Prefixes ch. 1

Question 1

a-

Answer 1

without, away from

aphasia; without speech

Question 2

an-

Answer 2

without

anoxia; without oxygen

Question 3

ante-

Answer 3

before; in front of

antepartum; before birth

Question 4

anti-

Answer 4

against

antibiotic; against life

Question 5

auto-

Answer 5

self

autograft- a graft of ones own body

Question 6

brady-

Answer 6

slow

bradycardia; slow hearbeat

Question 7

contra-

Answer 7

against

contraception; against conception

Question 8

de-

Answer 8

without

depigmentation; without pigment

Question 9

dys-

Answer 9

painful, difficult, abnormal

dyspnea; difficulty breathing

Question 10

endo-

Answer 10

within, inner

endoscope; instrument to view within

Question 11

epi-

Answer 11

upon, over

epigastric; upon or over the stomach

Question 12

eso-

Answer 12

inward

esotropia; inward turning

Question 13

eu-

Answer 13

normal, good

eupnea; normal breathing

Question 14

ex-

Answer 14

external, outward

exostosis; condition of external bone

Question 15

exo-

Answer 15

outward

exotropia; outward turning

Question 16

extra-

Answer 16

outside of

extracorporeal; outside of the body

Question 17

hetero-

Answer 17

different

heterograft; graft from another species

Question 18

homo-

Answer 18

same

homograft; graft from the same species

Question 19

hydro-

Answer 19

water

hydrotherapy; water therapy

Question 20

hyper-

Answer 20

over, above

hypertropy; overdevelopment

Question 21

hypo-

Answer 21

under, below;

hypodermic; under the skin

Question 22

in-

Answer 22

not; inward

infertility; not fertile; inhalation; to breathe in

Question 23

inter-

Answer 23

among, between

intervertebral; between the verterbrae

Question 24

intra-

Answer 24

within, inside

intravenous; inside, within a vein

Question 25

macro-

Answer 25

large

marcotia; having large ears

Question 26

micro-

Answer 26

small

microtia, having small ears

Question 27

myo-

Answer 27

to shut

myopia; to shut eye/squint

Question 28

neo-

Answer 28

new

neonatology; study of the newborn

Question 29

pan-

Answer 29

all

pansinusitis; inflammation of all the sinuses

Question 30

para-

Answer 30

beside, near, abnormal, two like parts of a pair

paranasal; beside the nose; paresthesia; abnormal sensation; paraplegia; pararlysis of two like parts of a pair/ the legs

Question 31

per-

Answer 31

through

percutaneous

Question 32

post-

Answer 32

after

postpartum; after birth

Question 33

pre-

Answer 33

before, in front of

preoperative; before a surgical operation

Question 34

pro-

Answer 34

before

prolactin; before milk

Question 35

pseudo-

Answer 35

false

pseudocyesis; false pregnancy

Question 36

retro-

Answer 36

backward, behind

retroperitoneal; behind the peritoneum

Question 37

sub-

Answer 37

below, under

subcutaneous; under below the skin

Question 38

supra-

Answer 38

above

suprapubic; above the pubic bone

Question 39

tachy-

Answer 39

rapid, fast

tachycardia; fast heartbeat

Question 40

trans-

Answer 40

through, across

transurethral; across the urethra

Question 41

ultra-

Answer 41

beyond, excess

ultrasound; high frequency sounds waves

Question 42

un-

Answer 42

not

Unconscious; not conscious