Direction Or Position Prefixes

Question 1

ab-
ab

Answer 1

away
Example - Abduct, abduction

Question 2

ad-
ad

Answer 2

toward
Example - adrenaline

Question 3

circum-
sir-kum

Answer 3

around
Example - circumcision

Question 4

peri-
per-ee

Answer 4

around
Example - pericardium

Question 5

dia-
dai-ah

Answer 5

through
Example - diagnostic

Question 6

trans-
tranz

Answer 6

through
Example - Translate, transduce

Question 7

e-
eh

Answer 7

out
Example - Evoke

Question 8

ec-
ek

Answer 8

out
Example - ectopic

Question 9

ex-
eks

Answer 9

out
example - exhale

Question 10

ecto-
ek-toh

Answer 10

outside
example - ectoderm

Question 11

exo-
ek-soh

Answer 11

outside
example - exoskeleton

Question 12

extra-
eks-trah

Answer 12

outside
example - extravehicular

Question 13

en-
en

Answer 13

in, inside
example - enema

Question 14

endo-
en-doh

Answer 14

in, inside
example - endocrine

Question 15

intra-
in-trah

Answer 15

in, inside
example - intravenous

Question 16

epi-
eh-pee

Answer 16

upon
example - epididymus

Question 17

sub-
sub

Answer 17

beneath
example - subcutaneous

Question 18

inter-
in-ter

Answer 18

between
example - intercostal