medical terminology prefixes

Question 1

bi-, di-

Answer 1

twice, double

Question 2

brachy-

Answer 2

short

Question 3

hemi-

Answer 3

half

Question 4

iso-

Answer 4

equal, same

Question 5

mega-

Answer 5

large

Question 6

micro-

Answer 6

small, microscopic

Question 7

mono-

Answer 7

single

Question 8

multi-

Answer 8

many

Question 9

pan-, panto-

Answer 9

all, entire

Question 10

pluri-

Answer 10

several, more

Question 11

poly-

Answer 11

many

Question 12

quadra-, quadri-

Answer 12

four

Question 13

tri-

Answer 13

three

Question 14

uni-

Answer 14

one, single

Question 15

ab-, abs-

Answer 15

away from

Question 16

ad-

Answer 16

toward, to

Question 17

ana-

Answer 17

against, up, backward

Question 18

apo-

Answer 18

derived, separated from

Question 19

cata-

Answer 19

down

Question 20

circum-

Answer 20

around

Question 21

di-, dif-, dir-, dis-

Answer 21

not, separated

Question 22

dia-

Answer 22

through

Question 23

ecto-

Answer 23

outside or outward

Question 24

endo-

Answer 24

within

Question 25

epi-

Answer 25

over, above, upon

Question 26

ex-

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out of, away from

Question 27

exo-

Answer 27

external, on the outside, outward

Question 28

extra-

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without, on the outside

Question 29

infra-

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positioned beneath, below, under

Question 30

inter-

Answer 30

between

Question 31

intra-

Answer 31

within, in

Question 32

meso-

Answer 32

middle, median

Question 33

para-

Answer 33

near, adjacent, beside

Question 34

per-

Answer 34

through, intensely

Question 35

peri-

Answer 35

around, about, near

Question 36

retro-

Answer 36

behind, backward

Question 37

sub-

Answer 37

less than, under, inferior, below or beneath

Question 38

supra-

Answer 38

above, over, excessive

Question 39

trans-

Answer 39

across, through

Question 40

ante-

Answer 40

before

Question 41

post-

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after, following

Question 42

pre-

Answer 42

before

Question 43

primi-

Answer 43

first

Question 44

pro-

Answer 44

before, forward

Question 45

a-

Answer 45

without

Question 46

ambi-

Answer 46

both, around

Question 47

an-

Answer 47

without, no, lack

Question 48

anti-

Answer 48

against, opposing

Question 49

brady-

Answer 49

slow

Question 50

co-, col-, com-, con-, cor-

Answer 50

together

Question 51

contra-

Answer 51

against

Question 52

de-

Answer 52

away from, cessation

Question 53

dys-

Answer 53

abnormal, difficult, painful

Question 54

eu-

Answer 54

well, good, normal

Question 55

hyper-

Answer 55

above normal, overly

Question 56

hypo-

Answer 56

below normal

Question 57

mal-

Answer 57

bad, inadequate

Question 58

re-

Answer 58

again, backward

Question 59

semi-

Answer 59

half

Question 60

syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-

Answer 60

together, union, joined

Question 61

tachy-

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fast

Question 62

ultra-

Answer 62

beyond, excessive

Question 63

un-

Answer 63

not

Question 64

auto-

Answer 64

self

Question 65

meta-

Answer 65

behind, after, beyond

Question 66

para-

Answer 66

beside, abnormal, involving two parts