Prefix

Question 1

end-, endo-

Answer 1

within

ex: endartectomy

Question 2

eso-

Answer 2

inward

ex: esotropia

Question 3

epi-

Answer 3

above, on top of

ex: epigastric region

Question 4

supra-

Answer 4

above, upward

ex: suprapubic catheter

Question 5

infra-

Answer 5

down

Question 6

meta-

Answer 6

beyond

ex: metastasis (beyond stopping or controlling)

Question 7

pan-

Answer 7

all

ex: panphobia (fearing all)

Question 8

par-

Answer 8

near, beside

ex: parotitis (inflammation near the ear)

Question 9

pro-

Answer 9

in front of, forward, in favor of

ex: proptosis (falling forward)

Question 10

syn-

Answer 10

joined together

Question 11

inter-

Answer 11

between

ex: intercostal muscles

Question 12

eu-

Answer 12

healthy, normal

ex: euthymia (condition of normal mind)

Question 13

trans-

Answer 13

through, across

Question 14

per-

Answer 14

through

Question 15

oxy-

Answer 15

rapid

ex: oxytocin (rapid delivery substance)

Question 16

auto-

Answer 16

self

ex: autoagglutination (process of self clumping)

Question 17

retro-

Answer 17

backward

ex: retrograde

Question 18

non-

Answer 18

not

ex: nonbacterial

Question 19

levo-

Answer 19

left

ex: levocardia (condition of left sided heart)

Question 20

hyper-

Answer 20

excessive, above

Question 21

hypo-

Answer 21

deficient, below, under, decreased

Question 22

echo-

Answer 22

sound, reverberation

Question 23

di-

Answer 23

two, both

Question 24

contra-

Answer 24

opposite, against

Question 25

homo-

Answer 25

same

Question 26

hemi-

Answer 26

half, partial

Question 27

in-

Answer 27

in ex: inspiration

Question 28

ipsi-

Answer 28

same ex: ipsilateral

Question 29

mono-

Answer 29

one

Question 30

post-

Answer 30

after, behind

Question 31

peri-

Answer 31

around, surrounding

Question 32

poly-

Answer 32

many, much, frequent, excessive

Question 33

tetra-

Answer 33

four

Question 34

re-

Answer 34

again, back, backward

Question 35

para-

Answer 35

abnormal, near, beside

Question 36

extra-

Answer 36

outside

Question 37

ana-

Answer 37

up, apart, away

Question 38

ab-

Answer 38

away from ex: abduction (process of carrying away from)

Question 39

ad-

Answer 39

toward ex: adduction (process of carrying toward)

Question 40

acro-

Answer 40

extremities, extremes ex: acromegaly (condition of extremity enlargement)

Question 41

allo-

Answer 41

other, different ex: alloplasty (different surgical repair)

Question 42

ante-

Answer 42

forward, in front of ex: anteversion (process of bending forward)

Question 43

apo-

Answer 43

separate, away from ex: apocrine sweat glands

Question 44

de-

Answer 44

lack of, down ex: dehydration

Question 45

dia-

Answer 45

complete, through ex: dialysis (complete separation)

Question 46

dys-

Answer 46

bad, painful, abnormal, difficult

Question 47

e-

Answer 47

out, outward ex: evisceration (process of outward organs)

Question 48

ec-, ecto-

Answer 48

out, outward ex: ectropion (process of turning outward)

Question 49

ex-, exo-

Answer 49

out ex: exostosis (abnormal benign growth on the surface of a bone)

Question 50

en-

Answer 50

in ex: entropion (process of turning in)

Question 51

in-

Answer 51

not ex: insomnia