FHS Prefixes Study Flashcards

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering all 38 medical prefixes and their definitions from the FHS Prefixes study list.

The prefix 'a/an' means __________.

without or lack of

The prefix 'anti' means __________.

against

The prefix 'bi' means __________.

two

The prefix 'brady' means __________.

slow

The prefix 'contra' means __________.

against

The prefix 'dys' means __________.

painful/difficult

The prefix 'endo' means __________.

inside/within

The prefix 'epi' means __________.

upper/above

The prefix 'ex' means __________.

out/from

The prefix 'hemi' means __________.

half

The prefix 'hyper' means __________.

above normal

The prefix 'hypo' means __________.

below

The prefix 'inter' means __________.

between

The prefix 'intra' means __________.

within

The prefix 'leuko' means __________.

white

The prefix 'micro' means __________.

small

The prefix 'neo' means __________.

new

The prefix 'peri' means __________.

around

The prefix 'poly' means __________.

many/much

The prefix 'post' means __________.

after/behind

The prefix 'pre' means __________.

before

The prefix 'pro' means __________.

forward

The prefix 'semi' means __________.

half

The prefix 'sub' means __________.

below

The prefix 'tele' means __________.

distant or far

The prefix 'tachy' means __________.

fast

The prefix 'auto' means __________.

self

The prefix 'bio/vit' means __________.

life

The prefix 'con' means __________.

with/together

The prefix 'supra' means __________.

above

The prefix 'sym' means __________.

together, with

The prefix 'trans' means __________.

across

The prefix 'mono' means __________.

one

The prefix 'macro' means __________.

large

The prefix 'extra' means __________.

outside

The prefix 'mal' means __________.

bad, abnormal

The prefix 'para' means __________.

beside

The prefix 'quadri' means __________.

four