Medical Word Prefixes

Question 1

a-, an-, in-

Answer 1

without, absence of

Question 2

ab-

Answer 2

away from

Question 3

ad-

Answer 3

toward

Question 4

pre-

Answer 4

before

Question 5

anti-

Answer 5

against

Question 6

auto-

Answer 6

self

Question 7

bi-

Answer 7

two

Question 8

brady-

Answer 8

slow

Question 9

circum-

Answer 9

around

Question 10

dia-, trans-

Answer 10

through, across

Question 11

dys-

Answer 11

painful, difficult

Question 12

ec-, ecto-

Answer 12

out, outside

Question 13

en-, endo-, intra-

Answer 13

within, inner

Question 14

epi-

Answer 14

above, upon

Question 15

eu-

Answer 15

good, normal

Question 16

ex-, extra-

Answer 16

away from, external

Question 17

hemi-

Answer 17

half

Question 18

hyper-, supra-

Answer 18

excessive, above

Question 19

hypo-, sub-, infra-

Answer 19

below, beneath

Question 20

inter-

Answer 20

between

Question 21

iso-

Answer 21

same, equal

Question 22

mal-

Answer 22

bad, inadequate

Question 23

macro-

Answer 23

large

Question 24

micro-

Answer 24

small

Question 25

multi-

Answer 25

many, much

Question 26

poly-

Answer 26

much

Question 27

neo-

Answer 27

new

Question 28

oligo-

Answer 28

deficiency

Question 29

peri-

Answer 29

near, surrounding

Question 30

para-

Answer 30

beside, near, two like parts

Question 31

post-

Answer 31

after, following

Question 32

pro-

Answer 32

before, forward

Question 33

quadri-

Answer 33

four

Question 34

re-, retro-

Answer 34

behind, back

Question 35

tachy-

Answer 35

rapid

Question 36

tox-

Answer 36

poisonous

Question 37

tri-

Answer 37

three

Question 38

ultra-

Answer 38

beyond

Question 39

uni-

Answer 39

one