prefixes and suffixes

Question 1

a-

Answer 1

lacking, without

e.g. anemia (without blood)

Question 2

ab-

Answer 2

away from

e.g. abduct (drawn away from the median plane)

Question 3

ad-, ac-

Answer 3

toward

e.g. adduct (drawn towards the median plane)

Question 4

-al

Answer 4

of the, pertaining to

e.g. anatomical (pertaining to anatomy)

Question 5

ante-

Answer 5

before

e.g. antebrachium (forearm)

Question 6

anti-

Answer 6

against, opposite

e.g. antibiotic (against the living)

Question 7

apo-

Answer 7

separation or deviation from

e.g. apophysis (a growth away or process)

Question 8

bi-

Answer 8

double, twice

e.g. bicuspid (having two cusps)

Question 9

cata-

Answer 9

down, negative

e.g. catabolism (destructive metabolism)

Question 10

-cle, -cula

Answer 10

diminutive

e.g. tubercle (small nodule)

Question 11

con-, com-

Answer 11

with, together

e.g. conjugate (linked together)

Question 12

contra-

Answer 12

against, opposite

e.g. contralateral (opposite side)

Question 13

dys-

Answer 13

bad, improper

e.g. dystrophy (abnormal growth)

Question 14

e-, ex-

Answer 14

away from, out of

e.g. efferent (carry away from)

Question 15

ecto-

Answer 15

outside

e.g. ectoderm (outer germ layer)

Question 16

endo-

Answer 16

inside

e.g. endocardium (inner layer of heart)

Question 17

epi-

Answer 17

upon

e.g. epicondyle (upon the condyle)

Question 18

-ferent

Answer 18

carrying

e.g. afferent (carrying towards)

Question 19

-form

Answer 19

in the form of

e.g. cuneiform (wedge-shaped)

Question 20

hyper-

Answer 20

above, beyond

e.g. hyperextension (extension beyond normal)

Question 21

hypo-

Answer 21

under, below

e.g. hypopharynx (below the pharynx)

Question 22

in-

Answer 22

in, on

e.g. incision (cutting in)

Question 23

in-

Answer 23

negative, not

e.g. involuntary (without will)

Question 24

infra-

Answer 24

beneath

e.g. infraorbital (below the orbit)

Question 25

inter-

Answer 25

between e.g. intervertebral (between the vertebrae)

Question 26

intra-

Answer 26

within e.g. intravenous (inside the vein)

Question 27

ipsi-

Answer 27

same, self e.g. ipsilateral (same side)

Question 28

-issimus

Answer 28

superlative form; the most e.g. longissimus (the longest)

Question 29

-itis

Answer 29

inflammation of e.g. appendicitis (inflammation of the appendix)

Question 30

mes-

Answer 30

middle e.g. mesoderm (middle germ layer)

Question 31

meta-

Answer 31

after, beyond e.g. metacarpal (after the wrist)

Question 32

neo-

Answer 32

new e.g. neocortex (recently evolved cortex)

Question 33

-oid,

Answer 33

resembling, shaped like e.g. xiphoid (shaped like a sword)

Question 34

-ole, -olus

Answer 34

diminutive e.g. malleolus (little hammer)

Question 35

-osis

Answer 35

process or state e.g. diverticulosis (having diverticula)

Question 36

para-

Answer 36

beside e.g. parotid (next to the ear)

Question 37

pod-

Answer 37

foot e.g. arthropod (having joint feet)

Question 38

post-

Answer 38

after e.g. postnatal (after birth)

Question 39

pre-

Answer 39

before e.g. preaortic (in front of the aorta)

Question 40

pro-

Answer 40

before e.g. pronephron (before the final kidney)

Question 41

retro-

Answer 41

backwards, behind e.g. retrosternal (behind the sternum)

Question 42

sub-

Answer 42

beneath e.g. subclavian (beneath the clavicle)

Question 43

super-

Answer 43

above e.g. suprasternal (above the sternum)

Question 44

trans-

Answer 44

across, through e.g. transurethral (through the urethra)