Week 1: Appendix I PREFIXES

Question 1

a-, an-

Answer 1

without, not

Question 2

ab-

Answer 2

from, away

Question 3

acr-, acro-

Answer 3

extremity, outmost

Question 4

ambi-, amph-, amphi-,

Answer 4

both, on both sides, around

Question 5

ante-,

Answer 5

before

Question 6

antero-,

Answer 6

in front of

Question 7

anti-

Answer 7

against, opposite

Question 8

aque-

Answer 8

water

Question 9

astro-

Answer 9

star-like

Question 10

auto-

Answer 10

self

Question 11

bi-

Answer 11

twice, double

Question 12

brachy-

Answer 12

short

Question 13

Brady-

Answer 13

slow

Question 14

carboxy-

Answer 14

containing carbon and oxygen or a carbonyl group

Question 15

cata-

Answer 15

down, lower, under

Question 16

centi-

Answer 16

hundred

Question 17

cephal-

Answer 17

head

Question 18

chol-, chole-, cholo-

Answer 18

gall

Question 19

chromo-

Answer 19

color

Question 20

circum-

Answer 20

around

Question 21

co-, com-, con-

Answer 21

together, with

Question 22

contra-

Answer 22

against

Question 23

cryo-

Answer 23

cold

Question 24

crypt-, crypto-

Answer 24

hidden

Question 25

cyan-, cyano-

Answer 25

blue

Question 26

de-

Answer 26

down, from

Question 27

deca-

Answer 27

ten

Question 28

deci-

Answer 28

tenth

Question 29

demi-

Answer 29

half

Question 30

dextro-

Answer 30

to the right

Question 31

di-

Answer 31

twice, double

Question 32

dia-

Answer 32

through, apart, between

Question 33

dipla-, diplo-

Answer 33

double, twin

Question 34

dis-

Answer 34

away, away from

Question 35

dys-

Answer 35

difficult, painful, bad, abnormal

Question 36

e-, ec-, ecto-

Answer 36

away, from, without, outside

Question 37

echo-

Answer 37

sound, sound wave

Question 38

electro-

Answer 38

electric

Question 39

em-, en-

Answer 39

in, into, inside

Question 40

endo-

Answer 40

inside, within

Question 41

ento-

Answer 41

within, inner

Question 42

epi-

Answer 42

on, above

Question 43

erythro-

Answer 43

red

Question 44

eu-

Answer 44

good

Question 45

ex-, exo-

Answer 45

outside of, beyond, within

Question 46

excori-

Answer 46

scratch or abrasion, loss of skin

Question 47

extra-

Answer 47

outside of, beyond, in addition

Question 48

fore-

Answer 48

before, in front of

Question 49

glauc, glauco-

Answer 49

gray

Question 50

gyn-, gyne-, gyneco-, gyno-

Answer 50

women, females

Question 51

hemi-

Answer 51

half

Question 52

hetero-

Answer 52

other, unlike

Question 53

homeo-, homo-

Answer 53

same, like

Question 54

hyper-

Answer 54

above, over, increased, excessive

Question 55

hypo-

Answer 55

below, under, decreased

Question 56

indio-

Answer 56

personal, self-produced

Question 57

im-, in-, ir-

Answer 57

not

Question 58

in-

Answer 58

in, into

Question 59

inferi-

Answer 59

below

Question 60

infra-

Answer 60

beneath

Question 61

inter-

Answer 61

between, among

Question 62

intra-, intro-

Answer 62

within, into, during

Question 63

juxta-

Answer 63

near, nearby

Question 64

kata-, kath-

Answer 64

down, lower, under

Question 65

kineto-

Answer 65

motion

Question 66

leuco-, leuko-

Answer 66

white

Question 67

levo-

Answer 67

to the left

Question 68

macro-

Answer 68

large, long

Question 69

mal-

Answer 69

bad

Question 70

mega-, megalo-

Answer 70

large, great

Question 71

meio-

Answer 71

contraction

Question 72

melan-, melano-

Answer 72

black

Question 73

membran-

Answer 73

pertaining to a membrane

Question 74

mes-, meso-

Answer 74

middle

Question 75

metr-, metro-

Answer 75

pertaining to a uterus

Question 76

meta-

Answer 76

beyond

Question 77

micro-

Answer 77

small

Question 78

mid-

Answer 78

middle

Question 79

mio-

Answer 79

smaller, less

Question 80

mono-

Answer 80

single, one

Question 81

multi-

Answer 81

many

Question 82

neo-

Answer 82

new

Question 83

non-, not-

Answer 83

no

Question 84

nulli-

Answer 84

none

Question 85

ob-

Answer 85

against

Question 86

olig-, oligo-

Answer 86

few, less than normal

Question 87

ortho-

Answer 87

straight

Question 88

oxgy-

Answer 88

sharp, acid

Question 89

pachy-

Answer 89

thick

Question 90

pan-

Answer 90

all, every

Question 91

par-, para-

Answer 91

alongside of, with; a woman who has given birth

Question 92

per-

Answer 92

through, excessive

Question 93

peri-

Answer 93

around

Question 94

pes-

Answer 94

foot

Question 95

pluri-

Answer 95

more, several

Question 96

pneo-

Answer 96

breathing

Question 97

poly-

Answer 97

much, many

Question 98

post-, posteri-

Answer 98

after, behind

Question 99

pre-, pro-

Answer 99

before, in front of

Question 100

presby-, presbyo-

Answer 100

old age

Question 101

primi-

Answer 101

first

Question 102

pseudo-

Answer 102

false

Question 103

quadri-

Answer 103

four

Question 104

re-

Answer 104

back, again

Question 105

retro-,

Answer 105

backward, behind

Question 106

semi-

Answer 106

half

Question 107

steno-

Answer 107

behind, backward

Question 108

stereo-

Answer 108

firm, solid, three- dimensional

Question 109

sub-

Answer 109

under

Question 110

super-, supra-

Answer 110

above, upon, excess

Question 111

Sym-, syn-

Answer 111

with, together

Question 112

tachy-

Answer 112

fast

Question 113

tele-

Answer 113

distant, far

Question 114

tetra-

Answer 114

four

Question 115

tomo-

Answer 115

incision, section

Question 116

trans-

Answer 116

across

Question 117

tri-

Answer 117

three

Question 118

tropho-

Answer 118

nutrition, growth

Question 119

ultra-

Answer 119

beyond, excess

Question 120

uni-

Answer 120

one

Question 121

veni-

Answer 121

vein

Question 122

xanth-, xantho-

Answer 122

yellow