Common Prefixes

Question 1

a-

Answer 1

without, away from (i.e. aphasia [without speech])

Question 2

an-

Answer 2

without (i.e. anoxia [without oxygen])

Question 3

ante-

Answer 3

before, in front of (i.e. antepartum [before birth])

Question 4

auto-

Answer 4

self (i.e. autograft [to graft from one’s own body])

Question 5

brady-

Answer 5

slow (i.e. bradycardia [slow heartbeat])

Question 6

contra-

Answer 6

against (i.e. contraception [against conception])

Question 7

de-

Answer 7

without (i.e. depigmentation [without pigment])

Question 8

dys-

Answer 8

painful, difficult, abnormal (i.e. dyspnea [difficulty breathing])

Question 9

endo-

Answer 9

within, inner (i.e. endoscope [instrument to view within])

Question 10

epi-

Answer 10

upon, over (i.e. epigastric [upon or over the stomach])

Question 11

eso-

Answer 11

inward (i.e. esotropia [inward turning])

Question 12

eu-

Answer 12

normal, good (i.e. eupnea [normal breathing])

Question 13

ex-

Answer 13

external, outward (i.e. exostosis [condition of external bone])

Question 14

exo-

Answer 14

outward (i.e. exotropia [outward turning])

Question 15

extra-

Answer 15

outside of (i.e. extracorporeal [outside of body])

Question 16

hetero-

Answer 16

different (i.e. heterograft [graft from another species])

Question 17

homo-

Answer 17

same (i.e. homograft [graft from the same species])

Question 18

hydro-

Answer 18

water (i.e. hydrotherapy [water therapy])

Question 19

hyper-

Answer 19

over, above (i.e. hypertrophy [overdevelopment])

Question 20

in-

Answer 20

not; inward (i.e. infertility [not fertile]; inhalation [inward breathing])

Question 21

inter-

Answer 21

among, between (i.e. intervertebral [between the vertebrae])

Question 22

intra-

Answer 22

within, inside (i.e. intravenous [inside, within a vein])

Question 23

macro-

Answer 23

large (i.e. macrotia [having large ears])

Question 24

micro-

Answer 24

small (i.e. microtia [having small ears])

Question 25

myo-

Answer 25

to shut (i.e. myopia [to shut eyes/squint])

Question 26

neo-

Answer 26

new (i.e. neonatology [study of the newborn])

Question 27

pan-

Answer 27

all (i.e. pansinusitis [inflammation of all the sinuses])

Question 28

para-

Answer 28

beside, near; abnormal; two like parts of a pair (i.e. paranasal [beside the nose]; parathesia [abnormal sensation]; paraplegia [paralysis of two like parts of a pair/the legs])

Question 29

per-

Answer 29

through (i.e. percutaneous [through the skin])

Question 30

peri-

Answer 30

around (i.e. pericardial [around the heart])

Question 31

post-

Answer 31

after (i.e. postpartum [after birth])

Question 32

pre-

Answer 32

before, in front of (i.e. preoperative [before a surgical operation])

Question 33

pro-

Answer 33

before (i.e. prolactin [before milk])

Question 34

psuedo-

Answer 34

false (i.e. pseudocyesis [false pregnancy])

Question 35

retro-

Answer 35

backward, behind (i.e. retroperitoneal [behind the peritoneum])

Question 36

sub-

Answer 36

below, under (i.e. subcutaneous [under, below the skin])

Question 37

supra-

Answer 37

above (i.e. subrapubic [above the pubic bone])

Question 38

tachy-

Answer 38

rapid, fast (i.e. tachycardia [fast heartbeat])

Question 39

trans-

Answer 39

through, across (i.e transurethral [across the urethra])

Question 40

ultra-

Answer 40

beyond, excess (i.e. ultrasound [high-frequency sound waves])

Question 41

un-

Answer 41

not (i.e. unconscious [not conscious])

Question 42

bi-

Answer 42

two (i.e. bilateral [two sides])

Question 43

hemi-

Answer 43

half (i.e. hemiplegia [paralysis of one side/half of the body])

Question 44

mono-

Answer 44

one (i.e. monoplegia [paralysis of one extremity])

Question 45

multi-

Answer 45

many (i.e. multigravida [woman pregnant more than once])

Question 46

nulli-

Answer 46

none (i.e. nulligravida [woman with no pregnancies])

Question 47

poly-

Answer 47

many (i.e. polyuria [large amounts of urine])

Question 48

primi-

Answer 48

first (i.e. primigravida [first pregnancy])

Question 49

quadri-

Answer 49

four (i.e. quadriplegia [paralysis of all four limbs])

Question 50

semi-

Answer 50

partial, half (i.e. semiconscious [partially conscious])

Question 51

tetra-

Answer 51

four (i.e. tetraplegia [paralysis of all four limbs])

Question 52

tri-

Answer 52

three (i.e. triceps [muscle with three heads])