General Med Term Prefixes

Question 1

arthr/o

Answer 1

joint (eg anthrology is study of joints)

Question 2

bi-

Answer 2

two (eg biaxial: two axes)

Question 3

brachi/o

Answer 3

arm (eg brachial artery: artery of the arm)

Question 4

caud/o

Answer 4

tail (eg cauda equina: part of the spinal cord that looks like a horses tail)

Question 5

cephal/o

Answer 5

head (eg encephalitis: inflammation of the brain)

Question 6

chondr/o

Answer 6

cartilage (eg chondrocyte: a cartilage cell)

Question 7

circum-

Answer 7

around (eg circumvent: to get around)

Question 8

epi-

Answer 8

above, up (eg epicranius: a muscle above the skull)

Question 9

faci/o

Answer 9

face

Question 10

fasci/o

Answer 10

fascia (eg fasciotomy: cutting of the fascia)

Question 11

hyper-

Answer 11

excessive, above normal (eg hypertonicity: excessive tone)

Question 12

hypo-

Answer 12

below, under, deficient (eg hypotonicity: decreased tone)

Question 13

infer/o

Answer 13

lower, below (eg inferior: something closer to the feet)

Question 14

infra-

Answer 14

below, under (eg infraglenoid: below the glenoid)

Question 15

inter-

Answer 15

between (eg interossesous: between bones)

Question 16

intra-

Answer 16

in, within (eg intramuscular: within the muscle)

Question 17

iso-

Answer 17

same, equal (eg isometric: equal measure)

Question 18

metr/o

Answer 18

measure (eg anthropometric: measurements of the body)

Question 19

my/o

Answer 19

muscle (eg: myology: study of muscles)

Question 20

nas/o

Answer 20

nose (eg nasal septum: divider of the nose)

Question 21

neur/o

Answer 21

nerve (eg neuropathy: disease of the nerve)

Question 22

ocul/o

Answer 22

eye (eg binoculars: 2 eyepieces)

Question 23

oste/o

Answer 23

bone (eg osteoporosis: porous bone (low density))

Question 24

per-

Answer 24

through (eg percutaneous: through the skin)

Question 25

peri-

Answer 25

around (eg periarticular: around the joint)

Question 26

poly-

Answer 26

many, much (eg polycystic: many cysts)

Question 27

spondyl/o

Answer 27

vertebrae (eg spondylopathy: disease of the spine)

Question 28

sub-

Answer 28

under, below (eg subcutaneous: below the skin)

Question 29

super/o

Answer 29

upper, above (eg superior: something closer to the head)

Question 30

supra-

Answer 30

above, excessive, superior (eg supraspinatus: a muscle above a spine)

Question 31

trans-

Answer 31

across, through (eg transverse colon: the part of the colon that travels across the body)

Question 32

tri-

Answer 32

three (eg triceps: a muscle with 3 heads)

Question 33

uni-

Answer 33

one (eg unilateral: one side)