Medical Terminology Prefixes

Question 1

Inter-

Answer 1

Between or among

Question 2

Intra-

Answer 2

Within or inside

Question 3

Dys-

Answer 3

Bad, difficult or painful

Question 4

Hyper-

Answer 4

Excessive, increased

Question 5

Hypo-

Answer 5

Deficient, decreased or below

Question 6

Peri-

Answer 6

Surrounding

Question 7

Sub-

Answer 7

Under, less, below

Question 8

Super-

Answer 8

Above or excessive

Question 9

Neo-

Answer 9

New

Question 10

Macro-

Answer 10

Large, abnormal size or long

Question 11

Ab-

Answer 11

Away from, negative, absent

Question 12

Ex-

Answer 12

Out of, outside, away from

Question 13

Mega-

Answer 13

Large, great

Question 14

Pre-

Answer 14

Before

Question 15

Post-

Answer 15

After, behind

Question 16

Ad-

Answer 16

Toward, to, in the direction of

Question 17

Dextr/o-

Answer 17

Right side

Question 18

Sinistr/o-

Answer 18

Left side

Question 19

In-

Answer 19

In, into, not, without

Question 20

Micro-

Answer 20

Small

Question 21

Olig/o-

Answer 21

Scanty, few

Question 22

Eu-

Answer 22

Good, normal, well, or easy

Question 23

Lith-

Answer 23

Stone

Question 24

End-

Answer 24

In, within, inside

Question 25

Exo-

Answer 25

Out of, outside, away from

Question 26

Endo-

Answer 26

Within, inside

Question 27

Retro-

Answer 27

Behind

Question 28

Epi-

Answer 28

Above

Question 29

A-

Answer 29

Without

Question 30

Ana-

Answer 30

Backward

Question 31

Eti-

Answer 31

Cause