44 Key Medical and English Prefixes

Question 1

a-, an, ir-, ar-

Answer 1

without, lack of, no, not

Question 2

ab-, ef-

Answer 2

away from

Question 3

ad-, af-

Answer 3

to, toward

Question 4

ambi-

Answer 4

both, double, two

Question 5

ana-

Answer 5

apart, up, back, again

Question 6

ante-

Answer 6

before, in front of

Question 7

anti-

Answer 7

against, reversed

Question 8

bi-, bin-, di-, diplo-, co-

Answer 8

two, twice, double

Question 9

cata-

Answer 9

down, under, against

Question 10

circum-

Answer 10

around, about, circle

Question 11

com-, con-, co-

Answer 11

together, with, both (two)

Question 12

contra-

Answer 12

against, opposite

Question 13

de-

Answer 13

away from, remove

Question 14

dia-

Answer 14

across, complete, between, total, apart, through

Question 15

dis-

Answer 15

apart or away from, reverse

Question 16

e-

Answer 16

out, to remove, protrude

Question 17

ec-

Answer 17

out from, out

Question 18

ecto-

Answer 18

on outer side, situated on

Question 19

em-, en-

Answer 19

in, within

Question 20

endo-

Answer 20

within

Question 21

epi-

Answer 21

upon, on

Question 22

ex-, exo-

Answer 22

upon, on, outside, on outer side, outer layer, protrude outside

Question 23

extra-

Answer 23

outside

Question 24

hyper-

Answer 24

excessive, over, above, more

Question 25

hypo-

Answer 25

under, below, deficient, low, less, lesser

Question 26

im-, in-

Answer 26

in, into, or not

Question 27

infra-

Answer 27

below, under

Question 28

inter-

Answer 28

between

Question 29

intra-

Answer 29

within

Question 30

intro-

Answer 30

into, within, in, into

Question 31

meta-

Answer 31

beyond, after, change

Question 32

para-

Answer 32

beside, near, beyond

Question 33

per-

Answer 33

through, excessive, in

Question 34

peri-

Answer 34

around

Question 35

post-

Answer 35

after, behind

Question 36

pre-, pro-

Answer 36

before, in front of

Question 37

re-

Answer 37

back, again, contrary

Question 38

retro-

Answer 38

backwards, behind

Question 39

sub-

Answer 39

under, low, beneath

Question 40

super-

Answer 40

above, upper, upon, excessive

Question 41

supra-

Answer 41

above, upper, upon, excessive

Question 42

sym-, syn-

Answer 42

together, with

Question 43

trans-

Answer 43

across, through, beyond

Question 44

ultra-

Answer 44

beyond, in excess