Prefixes

Question 1

a-

Answer 1

away from, not, without/ without or absence of

Question 2

ab-

Answer 2

away from (abduct)

Question 3

ad-

Answer 3

toward, in direction, to (adduct)

Question 4

af-

Answer 4

toward, to (afferent)

Question 5

ambi-

Answer 5

both sides, around, about, double (abidextrous)

Question 6

amph-

Answer 6

around, on both sides, doubly

Question 7

ana-

Answer 7

up, apart, backward

Question 8

ante-

Answer 8

before, in front of (not anti- which means against)

Question 9

ap-, as-, at-

Answer 9

can mean to or toward

Question 10

peri-

Answer 10

around (think perimeter), surrounding (outer)

Question 11

para-

Answer 11

against (think parachute=against a fall) , beside; beyond; around

Question 12

coccus

Answer 12

round, from Greek kokkus=berry; any bacterium that is round in shape: staphylococcus, streptococcus

Question 13

rhin-

Answer 13

nose (rhinorrhea= runny nose; rhinitis=inflammation of the mucus membrane of the nasal cavity)

Question 14

cysto-

Answer 14

bladder, pouch, sac; a cyst is a hollow swelling filled with fluid (cystic fibrosis)

Question 15

meato-

Answer 15

from Latin meatus= passage (“meet ME AT the tunnel”0 ex: accoustic meatus, meatal stenosis

Question 16

colpo-

Answer 16

from Greek meaning fold or hollow; refers to the vagina (not to be confused with Colo- which means colon)

Question 17

dys-

Answer 17

difficult; labored; painful; abnormal; bad or difficult (not to be confused with dis, which means separation) ex: dysmenorrhea

Question 18

onych-

Answer 18

fingernail or toenail

Question 19

an-

Answer 19

no, not, without/ without or absence of

Question 20

anti-

Answer 20

against

Question 21

apo-

Answer 21

upon

Question 22

bi-

Answer 22

two

Question 23

bin-

Answer 23

two

Question 24

brady-

Answer 24

slow

Question 25

cata-

Answer 25

down

Question 26

con-

Answer 26

together

Question 27

contra-

Answer 27

against

Question 28

de-

Answer 28

from; down from; lack of

Question 29

dia-

Answer 29

thorough, complete

Question 30

dia-

Answer 30

to undo, to free from

Question 31

ecto-

Answer 31

outside, outer

Question 32

endo-

Answer 32

within

Question 33

epi-

Answer 33

on, upon, over

Question 34

eso-

Answer 34

inward

Question 35

eu-

Answer 35

normal, good

Question 36

ex-, exo-

Answer 36

outward, outside

Question 37

extra-

Answer 37

outside of, beyond

Question 38

hemi-

Answer 38

half

Question 39

hyper-

Answer 39

above, excessive

Question 40

hypo-

Answer 40

incomplete, deficient, below

Question 41

in-

Answer 41

in, into, not

Question 42

infra-

Answer 42

under, below

Question 43

inter-

Answer 43

between

Question 44

intra-

Answer 44

within

Question 45

mal-

Answer 45

bad

Question 46

meso-

Answer 46

middle

Question 47

meta-

Answer 47

after; beyond; change

Question 48

micro-

Answer 48

small

Question 49

multi-

Answer 49

many

Question 50

neo-

Answer 50

new

Question 51

nulli-

Answer 51

none

Question 52

pan-

Answer 52

all, total

Question 53

per-

Answer 53

through

Question 54

poly-

Answer 54

many, much

Question 55

post-

Answer 55

after

Question 56

pre-

Answer 56

before, in front of

Question 57

pro-

Answer 57

before

Question 58

re-

Answer 58

back

Question 59

retro-

Answer 59

back, behind

Question 60

semi-

Answer 60

half

Question 61

sub-

Answer 61

under, below

Question 62

super-

Answer 62

above, over

Question 63

supra-

Answer 63

above

Question 64

sym-, syn-

Answer 64

together, joined

Question 65

tachy-

Answer 65

fast, rapid

Question 66

tetra-

Answer 66

four

Question 67

trans-

Answer 67

through; across; beyond

Question 68

tri-

Answer 68

three

Question 69

ultra-

Answer 69

excess, beyond

Question 70

uni-

Answer 70

one