Prefixes Pt 2

Question 1

a-

an-

Answer 1

no, not

Question 2

aut-

Answer 2

self

Question 3

dia-

Answer 3

complete, through

Question 4

dys-

Answer 4

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

Question 5

suffix -y

Answer 5

condition or process

Question 6

endo-

Answer 6

within

Question 7

crin/o

Answer 7

to secrete

Question 8

exo-

Answer 8

outside

Question 9

hyper-

Answer 9

excessive, more than normal

Question 10

glyc/o

Answer 10

sugar

Question 11

hypo-

Answer 11

below, less than normal

Question 12

pro-

Answer 12

before, forward

Question 13

-state

Answer 13

stands

Question 14

re-

Answer 14

back

Question 15

-section

Answer 15

cutting into an organ

Question 16

resection

Answer 16

removing some or all of an organ in the sense of cutting back or away

Question 17

retro-

Answer 17

behind

Question 18

sub-

Answer 18

below, under

Question 19

trans-

Answer 19

across, through

Question 20

anus

Answer 20

opening of the digestive tract to the outside of the body

Question 21

carp/o

Answer 21

carpals (wrist bones)

Question 22

cis/o

Answer 22

to cut

Question 23

cost/o

Answer 23

ribs

Question 24

crani/o

Answer 24

skull

Question 25

cutane/o

Answer 25

skin

Question 26

dur/o

Answer 26

dura mater (the outermost meningeal membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord)

Question 27

gen/o

Answer 27

to produce, to begin

Question 28

glyc/o

Answer 28

sugar

Question 29

hemat/o

Answer 29

blood

Question 30

later/o

Answer 30

side

Question 31

men/o

Answer 31

menses

Question 32

nat/i

Answer 32

birth

Question 33

neur/o

Answer 33

nerve

Question 34

norm/o

Answer 34

rule, order

Question 35

oste/o

Answer 35

bone

Question 36

peritone/o

Answer 36

peritoneum (membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen)

Question 37

plas/o

Answer 37

formation, growth development

Question 38

ren/o

Answer 38

kidney

Question 39

scapul/o

Answer 39

scapula (shoulder blade)

Question 40

son/o

Answer 40

sound

Question 41

thyroid/o

Answer 41

thyroid gland

Question 42

top/o

Answer 42

to put, place, position

Question 43

troph/o

Answer 43

development, nourishment

Question 44

urethr/o

Answer 44

urethra

Question 45

uter/o

Answer 45

uterus

Question 46

ven/o

Answer 46

vein

Question 47

vertebr/o

Answer 47

vertebra

Question 48

-pnea

Answer 48

breathing

Question 49

ab-

Answer 49

away from

Question 50

ad-

Answer 50

toward, near

Question 51

ana-

Answer 51

up, apart

Question 52

ante-

Answer 52

before, forward

Question 53

anti-

Answer 53

against

Question 54

bi-

Answer 54

two, both

Question 55

brady-

Answer 55

slow

Question 56

con-

Answer 56

with, together

Question 57

ec-

Answer 57

out, outside

Question 58

epi-

Answer 58

above, upon

Question 59

extra-

Answer 59

outside of

Question 60

hemi-

Answer 60

half

Question 61

syn-

Answer 61

with, together

Question 62

tachy-

Answer 62

fast

Question 63

-drome

Answer 63

to run or occur

Question 64

tri-

Answer 64

three

Question 65

-cuspid

Answer 65

pointed end

Question 66

ultra-

Answer 66

beyond

Question 67

uni-

Answer 67

one