Lesson 3

Question 1

hyper-

Answer 1

Over, excessive, more than normal (prefix)

Ex. hypertension

Question 2

Hypo-, hyp- (before vowels or h)

Answer 2

Below, deficient, less than normal, somewhat (prefix)

Ex. Hypodermic

Question 3

Meta-, met- (before vowels or h)

Answer 3

After, change, transfer (prefix)

Ex. Metabolism

Question 4

Para-, par- (before vowels or h)

Answer 4

Beside, resembling, disordered, associated (prefix)

Ex. Parasite

Question 5

peri-

Answer 5

around, near (prefix)

ex. perimeter

Question 6

pro-

Answer 6

before, infront of , forward (prefix)

ex. program, prostate

Question 7

pros-

Answer 7

toward, in addition to, fronting (prefix)

ex. prosthetic

Question 8

syn-, (sym-, syl-, sy-, sys-)

Answer 8

with, together (prefix)

ex. synonym

Question 9

acou-, acu-

Answer 9

to hear

ex. acoustic

Question 10

ambly-

Answer 10

dull

Question 11

anth-

Answer 11

flower

ex. chrysanthemum

Question 12

chrom-, chromat-, chro-

Answer 12

color

ex. monochrome

Question 13

dactyl-

Answer 13

finger, toe

ex. dactylic

Question 14

de-

Answer 14

to bind

Question 15

desm-

Answer 15

ligament

Question 16

enter-

Answer 16

intestine

ex. enteroclysis

Question 17

erg-

Answer 17

work

ex. energy

Question 18

esthe- (aesthe-)

Answer 18

to feel, to perceive

ex. aesthetics

Question 19

ger-, geront-

Answer 19

old person, old age

ex. gerodontia

Question 20

gnath-

Answer 20

jaw

Question 21

gno-

Answer 21

to know

ex. diagnosis

Question 22

graph-

Answer 22

to write

ex. paragraph

Question 23

gram-

Answer 23

thing written

ex. monogram

Question 24

hepat-, hepar-

Answer 24

liver

Question 25

kine- (cine-)

Answer 25

to move | ex. kinetic

Question 26

lex-

Answer 26

to read | ex. dyslexia

Question 27

my-, mys-, myos-

Answer 27

muscle | ex. myosin

Question 28

nephr-

Answer 28

kidney

Question 29

osm-

Answer 29

smell

Question 30

the-

Answer 30

to put, to place | ex. hypothesis