Most Common Prefixes in Pharmacy Practice

Question 1

a-

Answer 1

without, not, no, ex. aphasia

Question 2

ab-

Answer 2

away from, ex. abnormal

Question 3

ad-

Answer 3

toward, ex. adduct

Question 4

ambi-

Answer 4

both, ex. ambidextrous

Question 5

an-

Answer 5

not, without, anorexia

Question 6

ante-

Answer 6

before, ex. anteroom

Question 7

anti-

Answer 7

against, ex. antivenin

Question 8

auto-

Answer 8

self, ex. autograft

Question 9

bi-

Answer 9

two, ex. bilateral

Question 10

bio-

Answer 10

life, ex. biochemical

Question 11

brady-

Answer 11

slow, ex. bradycardia

Question 12

chlor-

Answer 12

green, ex. chlorosis

Question 13

circum-

Answer 13

around, ex. circumcision

Question 14

cirrh-

Answer 14

yellow, cirrhosis

Question 15

con-

Answer 15

together, ex. congenital

Question 16

contra-

Answer 16

against, ex. contradiction

Question 17

cyan-

Answer 17

blue, ex. cyanide

Question 18

dia-

Answer 18

completely, ex. diagnosis

Question 19

dys-

Answer 19

bad, painful, abnormal, ex. dysfunctional

Question 20

ec-

Answer 20

out of, ex. ecbolic

Question 21

ecto-

Answer 21

out, outside, ex. ectopic

Question 22

endo-

Answer 22

within, inner, ex. endometriosis

Question 23

epi-

Answer 23

upon, above, ex. epidermis

Question 24

eryth-

Answer 24

red, ex. eruthrocyte

Question 25

eu-

Answer 25

good, normal, ex. euphoria

Question 26

ex-, exo-

Answer 26

out, away from, ex. exoskeleton

Question 27

extra-

Answer 27

outside, ex. extracellular

Question 28

hemi-

Answer 28

half, ex. hemisphere

Question 29

hyper-

Answer 29

over, above, ex. hyperglycemia

Question 30

hypo-

Answer 30

below, under, ex. hypoallergenic

Question 31

im-

Answer 31

not, without, ex. imperfect

Question 32

immun-

Answer 32

having immunity, ex. immunosuppressant

Question 33

in-

Answer 33

not, without, ex. incorrect

Question 34

infra-

Answer 34

below, under, ex. infracostal

Question 35

inter-

Answer 35

between, among, ex. intervertebral

Question 36

intra-

Answer 36

within, inside, ex. intradermal

Question 37

iso-

Answer 37

equal, ex. isochromatic

Question 38

leuk-

Answer 38

white, ex. leukemia

Question 39

macro-

Answer 39

large, ex. macrocephaly

Question 40

mal-

Answer 40

poor, ex. malnutrition

Question 41

medi-

Answer 41

middle, ex. medicine

Question 42

melan-

Answer 42

black, ex. melanoma

Question 43

meso-

Answer 43

middle, ex. mesothelioma

Question 44

meta-

Answer 44

after, beyond, ex. metamorphic

Question 45

micro-

Answer 45

small, ex. microscopic

Question 46

mid-

Answer 46

middle, ex. midsection

Question 47

mono-

Answer 47

one, ex. monochromatic

Question 48

multi-

Answer 48

many, ex. multicellular

Question 49

neo-

Answer 49

new, ex. neonatal

Question 50

pan-

Answer 50

all, ex. pandemic

Question 51

para-

Answer 51

near, alongside, abnormal, ex. parathyroid

Question 52

per-

Answer 52

through, ex. percutaneous

Question 53

peri-

Answer 53

around, ex. pericardial

Question 54

poly-

Answer 54

many, excessive, ex. polycystic

Question 55

post-

Answer 55

after, ex. postsurgical

Question 56

pre-

Answer 56

before, ex. prenatal

Question 57

pro-

Answer 57

to go forth, ex. procreation

Question 58

pseudo-

Answer 58

false, ex. pseudonym

Question 59

purpur-

Answer 59

purple, ex. purpuriferous

Question 60

quadri-

Answer 60

four, ex. quadriplegic

Question 61

re-

Answer 61

again, ex. regenerate

Question 62

retro-

Answer 62

behind, backward, ex. retroactive

Question 63

rube-

Answer 63

red, ex. rubella

Question 64

semi-

Answer 64

half, ex. semicircle

Question 65

sub-

Answer 65

below, under, ex. sublingual

Question 66

super-

Answer 66

above, excess, ex. supernumerary

Question 67

supra-

Answer 67

above, ex. suprarenal

Question 68

sym-, syn-

Answer 68

together, ex. synthetic

Question 69

tachy-

Answer 69

fast, ex. tachycardia

Question 70

trans-

Answer 70

across, ex. transverse

Question 71

tri-

Answer 71

three, ex. triangle

Question 72

ultra-

Answer 72

beyond, excessive, ex. ultrasound

Question 73

uni-

Answer 73

one, ex. unilateral

Question 74

xanth-

Answer 74

yellow, ex. xanthine

Question 75

xer-

Answer 75

dry, ex. xerodermatic