Prefixes

Question 1

What does the “a” prefix mean?

Answer 1

Lacking

Question 2

What does the “ab” prefix mean?

Answer 2

From

Question 3

What does the “ad” prefix mean?

Answer 3

to, towards

Question 4

What does the “aemia” prefix mean?

Answer 4

blood

Question 5

What does the “ante” prefix mean?

Answer 5

against, before

Question 6

What does the “bi” prefix mean?

Answer 6

Two

Question 7

What does the “brady” prefix mean?

Answer 7

Slow

Question 8

What does the “cele” prefix mean?

Answer 8

Swelling

Question 9

What does the “cerebro” prefix mean?

Answer 9

Brain

Question 10

What does the “chole” prefix mean?

Answer 10

bile

Question 11

What does the “derma” prefix mean?

Answer 11

skin

Question 12

What does the “di” prefix mean?

Answer 12

two

Question 13

What does the “dia” prefix mean?

Answer 13

across

Question 14

What does the “dura” prefix mean?

Answer 14

bad

Question 15

What does the “dys” prefix mean?

Answer 15

badly functioning

Question 16

What does the “ecto” prefix mean?

Answer 16

outer

Question 17

What does the “ectomy” prefix mean?

Answer 17

cutting out

Question 18

What does the “endo” prefix mean?

Answer 18

inner

Question 19

What does the “entero” prefix mean?

Answer 19

bowels

Question 20

What does the “epi” prefix mean?

Answer 20

upon

Question 21

What does the “erythro” prefix mean?

Answer 21

red

Question 22

What does the “eu” prefix mean?

Answer 22

good, easily functioning

Question 23

What does the “gastro” prefix mean?

Answer 23

stomach

Question 24

What does the “haemo” prefix mean?

Answer 24

blood

Question 25

What does the "hydro" prefix mean?

Answer 25

water

Question 26

What does the "hyper" prefix mean?

Answer 26

above or high

Question 27

What does the "inter" prefix mean?

Answer 27

Between

Question 28

What does the "intra" prefix mean?

Answer 28

Within

Question 29

What does the "itis" prefix mean?

Answer 29

imflamation

Question 30

What does the "lact" prefix mean?

Answer 30

milk

Question 31

What does the "hypo" prefix mean?

Answer 31

Below or low

Question 32

What does the "leuco" prefix mean?

Answer 32

White

Question 33

What does the "loco" prefix mean?

Answer 33

place

Question 34

What does the "lysis" prefix mean?

Answer 34

breakdown

Question 35

What does the "mega" prefix mean?

Answer 35

large

Question 36

What does the "melaen" prefix mean?

Answer 36

black

Question 37

What does the "meso" prefix mean?

Answer 37

middle

Question 38

What does the "Micro" prefix mean?

Answer 38

small

Question 39

What does the "mono" prefix mean?

Answer 39

one

Question 40

What does the "morph" prefix mean?

Answer 40

form

Question 41

What does the "myo" prefix mean?

Answer 41

muscle

Question 42

What does the "myco" prefix mean?

Answer 42

fungi

Question 43

What does the "necro" prefix mean?

Answer 43

death

Question 44

What does the "nephro" prefix mean?

Answer 44

kidney

Question 45

What does the "neuro" prefix mean?

Answer 45

nerve

Question 46

What does the "ology" prefix mean?

Answer 46

study of

Question 47

What does the "opia" prefix mean?

Answer 47

sight

Question 48

What does the "ortho" prefix mean?

Answer 48

upright, straight

Question 49

What does the "osis" prefix mean?

Answer 49

disease, abnormal state

Question 50

What does the "osteo" prefix mean?

Answer 50

bone

Question 51

What does the "pan" prefix mean?

Answer 51

whole

Question 52

What does the "para" prefix mean?

Answer 52

beside

Question 53

What does the "path" prefix mean?

Answer 53

suffering, sick

Question 54

What does the "per" prefix mean?

Answer 54

through

Question 55

What does the "peri" prefix mean?

Answer 55

around

Question 56

What does the "phobia" prefix mean?

Answer 56

fear

Question 57

What does the "pneum" prefix mean?

Answer 57

air

Question 58

What does the "poly" prefix mean?

Answer 58

many

Question 59

What does the "post" prefix mean?

Answer 59

after

Question 60

What does the "psudo" prefix mean?

Answer 60

false

Question 61

What does the "pyo" prefix mean?

Answer 61

pus

Question 62

What does the "retro" prefix mean?

Answer 62

behind

Question 63

What does the "scope" prefix mean?

Answer 63

view, viewer

Question 64

What does the "spondyl" prefix mean?

Answer 64

spine

Question 65

What does the "stasis" prefix mean?

Answer 65

stopper

Question 66

What does the "stomy" prefix mean?

Answer 66

making an opening

Question 67

What does the "syn" prefix mean?

Answer 67

together

Question 68

What does the "tachy" prefix mean?

Answer 68

fast

Question 69

What does the "therm" prefix mean?

Answer 69

heat

Question 70

What does the "tomy" prefix mean?

Answer 70

cutting

Question 71

What does the "tox" prefix mean?

Answer 71

poison

Question 72

What does the "tri" prefix mean?

Answer 72

three

Question 73

What does the "ultra" prefix mean?

Answer 73

beyond