Medical Prefixes
suffixes
prefix
root word
abbreviation
100

Name the medical term that means without

What is a- or an- 

100

Name the suffix that means vomiting

what is -emesis

100

Name the prefix that means without

what is a

100

Name the root word that means cold 

what is cry(o)

100

Name the abbreviation that means acs

American Community Survey

200

Name the medical term that means self 

what is auto-

200

Name the suffix that means swelling

what is -edema

200

Name the prefix that means between

what is inter

200

Name the root word that means blue 

what is cyan(o)

200

Name the abbreviation that means chc

Community Health Center

300

Name the medical tern that means away from

what is ab-

300

Name the suffix that means  deep sleep


what is -coma

300

Name the prefix that means slow

what is brady

300

Name the root word that means cartilage

what is chrondro

300

Name the abbreviation that means iso

International Organization for Standardization

400

Name the medical term that means outside 

what is extra-

400

Name the suffix that means pain 

what is -dynia

400

Name the prefix that means half 

what is hemi

400

Name the root word that means cancer 

what is carcin(o)

400

Name the abbreviation that means ssn

Social Security Number

500

Name the medical term that means against 

what is anti-

500

Name the suffix that means protein 

what is -globin

500

Name the prefix that means bad

what is mal

500

Name the root word that means red 

what is erythr(o)

500

Name the abbreviation that means iom

Institute of Medicine

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