Quantitative and Qualitative Prefixes

Question 1

A-

Answer 1

o, not, without ataxia (without coordination)

Question 2

AN-

Answer 2

o, not, without analgesic (without pain)

Question 3

ANA-

Answer 3

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

Question 4

ANTI-

Answer 4

against antibody (immune body that fights
foreign substances)

Question 5

AUTO-

Answer 5

self autoimmune (body produces antibodies
against itself)

Question 6

BI-

Answer 6

two bilateral (pertaining to both sides)

Question 7

BRADY-

Answer 7

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

Question 8

CHLORO-

Answer 8

green chloroma (green-colored tumor)

Question 9

CHROMO-

Answer 9

color chromhidrosis (secretion of sweat that
changes color)

Question 10

CO-

Answer 10

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

Question 11

COM-

Answer 11

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

Question 12

CON-

Answer 12

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

Question 13

CYANO-

Answer 13

blue cyanosis (bluish skin and mucosal discoloration)

Question 14

DE-

Answer 14

down, lack of dehydration (lack of water)

Question 15

DECI-

Answer 15

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

Question 16

DI-

Answer 16

two diataxia (affecting both sides of the body)

Question 17

DIA-

Answer 17

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

Question 18

DYS-

Answer 18

bad, painful dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing)

Question 19

ERYTHRO-

Answer 19

red erythrocyte (red blood cell)

Question 20

HEMI-

Answer 20

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

Question 21

HEXA-

Answer 21

six hexavitamin (preparation of six vitamins)

Question 22

HYPER-

Answer 22

excessive, above hypertension (blood pressure above normal)

Question 23

HYPO-

Answer 23

HYPO-

Question 24

LEUKO-

Answer 24

white leukoencephalitis (inflammation of white
brain substance)

Question 25

MACRO-

Answer 25

large macroglossia (excessive size of the tongue)

Question 26

MAL-

Answer 26

bad malignant (tending to worsen and cause death)

Question 27

MELANO-

Answer 27

black melanotrichia (abnormal increased pigmentation of
the hair)

Question 28

META-

Answer 28

change, beyond metamorphosis (change of structure or shape)

Question 29

MICRO-

Answer 29

small micromastia (abnormal smallness of the
mammary gland)

Question 30

MULTI-

Answer 30

many multiarticular (pertaining to or affecting many joints)

Question 31

NEO-

Answer 31

new neonate (a newborn animal)

Question 32

PAN-

Answer 32

all pandemic (a widespread epidemic)

Question 33

PENT-

Answer 33

five pentadactyl (having five digits)

Question 34

POLY-

Answer 34

many, much polychromatic (many-colored)

Question 35

PSEUDO-

Answer 35

false pseudopregnancy (false pregnancy)

Question 36

QUADR-

Answer 36

four quadrilocular (having four cavities)

Question 37

SUB-

Answer 37

less than, beneath submandibular (beneath the mandible)

Question 38

SYM-, SYN-

Answer 38

with, together symbiosis (mutually reinforcing)

Question 39

TACHY-

Answer 39

fast tachycardia (abnormally fast heartbeat)

Question 40

TRI-

Answer 40

three tribrachius (having three forelimbs)

Question 41

ULTRA-

Answer 41

beyond ultrasonic (beyond the audible range)

Question 42

XANTH-

Answer 42

yellow xanthemia (presence of yellow-colored matter in