Prefixes (Intro to MT)

Question 1

A-

An-

Answer 1

Without, not

Ex: a/mast/ia = without a breast
[mast=breast; -ia = condition]
Ex: an/esthesia = without feeling (partial or complete loss of sensation with or without loss of consciousness)
[esthesia=feeling]

Question 2

Circum-

Peri-

Answer 2

Around

Ex: circum/duction = act of leading around (movement of a part, such as an extremity, in a circular direction)
[duction=act of leading, bringing, conducting]
Ex: peri/odont/al = pertaining to around a tooth
[odont=teeth; -al=pertaining to]

Question 3

Dia-

Trans-

Answer 3

Through, across

Ex: dia/thermy = process of generating heat through (some part of the body)
[therm=heat; -y= condition, process]
Ex: trans/vagin/al = pertaining to around or across the vagina
[vagin=vagina; -al=pertaining to]

Question 4

Endo-

Intra-

Answer 4

In, within

Ex: endo/crine = secrete within (gland that secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream)
[-crine=secrete]
Ex: intra/muscul/ar = pertaining to within the muscle
[muscul=muscle; -ar=pertaining to]

Question 5

Homo-

Homeo-

Answer 5

Same

Ex: homo/graft = transplantation of same (transplantation of tissue between the same species)
[-graft=transplantation]
Ex: homeo/plasia = formation or growth of new tissue similar to tissue already existing in a part
[-plasia=formation, growth]

Question 6

Hypo-

Answer 6

Under, below, deficient

Ex: hypo/derm/ic = pertaining to under the skin (under or inserted under the skin, as in a hypodermic injection)
[derm=skin; -ic=pertaining to]

Question 7

Macro-

Answer 7

Large

Ex: macro/cyte = abnormally large erythrocytes, such as those found in pernicious anemia
[-cyte=cell]

Question 8

Micro-

Answer 8

Small

Ex: micro/scope = instrument for examining small (minute) objects
[-scope= instrument for examining]

Question 9

Mono-

Uni-

Answer 9

One

Ex: mono/therapy = one treatment
[-therapy=treatment]
Ex: uni/uncle/ar = pertaining to one nucleus
[nucle=nucleus; -ar= pertaining to]

Question 10

Post-

Answer 10

After, behind

Ex: post/neat/al = pertaining to (the period) after birth
[nat=birth; -al=pertaining to]

Question 11

Pre-

Pro-

Answer 11

Before, in front of

Ex: pre/neat/al = pertaining to (the period) before birth
[nat=birth; -al= pertaining to]
Ex: pro/gnosis = before knowing (prediction of the course and end of a disease and the estimated chance of recovery)
[-gnosis= knowing]

Question 12

Primi-

Answer 12

First

Ex: primi/gravida = woman pregnant for the first time
[-gravida= pregnant woman]

Question 13

Retro-

Answer 13

Backward, behind

Ex: retro/version = turning backward (tipping backward of an organ, such as the uterus, from its normal position)
[-version= turning]

Question 14

Super-

Answer 14

Upper, above

Ex: super/ior = pertaining to upper or above (toward the head or upper portion of a structure)
[-ior=pertaining to]

Question 15

Dipl-

Diplo-

Answer 15

Double

Ex: dipl/opiated = double vision
[-opia=vision]
Ex: diplo/bacteria/al = pertaining to a paired bacteria
[bacteri=bacteria; -al=pertaining to]

Question 16

Dys-

Answer 16

Bad, painful, difficult

Ex: dys/phonia = difficulty in speaking
[-phonia=voice]