Ch 5 - Med. Terms. Common Prefixes

Question 1

a-

Answer 1

without, lack of

Question 2

ab-

Answer 2

away from

Question 3

ad-

Answer 3

to, towards

Question 4

an-

Answer 4

without, lack of

Question 5

ana-

Answer 5

up, back, again

Question 6

ante-

Answer 6

before, forward

Question 7

anti-

Answer 7

against, opposed to

Question 8

auto-

Answer 8

self

Question 9

bi-

Answer 9

two

Question 10

brady-

Answer 10

slow

Question 11

circum-

Answer 11

around, about

Question 12

contra-

Answer 12

against, opposite

Question 13

de-

Answer 13

down from, away

Question 14

di-

Answer 14

twice, double

Question 15

dia-

Answer 15

through, completely

Question 16

dys-

Answer 16

difficult, painful, abnormal

Question 17

ect(o)-

Answer 17

out, outside

Question 18

end(o)-

Answer 18

within

Question 19

epi-

Answer 19

upon, over, above

Question 20

eu-

Answer 20

easy, good, normal

Question 21

ex(o)-

Answer 21

outside, away from

Question 22

extra-

Answer 22

outside, in addition

Question 23

hemi-

Answer 23

half

Question 24

hyper-

Answer 24

over, excessive, high

Question 25

hypo-

Answer 25

under, below normal

Question 26

in-

Answer 26

in, into, not, without

Question 27

infra-

Answer 27

below, under

Question 28

inter-

Answer 28

between

Question 29

intra-

Answer 29

inside, within

Question 30

ipsi-

Answer 30

same

Question 31

iso-

Answer 31

equal

Question 32

macro-

Answer 32

large

Question 33

mal-

Answer 33

bad or abnormal

Question 34

mega-

Answer 34

large

Question 35

meta-

Answer 35

after, change

Question 36

micro-

Answer 36

small

Question 37

mono-

Answer 37

one, single

Question 38

multi-

Answer 38

many

Question 39

neo-

Answer 39

new

Question 40

noct-

Answer 40

night

Question 41

nulli-

Answer 41

none

Question 42

olig(o)-

Answer 42

little, deficient

Question 43

ortho-

Answer 43

straight or normal

Question 44

pan-

Answer 44

all, entire

Question 45

para-

Answer 45

near, beside, beyond, appart from

Question 46

per-

Answer 46

through

Question 47

peri-

Answer 47

around

Question 48

poly-

Answer 48

many

Question 49

post-

Answer 49

after, behind

Question 50

pre-

Answer 50

before

Question 51

primi-

Answer 51

first

Question 52

pro-

Answer 52

before, in front of

Question 53

quadr(i)-

Answer 53

four

Question 54

re-

Answer 54

back

Question 55

retro-

Answer 55

backward, behind

Question 56

semi-

Answer 56

healf, partial

Question 57

sub-

Answer 57

under, below

Question 58

super-

Answer 58

above, excessive, or more than normal

Question 59

supra-

Answer 59

above, upper

Question 60

sym-

syn-

Answer 60

together, joined

Question 61

tachy-

Answer 61

rapid, fast

Question 62

tetra-

Answer 62

four

Question 63

trans-

Answer 63

across, through, beyond

Question 64

tri-

Answer 64

three

Question 65

uni-

Answer 65

one