common medical prefixes

Question 1

a-

Answer 1

without, away from
Ex: aphasia (speech)

Question 2

an-

Answer 2

without
ex: anoxia

Question 3

ante-

Answer 3

before, in front of
ex: antepartum (birth)

Question 4

anti-

Answer 4

against
ex: antibiotic

Question 5

auto-

Answer 5

self
ex: autograft

Question 6

brady-

Answer 6

slow
ex: bradycardia

Question 7

dys-

Answer 7

painful, difficult
ex: dyspnea

Question 8

endo-

Answer 8

within, inner
ex: endoscope

Question 9

epi-

Answer 9

upon, over
ex: epigastric

Question 10

eu-

Answer 10

normal, good
ex: eupena

Question 11

hetero-

Answer 11

different
ex: heterograft

Question 12

homo-

Answer 12

same
ex: homozygous

Question 13

hyper-

Answer 13

over, above
ex: hypertrophy

Question 14

hypo-

Answer 14

under, below
ex: hypoglossal

Question 15

infra-

Answer 15

under, beneath, below
ex: infraorbital

Question 16

inter-

Answer 16

among, between
ex: intervertebral

Question 17

intra-

Answer 17

within, inside
ex: intravenous

Question 18

macro-

Answer 18

large

Question 19

micro-

Answer 19

small

Question 20

neo-

Answer 20

new

Question 21

pan-

Answer 21

all
ex: pancarditis

Question 22

para-

Answer 22

beside, beyond, near
ex: paranasal

Question 23

per-

Answer 23

through
ex: percutanous

Question 24

peri-

Answer 24

around
ex: pericardial

Question 25

post-

Answer 25

after
ex: postpartum

Question 26

pre-

Answer 26

before, in front of
ex: prefrontal

Question 27

pseudo-

Answer 27

false

Question 28

retero-

Answer 28

backward, behind

Question 29

sub

Answer 29

below, under

Question 30

super-

Answer 30

above, excess

Question 31

supra-

Answer 31

above
ex: suprapubic

Question 32

tachy-

Answer 32

rapid, fast

Question 33

trans-

Answer 33

through, across

Question 34

ultra-

Answer 34

beyond, excess