Medical Terminology Prefixes

Question 1

a-

Answer 1

absent, without, away from.

Question 2

ab-

Answer 2

away from.

Question 3

ad-

Answer 3

to, toward.

Question 4

ambi-

Answer 4

both.

Question 5

a-; an-

Answer 5

without.

Question 6

anti-

Answer 6

against.

Question 7

ante-

Answer 7

before.

Question 8

auto-

Answer 8

self.

Question 9

bi-

Answer 9

two.

Question 10

bio-

Answer 10

life.

Question 11

carcin-(o)

Answer 11

cancer.

Question 12

circum-

Answer 12

around.

Question 13

co-

Answer 13

with, together.

Question 14

contra-

Answer 14

against, counter to.

Question 15

de-

Answer 15

down, from.

Question 16

di-

Answer 16

two.

Question 17

dis-

Answer 17

apart, away from.

Question 18

e-

Answer 18

out, from.

Question 19

ect-

Answer 19

outside, without.

Question 20

end-(o)

Answer 20

inside, within.

Question 21

epi-

Answer 21

upon, over, in addition.

Question 22

ex-

Answer 22

out of.

Question 23

extra-

Answer 23

beyond, outside, in addition.

Question 24

flex-

Answer 24

bent.

Question 25

front-

Answer 25

front, forehead.

Question 26

hemi-

Answer 26

half.

Question 27

hetero-

Answer 27

the other.

Question 28

hom-

Answer 28

common. same.

Question 29

hydro-

Answer 29

denoting water.

Question 30

hyper-

Answer 30

above, extreme.

Question 31

hypo-

Answer 31

under, bellow.

Question 32

in-

Answer 32

within, into, not, negative.

Question 33

infra-

Answer 33

beneath.

Question 34

inter-

Answer 34

between.

Question 35

intra-

Answer 35

inside.

Question 36

leuk-(o)

Answer 36

white.

Question 37

macr-(o)

Answer 37

large, long.

Question 38

mal-

Answer 38

abnormal, bad.

Question 39

medi-

Answer 39

middle, midline.

Question 40

mega-

Answer 40

large, extreme.

Question 41

micr-(o)

Answer 41

small.

Question 42

mon-(o)

Answer 42

one, single.

Question 43

multi-

Answer 43

many, multiple.

Question 44

narc-

Answer 44

stupor, numbness.

Question 45

ne-(o)

Answer 45

new.

Question 46

necr-(o)

Answer 46

dead.

Question 47

nutri-

Answer 47

nourish

Question 48

para-

Answer 48

next to, resembling, beside.

Question 49

path-

Answer 49

pertaining to disease.

Question 50

per-

Answer 50

through.

Question 51

poly-

Answer 51

many, much.

Question 52

post-

Answer 52

after, later in time.

Question 53

pre-, pro-

Answer 53

before in time.

Question 54

pseud-(o)

Answer 54

false.

Question 55

quad-

Answer 55

four.

Question 56

re-

Answer 56

back, again.

Question 57

retro-

Answer 57

backwards.

Question 58

semi-

Answer 58

half.

Question 59

sub-

Answer 59

under, below.

Question 60

super-

Answer 60

above, in addition.

Question 61

supra-

Answer 61

over, above, upper.

Question 62

syn-

Answer 62

together, along with

Question 63

tri-

Answer 63

three.

Question 64

trans-

Answer 64

across.

Question 65

uni-

Answer 65

single.