Medical Terminology- Prefixes

Question 1

a-

Answer 1

without, from

Question 2

ab-, abs-

Answer 2

from

Question 3

ad-

Answer 3

to, toward, at

Question 4

ante-

Answer 4

before, forward

Question 5

anti-

Answer 5

against, opposite

Question 6

brachy-

Answer 6

short

Question 7

brady-

Answer 7

slow

Question 8

circum-

Answer 8

closure of

Question 9

dia-

Answer 9

apart

Question 10

dys-

Answer 10

difficult, painful

Question 11

ecto-

Answer 11

without, outside

Question 12

endo-

Answer 12

within

Question 13

hemi-, semi-

Answer 13

half

Question 14

hyper-

Answer 14

above, excessive

Question 15

hypo-

Answer 15

beneath, below

Question 16

infra-

Answer 16

below

Question 17

inter-

Answer 17

between

Question 18

intra-

Answer 18

within, during

Question 19

mal-

Answer 19

bad

Question 20

meso-

Answer 20

middle, between

Question 21

para-

Answer 21

beside, near, abnormal

Question 22

peri-

Answer 22

around

Question 23

poly-

Answer 23

many

Question 24

post-

Answer 24

after

Question 25

pre-, pro-

Answer 25

before

Question 26

quad-, quar-

Answer 26

four

Question 27

re-

Answer 27

again

Question 28

retro-

Answer 28

backward

Question 29

semi-

Answer 29

half

Question 30

sub-

Answer 30

under, below

Question 31

super-

Answer 31

over, above

Question 32

supra-

Answer 32

fast, swift

Question 33

trans-

Answer 33

beyond, through, across