Question

Term/Anatomy 101

Chapter 4 – Prefixes

Worksheet

Learn to spell and define the following medical terms:

1. Abductor
2. Adductor
3. Anoxia
4. Anteflexion
5. Antepartum
6. Antisepsis
7. Apnea
8. Autoimmune
9. Bifurcation
10. Bilateral
11. Bradycardia
12. Chemotherapy
13. Chondromalacia
14. Congenital anomaly
15. Contraindication
16. Dialysis
17. Dysplasia
18. Dyspnea
19. Endocardium
20. Endoscope
21. Epithelium
22. Euthyroid
23. Exophthalmos
24. Hemiglossectomy
25. Hyperglycemia
26. Hypertrophy
27. Infracostal
28. Intercostal
29. Intravenous
30. Macrocephalic
31. Malaise
32. Malignant
33. Metamorphosis
34. Neonatal
35. Neoplasm
36. Neurotic
37. Pancytopenia
38. Paralysis
39. Percutaneous
40. Pericardium
41. Periosteum
42. Polyneuritis
43. Prodrome
44. Prolapsed
45. Relapse
46. Remission
47. Retroperitoneal
48. Subcutaneous
49. Syndactyly
50. Syndrome
51. Tachypnea
52. Unilateral
    

Give the medical prefix for the following definitions:

1. Against
2. False
3. After, behind
4. New
5. Below, deficient, under
6. Half
7. Within, into
8. Beside, near, abnormal
9. Bad, abnormal, difficult
10. Above, upon, on
11. Below, under
12. No, not, without
13. Out, outside
14. Large
15. Across, through
16. Above, upper
17. Surrounding
18. Small
19. Between
20. Excessive, above
21. Much, many
22. Two, double
23. Behind
24. One
25. Beyond, excess

Answer 1