4 Common Prefixes

Question 1

a-, an-

Answer 1

no, not, without (apnea/anoxia)

Question 2

ab-

Answer 2

away from (abduct)

Question 3

ad-

Answer 3

toward (adductor)

Question 4

ana-

Answer 4

up, apart (anabolism-build up of proteins, analysis-to separate apart)

Question 5

ante-

Answer 5

before, forward

Question 6

anit-

Answer 6

against

Question 7

auto-

Answer 7

self, own

Question 8

bi-

Answer 8

two (bifurcation-forking into two)

Question 9

brady-

Answer 9

slow

Question 10

cata-

Answer 10

down

Question 11

con-

Answer 11

with,together (connective-to tie together)

Question 12

contra-

Answer 12

against, opposite

Question 13

de-

Answer 13

down, lack of (dehyrdration)

Question 14

dia-

Answer 14

through, complete (diarrhea-flow through, dialysis-complete separation)

Question 15

dys-

Answer 15

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

Question 16

ec-,ecto-

Answer 16

out, outside (ectopic pregnancy-outside the uterus/norm)

Question 17

en-,endo-

Answer 17

in, within (endoscopy, endocardium)

Question 18

epi-

Answer 18

upon, on, above (epithelium)

Question 19

eu-

Answer 19

good, normal (euphoria)

Question 20

ex-

Answer 20

out, outside, away from (exopthalmos-protrusion of the eyeball)

Question 21

hemi-

Answer 21

half

Question 22

hyper-

Answer 22

excessive, above

Question 23

hypo-

Answer 23

deficient, under

Question 24

in-

Answer 24

not (insomniac- inability to sleep) into, within (incision-to cut into)

Question 25

infra-

Answer 25

beneath, under

Question 26

inter-

Answer 26

between (intercostat)

Question 27

intra-

Answer 27

in, within, into (intravenous)

Question 28

macro-

Answer 28

large (macrocephaly- large head)

Question 29

mal-

Answer 29

bad

Question 30

meta-

Answer 30

change, beyond (metastasis-beyond control)

Question 31

micro-

Answer 31

small

Question 32

neo-

Answer 32

new

Question 33

pan-

Answer 33

all

Question 34

para-

Answer 34

abnormal, beside, near

Question 35

per-

Answer 35

through (percutaneous)

Question 36

peri-

Answer 36

surrounding

Question 37

poly-

Answer 37

many, much

Question 38

post-

Answer 38

after, behind

Question 39

pro-

Answer 39

before, forward (prodrome-symptoms that run before)

Question 40

pseudo-

Answer 40

false (pseudocyesis, false pregnancy

Question 41

re-

Answer 41

back, again (relapse-recurrence of disease, remission-to send back)

Question 42

retro-

Answer 42

behind, backward

Question 43

sub-

Answer 43

under

Question 44

supra-

Answer 44

above, upper

Question 45

syn-, sym-

Answer 45

together, with (syndactyly- webbed digits, syndrome- to run together)

Question 46

tachy-

Answer 46

fast

Question 47

trans-

Answer 47

across, through

Question 48

ultra-

Answer 48

beyond, excess

Question 49

uni-

Answer 49

one