Medical Prefix Meanings Quiz

Opposing or against, as in 'antibiotic' against bacteria.

Signifying deficiency or below normal, as in 'hypoglycemia' low blood sugar.

Referring to around or surrounding, as in 'pericardium' surrounding the heart.

Indicating many or much, as in 'polyuria' excessive urination.

Referring to inside or within, as in 'intravenous' within a vein.

Signifying large or long, as in 'macrocephaly' large head.

Signifying inside or within, as in 'endoscopy' visual examination inside the body.

Denoting all or every, as in 'pancreas' an organ with multiple functions.

False or not real, as in 'pseudoscience' false science.

Denoting few or little, as in 'oliguria' scanty urination.

Indicating difficult or painful, as in 'dyspnea' difficult breathing.

Referring to foreign or different, as in 'xenotransplant' transplantation between different species.

Referring to below or beneath, as in 'infrasound' below the range of human hearing.

Indicating false or not genuine, as in 'pseudopodia' false feet in some single-celled organisms.