Prefixes Ch. 3

Question 1

What do prefixes annotate

Answer 1

position, number and measurement, direction, and used to change the meaning of the word.

Question 2

prefixes of position describe what?

Answer 2

place or location…epi/inter/pre/post/sub

Question 3

prefixes of direction describe what?

Answer 3

pathway or route…circum,extra,intra,para,supra,endo

Question 4

prefixes to change the meaning of the root

Answer 4

anti, an, a, eu, dys, homo

Question 5

pre

prenatal

Answer 5

before, in front of

Question 6

peri

perinatal

Answer 6

around

Question 7

post

postnatal

Answer 7

after, behind

Question 8

epi

epigastric

Answer 8

above, upon

Question 9

hypo

hyodermic

Answer 9

under, below, deficient

Question 10

infra/sub

infracostal/subnasal

Answer 10

under, below

Question 11

inter

intercostal

Answer 11

between

Question 12

pro

prognosis

Answer 12

before, in front of

Question 13

retro

retroversion

Answer 13

backward, behind

Question 14

bi

bilateral

Answer 14

two

Question 15

dipl/diplo

diplopia/diplobacterial

Answer 15

double

Question 16

hemi

hemiplegia

Answer 16

one half

Question 17

hyper

hypercalcemia

Answer 17

excessive, above normal

Question 18

macro

macrocyte

Answer 18

large

Question 19

micro

microscope

Answer 19

small

Question 20

mono/uni
monotherapy
uninuclear

Answer 20

one

Question 21

multi/poly

multigravida/polyphobia

Answer 21

many/much

Question 22

nulli

nulligravida

Answer 22

none

Question 23

primi

primigravida

Answer 23

first

Question 24

quadri

quadriplegia

Answer 24

four

Question 25

tri | triceps

Answer 25

three

Question 26

ab | abduction

Answer 26

from, away from

Question 27

ad | adduction

Answer 27

toward

Question 28

circum/peri | circumrenal/periodontal

Answer 28

around

Question 29

dia/trans | diarrhea/transvaginal

Answer 29

through, across

Question 30

ecto/exo/extra | ectogenous/exotropia/extracranial

Answer 30

outside, outward

Question 31

endo/intra | endocrine/intramuscular

Answer 31

in, within

Question 32

para | paranasal

Answer 32

near, beside, beyond

Question 33

super | superior

Answer 33

upper, above

Question 34

supra | suprarenal

Answer 34

above, excessive, superior

Question 35

ultra | ultrasonic

Answer 35

excess, beyond

Question 36

a/an ( "a" before consonant..."an" before vowel) amastia anesthesia

Answer 36

without, not

Question 37

anti/contra | antibacterial/contraception

Answer 37

against

Question 38

brady | bradycardia

Answer 38

slow

Question 39

dys | dystocia

Answer 39

bad, painful, difficult

Question 40

eu | erpnea

Answer 40

good, normal

Question 41

hetero | heterograft

Answer 41

different

Question 42

homo/homeo | homograft/homeoplasia

Answer 42

same

Question 43

mal | malnutrition

Answer 43

bad

Question 44

pan | panarthritis

Answer 44

all

Question 45

pseudo | pseudocyesis

Answer 45

false

Question 46

syn (will appear as "sym" before b, p ,ph, or m) | syndactylism

Answer 46

union, together, joined

Question 47

tachy | tachypnea

Answer 47

rapid