Question 28

Homeo-, Homo-

Answer 28

unchanging, the same, steady;

Homeostasis

Question 29

Hyper-

Answer 29

beyond, extensive;

Hypersecretion

Question 30

Hypo-

Answer 30

under, below, deficient;

Hypoplasia

Question 31

In-, Im-

Answer 31

in, inside, not;

Incontinent

Question 32

Inter-

Answer 32

among, between;

Interphase

Question 33

Intra-

Answer 33

within, inside;

Intracellular

Question 34

Later-

Answer 34

side;

Lateral

Question 35

Macro-

Answer 35

large, great;

Macrophage

Question 36

Mal-

Answer 36

bad, abnormal;

Malignant

Question 37

Medi-, Meso-

Answer 37

middle;

Medial

Question 38

Mega-

Answer 38

great, large;

Megakaryocyte

Question 39

Meta-

Answer 39

after, beyond;

Metacarpus

Question 40

Micro-

Answer 40

small;

Microfilament

Question 41

Mono-

Answer 41

one;

Monocyte

Question 42

Neo-

Answer 42

new;

Neonatal

Question 43

Oligo-

Answer 43

small, deficient;

Oliguria

Question 44

Ortho-

Answer 44

straight, normal;

Orthopedics

Question 45

Para-

Answer 45

near, beyond, apart from, beside;

Psinus

Question 46

Peri-

Answer 46

around;

Pericardium

Question 47

Poly-

Answer 47

much, many;

Polycythemia

Question 48

Post-

Answer 48

after, beyond;

Postnatal

Question 49

Pre-, Pro-

Answer 49

before, in front of; Pronation

Question 50

Pseud-, Pseudo-

Answer 50

false;

Pseudopods

Question 51

Retro-

Answer 51

backward, located behind;

Retroflex

Question 52

Semi-

Answer 52

half;

Semicircular

Question 53

Sub-

Answer 53

under, beneath, below;

Submucosa

Question 54

Super-

Answer 54

above, beyond;

Superficial

Question 55

Supra-

Answer 55

above, over;

Supraopticohypophy

Question 56

Sym-, Syn-

Answer 56

with, together, jointed;

Question 57

Tachy-

Answer 57

rapid;

Tachycardia

Question 58

Trans-

Answer 58

across, through, beyond;

Transverse

Question 59

Tri-

Answer 59

three;

Trigone