Medical Terminology - Prefixes

Prefixes Indicating Diseases or Abnormal Conditions

100

a-

What is the prefix for without?

200

tachy-

What is the prefix for fast?

300

anti-

What is the prefix for against?

400

dys-

What is the prefix for painful or difficult?

500

tachycardia

What is the medical term for fast heart beat?

Prefixes Indicating Directions or Body Positions

100

hypo-

What is the prefix for below?

200

supra-

What is the prefix for above?

300

trans-

What is the prefix for across or through?

400

intra-

What is the prefix for inside or within?

500

hypogastric

What is the medical term for below stomach?

Prefixes Indicating Numbers or Quantity Measurements

100

hyper-

What is the prefix for excessive, more than normal?

200

quadri-

What is the prefix for four?

300

poly-

What is the prefix for many or much?

400

micro-

What is the prefix for small?

500

bilateral

What is the medical term for two sides?

Prefixes Indicating Time

100

ante-

What is the prefix for before?

200

neo-

What is the prefix for new?

300

post-

What is the prefix for after?

400

pre-

What is the prefix for before?

500

postoperative

What is the medical term for after an operation?

General Prefixes

100

per-

What is the prefix for through?

200

mal-

What is the prefix for bad?

300

auto-

What is the prefix for self?

400

pseudo-

What is the prefix for false?

500

eupnea

What is the medical term for normal breathing?