Building Vocabulary (Prefixes)

Question 1

a-, an-

Answer 1

without, lack of
(Anemia: lack of blood)

Question 2

ab-

Answer 2

away from
(Abduct: take away)

Question 3

ad-

Answer 3

toward, near
(Adjust: tilt towards)

Question 4

ambi-, amphi-, ampho-,

Answer 4

both
(Ambidextrous: both hands)

Question 5

ana-

Answer 5

up, toward, apart
(Anatomy: to cut apart)

Question 6

ante-

Answer 6

before, forward, in front of
(Antenatal: before birth, Antemortem: before death)

Question 7

anti-

Answer 7

against
(Antibiotic: against microbial life)

Question 8

apo-

Answer 8

separation from, derived from
(Apology: said because of/ derived from a mistake)

Question 9

auto-

Answer 9

self
(Auto-pilot: self flying)

Question 10

bi-

Answer 10

two, double, twice
(Biceps: muscle with two heads)

Question 11

cata-

Answer 11

down, under, lower, against
(Catacombs: underneath paris)

Question 12

circum-

Answer 12

around
(Circumflex: winding around)

Question 13

co-, com-, con-

Answer 13

with, together
(Commissure: coming together)

Question 14

contra-

Answer 14

opposed, against
(Contradict: against what was said)

Question 15

de-

Answer 15

reverse, remove, down, from
(Demote: move down, Dehydrate: remove water from)

Question 16

di-

Answer 16

two, twice
(Dichromic: two colors)

Question 17

dia-

Answer 17

between, through, apart, across, completely
(Diaphragm: between chest and abdominal cavity)

Question 18

dis-

Answer 18

apart, free from
(Disassemble: take apart)

Question 19

dys-

Answer 19

difficult, painful, abnormal
(Dysfunction: abnormal)

Question 20

e-, ec-, ex-

Answer 20

out of, from, away from
(Ectopic: out of place)

Question 21

ecto-, exo-

Answer 21

outer
(Exoskeleton: outer shell)

Question 22

em-, en-

Answer 22

in
(Enter: come in)

Question 23

endo-

Answer 23

within, inner
(Endorphin: hormone produced within)

Question 24

ep-, epi-

Answer 24

upon, on, over, above
(Epidermis: outer layer of skin)

Question 25

eu-

Answer 25

normal, good, healthy (Euthanasia: inducing good painless death)

Question 26

extra-

Answer 26

outside of, beyond (Extraterrestrial: from outer space)

Question 27

hemi-

Answer 27

half (Hemisphere: half a sphere)

Question 28

hyper-

Answer 28

excessive, beyond, above (Hypertension: excessive blood pressure)

Question 29

hyp-, hypo-

Answer 29

under, deficient, beneath (Hypothyroidism: deficiency of thyroid activity)

Question 30

im-, in-

Answer 30

in, into, within, not (Inside: within)

Question 31

infra-

Answer 31

below, beneath (Infrastructure: underlying support system)

Question 32

inter-

Answer 32

between (Interaction: conversation between)

Question 33

intra-

Answer 33

within (Intracranial: within the skull)

Question 34

intro-

Answer 34

into, within (Introduce: lead into)

Question 35

mes-, meso-

Answer 35

middle (Mesoderm: middle layer of skin)

Question 36

meta-

Answer 36

change, beyond, after (Metamorphosis: change shape or structure)

Question 37

micr-, micro-

Answer 37

small (Microscopic: very small)

Question 38

mult-, multi-

Answer 38

many (Multiform: many shapes)

Question 39

neo-

Answer 39

new, recent (Neonatal: newborn)

Question 40

pan-

Answer 40

all, entire (Pangea: all of earths landmasses)

Question 41

para-

Answer 41

beside, beyond (Parallel: two lines beside eachother)

Question 42

per-

Answer 42

through, excessive (Permeable: able to pass through)

Question 43

peri-

Answer 43

around (Periosteum: around the bone)

Question 44

poly-

Answer 44

many, much (Polydactyl: many more fingers)

Question 45

post-

Answer 45

after, behind (Postoperative: after surgery)

Question 46

pre-, pro-

Answer 46

before, in front of (Prenatal: before birth)

Question 47

pseudo-

Answer 47

false (Pseudocyesis: false pregnancy)

Question 48

re-

Answer 48

again, backward (Recoil: spring backwards, Redo: do again)

Question 49

retro-

Answer 49

backward, behind (Retrospect: think back)

Question 50

semi-

Answer 50

half, partial (Semipermeable: partially able to pass through)

Question 51

sub-

Answer 51

under, beneath (Sub-dermal: under the skin)

Question 52

super-, supra-

Answer 52

above, superior, excess (Supernumerary: excessive number)

Question 53

sym-, syn-

Answer 53

together, with (Symbiosis: organisms living in close association)

Question 54

trans-

Answer 54

across, through (Transection: cut across)

Question 55

ultra-

Answer 55

beyond, excess (Ultrasonic: beyond the limit of hearing)