Latin Prefixes 2

Question 1

ax-
(abaxial, adaxial)

Answer 1

axis
(abaxial, adaxial)

Question 2

cori-
(corium, excoriation)

Answer 2

skin
(corium, excoriation)

Question 3

corn(u)-
(circumcorneal, unicornous)

Answer 3

horn
(circumcorneal, unicornous)

Question 4

cub-, cumb-, cubit-
(incubation, recumbent)

Answer 4

to lie down, to recline
(incubation, recumbent)

Question 5

fund-, fus-
(effusion, transfusion)

Answer 5

to pour, to melt
(effusion, transfusion)

Question 6

glutin-
(agglutinant, conglutinant)

Answer 6

to glue
(agglutinant, conglutinant)

Question 7

greg-
(aggregate, segregation)

Answer 7

flock, herd
(aggregate, segregation)

Question 8

ili-
(ilium, transiliac)

Answer 8

flank, hip
(ilium, transiliac)

Question 9

lab-, laps-
(prolapse, relapse)

Answer 9

to slip, to fall
(prolapse, relapse)

Question 10

ocul-
(circumocular, interocular)

Answer 10

eye
(circumocular, interocular)

Question 11

rad-, ras-
(abrasion, erase)

Answer 11

to scrape
(abrasion, erase)

Question 12

sangui(n)-
(exsanguination, sanguinous)

Answer 12

blood
(exsanguination, sanguinous)

Question 13

stru-, struct-
(construction, obstruction)

Answer 13

to build
(construction, obstruction)

Question 14

sud-
(sudomotor, transudation)

Answer 14

to sweat
(sudomotor, transudation)

Question 15

tund-, tus-
(contusion, obtundent)

Answer 15

to beat, to strike
(contusion, obtundent)

Question 16

vesic-
(transvesical, vesicle)

Answer 16

bladder
(transvesical, vesicle)

Question 17

abdomen- abdomin-
(abdominal, abdominoplasty)

Answer 17

abdomen
(abdominal, abdominoplasty)

Question 18

cervix-, cervic-
(cervical, costocervical)

Answer 18

neck
(cervical, costocervical)

Question 19

corpus-, corpor-
(corporeal, corporectomy)

Answer 19

body
(corporeal, corporectomy)

Question 20

cortex-, cortic-
(cortical, juxtacortical)

Answer 20

bark, outer layer
(cortical, juxtacortical)

Question 21

femur-, femor-
(femoral, femoroiliac)

Answer 21

femur, thigh
(femoral, femoroiliac)

Question 22

semen-, semin-
(insemination, seminal)

Answer 22

seed
(insemination, seminal)

Question 23

ab-, a-, abs-
(absorption, aversion)

Answer 23

away from, from
(absorption, aversion)

Question 24

ad-, ac-, af-, ag-
(adhesive, affect)

Answer 24

to, forward, near
(adhesive, affect)

Question 25

ambi-, ambo-
(ambidextrous, ambiguous)

Answer 25

both, around
(ambidextrous, ambiguous)

Question 26

circum-, circu-
(circuit, circumcision)

Answer 26

around
(circuit, circumcision)

Question 27

con-, co-, com-
(congenital, correct)

Answer 27

with, together, very
(congenital, correct)

Question 28

dis-, di-, dif-
(dislocation, disseminate)

Answer 28

out, from
(dislocation, disseminate)

Question 29

ex-, e-, ec-, ef-
(effusion, extension)

Answer 29

out, from
(effusion, extension)

Question 30

in-, il-, im-, ir-
(implant, injection) or (impotent, indigestion)

Answer 30

into, on (or) not
(implant, injection) or (impotent, indigestion)

Question 31

ob-, oc-, of-
(occlude, occult)

Answer 31

against, toward
(occlude, occult)

Question 32

re-, red-
(recuperate, redundant)

Answer 32

back, again, against
(recuperate, redundant)

Question 33

sub-, suc-, sus-
(subconscious, suffused)

Answer 33

under, up from under
(subconscious, suffused)

Question 34

trans-, tra-, tran-
(tradition, transplant)

Answer 34

across, through
(tradition, transplant)