Pharmacy Technician Quiz: Medical Prefixes

Which prefix means 'around' or 'surrounding'?

• Peri-

• Brady-

• Sub-

• Dys-

The prefix 'Dys-' in dyspnea means:

• Fast

• Painful, difficult

• Without

• Many

'Tachy-' in tachycardia means:

• Slow

• Normal

• Rapid, fast

• Large

The prefix 'Bi-' in bilateral means:

• One

• Two

• Three

• Half

Which prefix means 'half'?

• Poly-

• Hyper-

• Hemi-

• Quadri-

'Hyper-' in hypertension means:

• Low, deficient

• Below

• High, excessive

• Within

What does the prefix 'Hypo-' mean?

• Above

• Under, deficient

• Many

• Equal

The prefix 'An-' or 'A-' (as in anemia or aseptic) means:

• With

• Against

• Without, lack of

• New

'Epi-' (as in epidermis) means:

• Above, upon

• Below, under

• Inside

• Across

Which prefix means 'before' or 'in front of'?

• Post-

• Inter-

• Pre-

• Neo-