Medical Prefixes

Question 1

a-/an-

Answer 1

without or none
ex: amenorrhea

Question 2

ab-

Answer 2

away from
ex: abduct

Question 3

ad-

Answer 3

toward
ex: adduction

Question 4

brady-

Answer 4

slow
ex: bradycardia

Question 5

de-

Answer 5

remove
ex: decomposing

Question 6

dys-

Answer 6

difficult/ abnormal
ex: dysmenorrhea

Question 7

epi-

Answer 7

above/ on
ex: epidermis

Question 8

hemi-

Answer 8

half/partly
ex: hemiplegia

Question 9

hyper-

Answer 9

excessive
ex: hyperthyroidism,

Question 10

hypo-

Answer 10

below normal
ex: hypothyroidism

Question 11

in-

Answer 11

not
ex: inability

Question 12

infra-

Answer 12

beneath
ex: infraspinatus

Question 13

inter-

Answer 13

between
ex: intervertebral

Question 14

intra-

Answer 14

within
ex: intracerebral

Question 15

macro

Answer 15

large
ex: macroglossia

Question 16

mal-

Answer 16

bad
ex: malodorous

Question 17

micro-

Answer 17

small
ex: microcephaly

Question 18

mono-

Answer 18

one
ex: monoplegia

Question 19

multi-/ poly-

Answer 19

many/ excessive
ex: multinodular/ polyuria

Question 20

para-

Answer 20

near/ resembling
parathyroid

Question 21

per-

Answer 21

through
ex: percutaneous

Question 22

peri-

Answer 22

around
ex: pericardial

Question 23

post-

Answer 23

after
ex: postoperative

Question 24

pre-/ pro-

Answer 24

before
ex: preoperative

Question 25

retro-

Answer 25

backward/ behind
ex: retroperitoneal

Question 26

supra-

Answer 26

above/over
ex: supraspinatus

Question 27

tachy-

Answer 27

fast
ex: tachycardia

Question 28

uni-

Answer 28

one
ex: unilateral