Common Prefix

Question 0

a-

Answer 0

Without, away fom

Question 1

Prefix

Answer 1

• added to the front of a term
• not all medical terms have a prefix
• when written by itself, it followed by a(n) hyphen (-)

Question 2

an-

Answer 2

Without

Question 3

ante-

Answer 3

Before, in front of

Question 4

anti-

Answer 4

Against

Question 5

auto-

Answer 5

Self

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Brady-

Answer 6

Slow

Question 7

contra-

Answer 7

Against

Question 8

de-

Answer 8

Without

Question 9

dys-

Answer 9

Painful, difficult, abnormal

Question 10

endo-

Answer 10

Within, inner

Question 11

epi-

Answer 11

Upon, over

Question 12

eso-

Answer 12

Inward

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eu-

Answer 13

Normal, good

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ex-

Answer 14

External, outward

Question 15

Exo-

Answer 15

Outward

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extra-

Answer 16

Outside of

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hetero-

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Different

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homo-

Answer 18

Same

Question 19

hydro-

Answer 19

Water

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hyper-

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Over, above

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hypo-

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Under, below

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in-

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Not, inward

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inter-

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Among, between

Question 24

intra-

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Within, inside

Question 25

macro-

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Large

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micro-

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Small

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myo-

Answer 27

To shut

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neo-

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New

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pan-

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All

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para-

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Beside, near, abnormal, two like parts of a pair

Question 31

per-

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Through

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peri-

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Around

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post-

Answer 33

After

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pre-

Answer 34

Before, in front of

Question 35

pro-

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Before

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pseudo-

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False

Question 37

retro-

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Backward, behind

Question 38

sub-

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Below, under

Question 39

supra-

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Above

Question 40

tachy-

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Fast

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trans-

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Through, across

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Ultra-

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Beyond, excess

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un-

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Not

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Bi-

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Two

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Hemi-

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Half

Question 46

Mono-

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One

Question 47

Multi-

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Many

Question 48

Nulli-

Answer 48

None

Question 49

Poly-

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Many

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Primi-

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First

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Quadri-

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Four

Question 52

Semi-

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Partial, half

Question 53

Tetra-

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Four

Question 54

Tri-

Answer 54

Three