med terms prefixes

Question 1

a-, an-

Answer 1

not, without, less
example: anemia

Question 2

ab-

Answer 2

to take away from
example: abnormal

Question 3

ad-

Answer 3

forward
example: adduction

Question 4

anti-

Answer 4

against
example: antiemetics

Question 5

dys-

Answer 5

difficult, painful, or bad
example- dysphasia

Question 6

endo-

Answer 6

within or inside
example- endocrine

Question 7

epi-

Answer 7

upper
example- epidermis

Question 8

exo-

Answer 8

without, out of, outside, or away from
example: exocrine

Question 9

hyper-

Answer 9

elevated, higher or more then normal
example- hyperglycemia

Question 10

hypo-

Answer 10

depressed, lower or less then normal
example: hypoglycemia

Question 11

inter-

Answer 11

between
example- intercostal

Question 12

intra-

Answer 12

within
example- intramuscular

Question 13

mal-

Answer 13

ill, bad, abnormal, or defective
example: malacia

Question 14

mega-

Answer 14

abnormally large
example- megacardia

Question 15

poly-

Answer 15

many or excessive
example- polyuria

Question 16

post-

Answer 16

after
example- postoperative

Question 17

pre-

Answer 17

before
example- preoperative

Question 18

sub-

Answer 18

below, under, or less
example- sublingual

Question 19

super/ supra-

Answer 19

above, beyond, or excessive
example- supernatural
suprascular

Question 20

trans-

Answer 20

across
example- transplant