Medical Term - Common Prefixes

Question 1

a-, an-

Answer 1

without

Question 2

ab-

Answer 2

away from

Question 3

ad-

Answer 3

toward

Question 4

ambi-

Answer 4

both

Question 5

ante-

Answer 5

before

Question 6

anti-

Answer 6

against

Question 7

auto-

Answer 7

self

Question 8

bi-

Answer 8

two, twice, double

Question 9

Brady-

Answer 9

slow

Question 10

circum-

Answer 10

around

Question 11

contra-

Answer 11

against

Question 12

de-

Answer 12

down

Question 13

dys-

Answer 13

painful, abnormal, difficult, bad

Question 14

endo-

Answer 14

within, inside

Question 15

epi-

Answer 15

above, on

Question 16

eu-

Answer 16

normal, good

Question 17

ex-, extra-, exo-

Answer 17

outside of

Question 18

hemi-

Answer 18

half

Question 19

hyper-

Answer 19

above, excessive, increased

Question 20

hypo-

Answer 20

below, decreased, insufficient

Question 21

infra-

Answer 21

beneath

Question 22

inter-

Answer 22

between, among

Question 23

intra-

Answer 23

within, during

Question 24

levo-

Answer 24

to the left

Question 25

macro-

Answer 25

large

Question 26

mal-

Answer 26

bad

Question 27

mega-

Answer 27

exceptionally large

Question 28

meso-

Answer 28

middle

Question 29

meta-

Answer 29

over, beyond

Question 30

micro-

Answer 30

small

Question 31

mono-

Answer 31

one

Question 32

multi-

Answer 32

many

Question 33

neo-

Answer 33

new

Question 34

nulli-

Answer 34

none

Question 35

peri-

Answer 35

around

Question 36

poly-

Answer 36

many

Question 37

post-

Answer 37

after, behind

Question 38

pre, pro

Answer 38

before, in front of

Question 39

presby-

Answer 39

older age

Question 40

primi-

Answer 40

first

Question 41

pseudo-

Answer 41

false

Question 42

quadri-

Answer 42

four

Question 43

retro-

Answer 43

behind, in back of

Question 44

sten-

Answer 44

narrowed

Question 45

sub-

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under

Question 46

super-, supra-

Answer 46

above, excess

Question 47

sym-, syn-

Answer 47

together, with

Question 48

tacky-

Answer 48

fast

Question 49

trans-

Answer 49

across

Question 50

tri-

Answer 50

three

Question 51

ultra-

Answer 51

beyond, excess

Question 52

uni-

Answer 52

one

Question 53

scoli-

Answer 53

bent, crooked