Qualitative and Quantitative Prefixes

Question 1

A-

Answer 1

no, not, without,, ataxia (without coordination)

Question 2

AN-

Answer 2

no, not, without,, analgesic (without pain)

Question 3

ANA-

Answer 3

up, apart,, anabasis (the stage of increase in a disease)

Question 4

AUTO-

Answer 4

self, autoimmune (body produces antibodies
against itself)

Question 4

ANTI-

Answer 4

against, antibody (immune body that fights
foreign substances)

Question 5

BI-

Answer 5

two, bilateral (pertaining to both sides)

Question 5

BRADY-

Answer 5

deficient, under,, bradycardia (heartbeat under/less than the normal rate)

Question 6

CHLORO-

Answer 6

green, chloroma (green-colored tumor)

Question 7

CHROMO-

Answer 7

color, chromhidrosis (secretion of sweat that
changes color)

Question 8

CO-

Answer 8

with, together,, comorbidity (one medical condition present together with another medical condition)

Question 8

COM-

Answer 8

with, together,, communicability (ability to spread from infected to susceptible hosts)

Question 9

CON-

Answer 9

with, together,, contagious (capable of being transmitted host to host)

Question 10

CYANO-

Answer 10

blue, cyanosis (bluish skin and mucosal discoloration)

Question 11

DE-

Answer 11

down, lack of,, dehydration (lack of water)

Question 11

DECI-

Answer 11

one-tenth, deciliter (one-tenth of a liter)

Question 12

DI-

Answer 12

two, diataxia (affecting both sides of the body)

Question 13

DYS-

Answer 13

bad, painful,, dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing)

Question 14

DIA-

Answer 14

through, between, apart, across, completely,, diarrhea (rapid movement of fecal matter through the intestine)

Question 15

ERYTHRO-

Answer 15

red, erythrocyte (red blood cell)

Question 16

HEMI-

Answer 16

half, hemiparesis (weakness on half/one side of
the body)

Question 17

HEXA-

Answer 17

six, hexavitamin (preparation of six vitamins)

Question 18

HYPO-

Answer 18

below, deficient,, hypoglycemia (blood sugar level below normal)

Question 19

HYPER-

Answer 19

excessive, above,, hypertension (blood pressure above normal)

Question 19

MAL-

Answer 19

bad, malignant (tending to worsen and cause death)

Question 20

LEUKO-

Answer 20

white, leukoencephalitis (inflammation of white
brain substance)

Question 21

MACRO-

Answer 21

large, macroglossia (excessive size of the tongue)

Question 22

MICRO-

Answer 22

small, micromastia (abnormal smallness of the
mammary gland)

Question 22

MELANO-

Answer 22

black, melanotrichia (abnormal increased pigmentation of the hair)

Question 23

META-

Answer 23

change, beyond,, metamorphosis (change of structure or shape)

Question 23

MULTI-

Answer 23

many, multiarticular (pertaining to or affecting many joints)

Question 24

PAN-

Answer 24

all, pandemic (a widespread epidemic)

Question 24

NEO-

Answer 24

new, neonate (a newborn animal)

Question 25

PENT-

Answer 25

five, pentadactyl (having five digits)

Question 26

POLY-

Answer 26

many, much,, polychromatic (many-colored)

Question 27

QUADR-

Answer 27

four, quadrilocular (having four cavities)

Question 27

PSEUDO-

Answer 27

false, pseudopregnancy (false pregnancy)

Question 28

SUB-

Answer 28

less than, beneath,, submandibular (beneath the mandible)

Question 29

SYM-, SYN-

Answer 29

with, together,, symbiosis (mutually reinforcing)

Question 30

TACHY-

Answer 30

fast, tachycardia (abnormally fast heartbeat)

Question 31

TRI-

Answer 31

three, tribrachius (having three forelimbs)

Question 32

ULTRA-

Answer 32

beyond, ultrasonic (beyond the audible range)

Question 33

XANTH-

Answer 33

yellow, xanthemia (presence of yellow-colored matter in the blood)