Prefixes

Question 0

AD-

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Toward, near

Ex: ad/renal glands - two endocrine glands are above each kidney.
ad/duct/or - muscle that leads a limb toward the body.

Question 1

AB-

Answer 1

Away from

Ex: ab/norm/al - pertaining to being away from normal; irregular.
ab/duct/or - muscle that leads a limb away from the body.

Question 2

AN-; A-

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No, not, without

Ex: an/emia - literal: no blood; decrease in number of red blood cells or a decrease in ability to carry oxygen.

Question 4

ANA-

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Up, apart

Ex: ana/lysis - separating a substance into its component parts.

Question 5

ANTE-

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Before, forward

Ex: ante/partum - before birth

Question 6

ANTI-

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Against

Ex: anti/body - a substance that works “against” germs. Produced by white blood cells.

Question 7

AUT-

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Self

Ex: aut/opsy - viewing and examining a dead body with one’s own (self) eyes.
Root OPS- (viewing) is embedded in the suffix -OPSY (process of viewing)

Question 8

BI-

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Two, both

Ex: bi/lateral - pertaining to two (both) sides

Question 9

BRADY-

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Slow

Ex: brady/cardia - slow heartbeat

Question 10

CON-

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With, together

Ex: con/genital - a deviation from the norm; irregularity. Is present at birth.

Question 11

DIA-

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Complete
Ex: dia/gnosis - complete knowledge of patient

Through
Ex: diameter - length of straight line through center of circle

Question 12

DYS-

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Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

Ex: dys/enter/y - abnormal condition / process in the intestines. Suffix -Y means condition or process.

Question 13

EC-

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Out, outside

Ex: ec/topic pregnancy - development of zygote outside the uterus - usually the fallopian tubes.

Question 14

ENDO-

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Within

Ex: endo/crine glands - glands that secret hormones within the body

Question 15

EPI-

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Above, upon

Ex: epi/dural hemat/oma - mass of blood above the dura mater.

Question 16

EX-

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Out

Ex: ex/cision - cutting out, removing, or resecting.

Question 17

EXO-

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Outside; abnormal protusion

Ex: exo/crine glands - secrets substances outside the body

Question 18

EXTRA-

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Outside of

Ex: extra/hepat/ic - pertaining to outside the liver

Question 19

HEMI-

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Half

Ex: hemi/gastr/ectomy - removal of half the stomach

Question 20

HYPER-

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Excessive, more than normal, too much

Ex: hyper/glyc/emia - excessive sugar
GLYC/O means sugar

Question 21

HYPO-

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Below, less than normal, under

Ex: hypo/glyc/emia - sugar levels below normal; too much insulin

Question 22

IN-

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In, into

Ex: in/cision -

Question 23

INFRA-

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Beneath, below

Source: on-line medical mix arcade

Question 24

INTER-

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Between

Ex: inter/vertebr/al -

Question 25

LEIO-

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Smooth Ex: leio/my/oma - Benign tumor derived from smooth muscle, most often of the uterus

Question 26

MACRO-

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Large Ex: macro/cyte - an abnormally large red blood cell, commonly seen in a type of anemia.

Question 27

MAL-

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Bad Ex: mal/ignant - Tending to become progressively worse. Describes cancerous tumors that invade and spread to distant organs.

Question 28

META-

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Change, beyond Ex: meta/stasis - spread of a cancerous tumor to a distant organ or location.

Question 29

NEO-

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New Ex: neo/plasm -

Question 30

PARA-

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Beside, near, along the side of Ex: para/thyroid glands - 4 endocrine glands behind the thyroid. Regulates the amount of calcium in bones and in the blood.

Question 31

PERI-

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Surrounding Ex: pericardium - membrane surrounding the heart

Question 32

POLY-

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Many, much Ex: poly/uria - excessive urination

Question 33

POST-

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After, behind Ex: post/partum - after birth.

Question 34

PRE-

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Before Ex: pre/cancerous - pertaining to a condition that may come before a cancer; a condition that tends to become malignant.

Question 35

PRO-, PROS-

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Before, forward Ex: pro/state gland - "stands" before the bladder pros/thesis - artificial substitute for a missing body part

Question 36

QUADRI-

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Four Ex: quadri/plegia - paralysis of all four extremities and usually the trunk of the body caused by injury to the spinal cord in the cervical region of the spine.

Question 37

RETRO-

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Behind Ex: retro/gastric - pertaining to behind the stomach

Question 38

RE-

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Back, behind Ex: re/section - removal of organ or section of organ

Question 39

SURGE-

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Hand Ex: surg/ery - treatment by manual or operative methods.

Question 40

SUB-

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Below, under, less than Ex: subhepatic - pertains to below or under the liver

Question 41

TACHY-

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Fast Ex: tachy/cardia - condition of fast rapid heart beat

Question 42

TRANS-

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Across, through Ex: trans/derm/al - pertaining to across the skin

Question 43

TRI-

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Three Ex: tri/cuspid valve - is on the right side of the heart between the upper and lower chambers. Has 3 cusps (points) and prevents blood backflow when heart is pumping.

Question 44

ULTRA-

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Beyond Ex: ultra/sono/graphy - recording of internal body structures with sound waves.

Question 45

UNI-

Answer 45

One Ex: uni/lateral - pertaining to one side