Prefixes (Commonly Used In Medicine & Positions / Directions)

Question 1

A-, an-

Answer 1

No, not, without, lack of apart

Question 2

Ab-

Answer 2

Away from

Question 3

Acro-

Answer 3

Extremities, top or extreme point

Question 4

Ad-

Answer 4

Toward, near to

Question 5

Aero-

Answer 5

Air

Question 6

Aniso-

Answer 6

Unequal

Question 7

Ante-

Answer 7

Before, in front

Question 8

Bi-

Answer 8

Two, double

Question 9

Brady-

Answer 9

Slow

Question 10

Circum-

Answer 10

Around

Question 11

Contra-

Answer 11

Opposition, against

Question 12

De-

Answer 12

Down, away from

Question 13

Di -

Answer 13

Two, double

Question 14

Dia-

Answer 14

Through, between

Question 15

Dif-, dis-

Answer 15

Apart, free from, separate

Question 16

Dys-

Answer 16

Bad, painful, difficult

Question 17

Ec-, ecto-

Answer 17

Out, outside, outer

Question 18

Emia-

Answer 18

Blood; condition of

Question 19

End-, endo-

Answer 19

Within, inner

Question 20

Ep-, epi-

Answer 20

Upon, over, above

Question 21

Eu-

Answer 21

Good, normal

Question 22

Ex-, exo-

Answer 22

Out, away from

Question 23

Extra-

Answer 23

Outside, beyond

Question 24

Hemi-

Answer 24

One side, half

Question 25

Hemo-

Answer 25

Blood

Question 26

Hetero -

Answer 26

Different

Question 27

Homo-

Answer 27

Same; resembling each other

Question 28

Hydro-

Answer 28

Water

Question 29

Hyper-

Answer 29

Above, beyond, excessive

Question 30

Hypo-

Answer 30

Below, under, deficient

Question 31

In-

Answer 31

In, into, not

Question 32

Infra-

Answer 32

Below, under

Question 33

Intra-

Answer 33

Inside

Question 34

Ir-

Answer 34

Into, toward

Question 35

Iso-, ipsi-

Answer 35

Equal, same

Question 36

Lip-

Answer 36

Fat

Question 37

Mal-

Answer 37

Bad, poor

Question 38

Mega-

Answer 38

Large, great

Question 39

Megalo-

Answer 39

Large (enlarged)

Question 40

Meno-

Answer 40

Menses (menstruation)

Question 41

Meso-

Answer 41

Middle, pertaining to mesentary

Question 42

Meta-

Answer 42

Beyond, over, between, change

Question 43

Noct-

Answer 43

Night

Question 44

Nyct-

Answer 44

Night

Question 45

Pan-

Answer 45

All, every

Question 46

Par-

Answer 46

To bear (children)

Question 47

Para-

Answer 47

Beside, alongside, abnormal

Question 48

Per-

Answer 48

Through

Question 49

Peri-

Answer 49

Around

Question 50

Poly-

Answer 50

Many, much, excessive

Question 51

Post-

Answer 51

After, behind

Question 52

Pre-

Answer 52

Before, in front of

Question 53

Pro-

Answer 53

Before, in front of

Question 54

Pyo-

Answer 54

Pus

Question 55

Re-

Answer 55

Put back

Question 56

Retro-

Answer 56

Behind, backward

Question 57

Sub-

Answer 57

Under, near

Question 58

Super-

Answer 58

Above, beyond

Question 59

Supra-

Answer 59

Above, beyond

Question 60

Syn-

Answer 60

Going together, united

Question 61

Tachy-

Answer 61

Fast

Question 62

Trans-

Answer 62

Across, through