Medical Terminology-Prefixes

Question 0

anti, contra-

Answer 0

Against

Question 1

a, an-

Answer 1

No, without, lack of, apart, not

Question 2

auto-

Answer 2

Self

Question 3

brachy-

Answer 3

Short

Question 4

brady-

Answer 4

Slow

Question 5

cac-, mal-

Answer 5

Bad

Question 6

dia-

Answer 6

Through, Between, complete

Question 7

dys-

Answer 7

Bad, difficult, painful, abnormal

Question 8

eu-

Answer 8

Good, normal

Question 9

ex-, exo-

Answer 9

Out, away from

Question 10

hetero-

Answer 10

Different

Question 11

homeo-

Answer 11

Similar, same, likeness, constant

Question 12

Hydro-

Answer 12

Water

Question 13

Micro-

Answer 13

Small

Question 14

Oligo-

Answer 14

Scanty, little

Question 15

Pan-

Answer 15

All

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Pseudo-

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False

Question 17

Sym-, Syn-

Answer 17

Together, with

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ad-

Answer 18

Toward, near, to

Question 19

bi-

Answer 19

Two, double

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de-

Answer 20

Down, away from

Question 21

di-

Answer 21

Two, double

Question 22

dia-

Answer 22

Through, complete, between

Question 23

dif-,dis-

Answer 23

Apart, free from, separate

Question 24

ec-, ecto-

Answer 24

Out, outside, outer

Question 25

end-, endo-

Answer 25

Within, inner

Question 26

ep-, epi-

Answer 26

Upon, over, above

Question 27

eu-

Answer 27

Good, normal

Question 28

ex-, exo-

Answer 28

Out, away from

Question 29

extra-

Answer 29

Outside, beyond

Question 30

hyper-

Answer 30

Above, beyond, excessive

Question 31

hypo-

Answer 31

Below, under, deficient

Question 32

in-

Answer 32

In, into, not

Question 33

mega-

Answer 33

Large, great

Question 34

meta-

Answer 34

Beyond, over, between, change

Question 35

para-

Answer 35

Beside, alongside, abnormal

Question 36

poly-

Answer 36

Many, much, excessive

Question 37

post-

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After, behind

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pre-

Answer 38

Before, in front of

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pro-

Answer 39

Before, in front of

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super-

Answer 40

Upper, above

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supra-

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Above, beyond

Question 42

ab-

Answer 42

Away from

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ad-

Answer 43

Toward, near to

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ana-

Answer 44

Up, apart, backward

Question 45

ante-

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Before, forward

Question 46

cata-

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Down

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circum-, peri-

Answer 47

Around

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endo-

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Within, inner

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epi-

Answer 49

Upon, above, over

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ex-

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Out, away from

Question 51

extra-

Answer 51

Outside, beyond

Question 52

hyper-

Answer 52

Above, beyond

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hypo-

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Below, under, deficient

Question 54

inter-

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Between

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intra-

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Within, into

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meso-

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Middle

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para-

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Beside, alongside

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retro-

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Backward

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Sub-

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Below, under, beneath

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supra-

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Above, beyond, superior

Question 61

ambi-

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Both

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bi-

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Two, double

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bin-

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Twice, two

Question 64

centi-

Answer 64

One hundredth

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deca-

Answer 65

Ten

Question 66

di(s)-

Answer 66

Two, apart

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milli-

Answer 67

One thousandth

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mono-

Answer 68

One

Question 69

multi-

Answer 69

Many, much

Question 70

nulli-

Answer 70

None

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poly-

Answer 71

Many

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primi-

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First

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quadri-

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Four

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semi-, hemi-

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Half

Question 75

tri-

Answer 75

3

Question 76

uni-

Answer 76

One