Medical Terminology - Prefixes

Question 1

Purpose of Prefixes

Accepted Answer

before the root word - expresses numbers, measurements, positions, directions, colors, & negatives

Question 2

bi-

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two / double

Question 3

hemi-

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half

Question 4

milli-

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one thousandth

Question 5

mono-

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one, single

Question 6

primi-

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first

Question 7

semi-

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half

Question 8

tri-

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three

Question 9

uni-

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one

Question 10

hyper-

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excessive

Question 11

multi-

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many

Question 12

poly-

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many, much

Question 13

ab-

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from, away from

Question 14

ad-

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toward, increase

Question 15

ambi-

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both, both sides

Question 16

an-

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without

Question 17

ante-

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before, in front

Question 18

circum-

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around

Question 19

de-

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down, from

Question 20

dia-

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through

Question 21

ecto-

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outside

Question 22

endo-

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within, inner

Question 23

epi-

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upon, over

Question 24

ex-

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out, away from

Question 25

extra-

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outside of, beyond

Question 26

hypo-

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less than, under

Question 27

in-

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in, inside, within, not

Question 28

infra-

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beneath, below, under

Question 29

inter-

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between

Medical Terminology - Prefixes

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