Medical Terminology Prefixes Quiz

Prefixes in Biology

• A- means without, lacking, or not
• An- means without, lacking, or not
• Andr/o- means male
• Anti- means against
• Auto- means self, one's own
• Bio- means life, living organisms
• Chem/o- means chemistry, relating to chemicals
• Contra- means against
• Cyt/o- means cell
• Dis- means separation, taking apart, or bad
• Dys- means difficult, abnormal, or bad
• Eu- means good, well
• Fibr/o- means fiber
• Gluco-, Glyco- means glucose, sugar
• Gyn/o-, Gynec- means female, relating to women
• Hydr/o- means water, relating to fluids
• Idio- means self, one's own
• Lyso-, Lys- means break down, destruction, dissolving
• Mal- means bad, abnormal
• Myc/o- means fungus
• Necr/o- means death
• Neo- means new
• Osis means abnormal condition, disease
• Oxy- means sharp, acute, oxygen
• Pan-, Pant/o- means all, everything
• Pharmaco- means drug, medicine
• Re- means again, backward
• Somat/o-, Somatico- means body, bodily, relating to the body

Body Part Prefixes

• Acous/o- means hearing, relating to the ear
• Aden/o- means gland, relating to glands
• Adip/o- means fat, relating to fat tissue
• Adren/o- means adrenal gland, relating to the adrenal gland
• Angi/o- means blood vessel, relating to blood vessels
• Arteri/o- means artery, relating to arteries
• Arthr/o- means joint, relating to joints
• Bucc/o- means cheek, relating to the cheek
• Bronch/i- means bronchus, relating to the bronchus
• Burs/o- means bursa, relating to bursae
• Carcin/o- means cancer, relating to cancer
• Cardi/o- means heart, relating to the heart
• Cephal/o- means head, relating to the head
• Chol- means bile, relating to bile
• Chondri- means cartilage, relating to cartilage
• Coron- means heart, relating to the heart
• Cost- means rib, relating to the ribs
• Crani/o- means brain, relating to the brain
• Cutane- means skin, relating to the skin
• Cyst/o-, Cysti- means bladder or sac, relating to the bladder or sac
• Derm-, Dermat/o- means skin, relating to the skin
• Duoden/o- means duodenum, relating to the duodenum
• Gastr- means stomach, relating to the stomach
• Gloss- means tongue, relating to the tongue
• Hem-, Hema-, Hemat-, Hemo-, Hemat/o- means blood, relating to blood
• Hepat/o-, Hepatico- means liver, relating to the liver
• Hist/o-, Histio- means tissue, relating to tissues
• Hyster/o- means uterus, relating to the uterus
• Ileo- means ileum, relating to the ileum
• Ischi/o- means ischium, relating to the ischium
• Kerat/o- means cornea, relating to the cornea
• Lacrim/o- means tear, relating to tears
• Lact/o-, Lacti- means milk, relating to milk
• Laryng/o- means larynx, relating to the larynx
• Lingu/o- means tongue, relating to the tongue
• Lip/o- means fat, relating to fat
• Lymph/o- means lymph, relating to the lymphatic system
• Mamm-, Mast/o- means breast, relating to the breast
• Mening/o- means meninges, relating to the meninges
• Muscul/o- means muscle, relating to muscles
• My/o- means muscle, relating to muscles