Prefixes

Question 1

a-

Answer 1

without

atypical

arrhythmia - without normal rhythm

Question 2

ab-, abs-

Answer 2

away from

Abstinence- away from sex

Question 3

ad-

Answer 3

towards

adjunct professor - working towards full time

Question 4

alb-

Answer 4

white

Question 5

allo-

Answer 5

other

Question 6

ambi-

Answer 6

both

ambidextrous

Question 7

ampho-

Answer 7

both

both sides, double

Question 8

an, ana-

Answer 8

without

anarchy - without order

Question 9

ante-

Answer 9

before

antedate - prior to a day

Question 10

anti-

Answer 10

opposed, against, counteract

antibacterial

Question 11

auto-

Answer 11

self

autopilot - car drives itSELF
autoimmune

Question 12

bi-

Answer 12

two

Question 13

bio-

Answer 13

life

Question 14

brady-

Answer 14

slow

Tom Brady, slow

Question 15

circum-

Answer 15

around

circumcise, around the head

Question 16

con-

Answer 16

together or with

conjoin, together

Question 17

contra-

Answer 17

against, opposed

contraband
contraception - against baby

Question 18

dys-

Answer 18

difficult or pain

dysuria - painful urination

Question 19

ecto-

Answer 19

outside

ectoderm - outer portion of skin
ectoplasm - outer layer of

Question 20

endo-

Answer 20

within

endoskeleton

Question 21

epi-

Answer 21

Upon, on

epidermis - skin layer ON body

Question 22

eu-

Answer 22

good

euphoria

Question 23

ex-

Answer 23

out or away from

exterior - away from inside

Question 24

hemi-

Answer 24

half

Question 25

homeo-

Answer 25

likeness, similar homeostasis

Question 26

homo-

Answer 26

same

Question 27

hydro-

Answer 27

water

Question 28

hyper-

Answer 28

above, high, excessive hyperglycemia - high blood sugar

Question 29

hypo-

Answer 29

low, deficient, under hypoglycemia - low sugar level

Question 30

idio-

Answer 30

from one's self/private idiopathic - unknown/private disease

Question 31

im- in-

Answer 31

in, into, not

Question 32

infra-

Answer 32

beneath infrared - view beneath layers

Question 33

inter-

Answer 33

between intercontinental highway interspecies - cross BETWEEN species

Question 34

intra-

Answer 34

within intravenous - within a vein

Question 35

juxta-

Answer 35

beside juxtaspinal - near spine

Question 36

meso-

Answer 36

middle mesoderm - middle layer of skin

Question 37

meta-

Answer 37

after

Question 38

milli-

Answer 38

one-thousandth

Question 39

mono-

Answer 39

single

Question 40

multi-

Answer 40

many

Question 41

neo-

Answer 41

new

Question 42

nan-

Answer 42

all, wide

Question 43

pan-

Answer 43

all, wide

Question 44

para-

Answer 44

Near, beyond, beside parathyroid - near the thyroid

Question 45

per-

Answer 45

through, thoroughly perfect - thoroughly perfect

Question 46

peri-

Answer 46

around pericardio - around the heart

Question 47

poly-

Answer 47

many Polymorphism- many partners

Question 48

post-

Answer 48

after

Question 49

pre-

Answer 49

before, in front of

Question 50

primi-

Answer 50

first primitive

Question 51

pseudo-

Answer 51

false

Question 52

retro-

Answer 52

backward

Question 53

rube-

Answer 53

red ruby red

Question 54

semi-

Answer 54

half

Question 55

sub-

Answer 55

beneath

Question 56

supra-

Answer 56

above

Question 57

tachy-

Answer 57

fast, rapid

Question 58

trans-

Answer 58

across or through transatlantic bus - cross country bus

Question 59

tri-

Answer 59

three

Question 60

ultra-

Answer 60

beyond

Question 61

uni-

Answer 61

one

Question 62

xero-

Answer 62

dry Xerox machine out of ink xeroderma - dry skin