Medical Terms - Prefixes

Question 1

What is a prefix?

Answer 1

a word part found at the beginning

Question 2

a-, an-

Answer 2

without

Question 2

ante-, pre-, pro-

Answer 2

before

Question 3

anti-, contra–

Answer 3

against

Question 4

bi-, diplo-

Answer 4

two

Question 5

brady-

Answer 5

slow

Question 6

circum-

Answer 6

around

Question 7

de-

Answer 7

away from

Question 8

dia-, trans-

Answer 8

through

Question 9

dys-

Answer 9

Abnormal, painful, difficult

Question 10

ecto-

Answer 10

outside

Question 11

endo-

Answer 11

within

Question 12

epi-

Answer 12

upon, over

Question 13

eu-

Answer 13

normal, good

Question 14

ex-, exo-, extra-

Answer 14

Out of, away from, outside

Question 15

hemi-, semi-

Answer 15

half

Question 16

hyper-, poly-

Answer 16

Above normal, excessive

Question 17

hypo-, sub-

Answer 17

Below normal, below, underneath, inferior

Question 18

inter-

Answer 18

between

Question 19

intra-

Answer 19

within

Question 20

iso-

Answer 20

same

Question 21

mal-

Answer 21

Bad, not adequate

Question 22

megalo-, mega-, macro-

Answer 22

large, big

Question 23

micro-

Answer 23

small, tiny

Question 24

mono-

Answer 24

one

Question 25

oligo-

Answer 25

Few, scanty, sparse

Question 26

pan-

Answer 26

all

Question 27

peri-

Answer 27

around

Question 28

post-

Answer 28

after, following

Question 29

quadra-, quadri-

Answer 29

four

Question 30

re-

Answer 30

Again, backward

Question 31

super-, supra-

Answer 31

Above, superior, more

Question 32

tachy-

Answer 32

Fast, abnormally fast

Question 33

ultra-

Answer 33

beyond

Question 34

uni-

Answer 34

one, single