Deck 3: Understanding Prefixes

Question 1

Select the prefix that means "deficient or low."

A) Hyper-
B) Homo-
C) Heter-
D) Hypo-

Answer 1

Hypo-

Question 2

Select the prefix that means "against."

A) Anti-
B) Ab-
C) A-
D) Ad-

Answer 2

Anti-

Question 3

Which of the following prefixes means "above or excessive"?

A) Intra-
B) Hyper-
C) Ab-
D) Post-

Answer 3

Hyper-

Question 4

Which of the following prefixes means "together"?

A) Trans-
B) Sub-
C) Con-
D) Circum-

Question 5

Select the prefix that means "below, under, or beneath."

A) Semi-
B) Super-
C) Sym-
D) Sub-

Question 6

Select the prefix that means "within."

A) Endo-
B) Exo-
C) Eu-
D) Epi-

Question 7

Select the prefix that means "excessive or abnormally high."

A) Hypo-
B) Heter-
C) Hyper-
D) Homo-

Question 8

Select the prefix that means "within."

A) Circum-
B) Anti-
C) Intra-
D) Inter-

Question 9

Select the prefix that means "before."

A) Pre-
B) Para-
C) Post-
D) Pseudo-

Question 10

Select the prefix that means "half."

A) Poly-
B) Hemi-
C) Multi-
D) Hyper-

Question 11

Select the prefix that means "without."

A) A-
B) Ambi-
C) Auto-
D) Ante-

Question 12

Select the prefix that means "many."

A) Macro-
B) Mal-
C) Micro-
D) Multi-

Question 13

Select the prefix that means "against or counter."

A) Sub-
B) Contra-
C) Pre-
D) Meta-

Question 14

Select the prefix that means "away from."

A) Anti-
B) A-
C) Ab-
D) Ad-

Question 15

If a phobia is a fear, what does polyphobia mean?

A) False fears
B) Pathological fears
C) Many fears
D) Partial fears

Question 16

A mixed infection with several different organisms involved would be called a:

A) diplo-infection.
B) mono-infection.
C) multi-infection.
D) nulli-infection.

Question 17

Select the prefix that means "to follow after."

A) Para-
B) Pseudo-
C) Pre-
D) Post-

Question 18

Select the prefix that means "two."

A) Tetra-
B) Mono-
C) Bi-
D) Tri-

Question 19

If the suffix -sect means "to cut," the term bisect would be correctly defined as:

A) two points.
B) to cut open.
C) to cut into two parts.
D) a type of microorganism.

Question 20

Select the prefix that means "both."

A) Anti-
B) Ab-
C) Bi-
D) Ambi-

Question 21

Select the prefix that means "slow."

A) Poly-
B) Tachy-
C) Brady-
D) Multi-

Question 22

Select the prefix that means "upon, over, above, or on top of."

A) Eu-
B) Epi-
C) Exo-
D) Endo-

Question 23

Select the prefix that means "outside or away from."

A) Eu-
B) Endo-
C) Exo-
D) Epi-

Question 24

Preoperative orders are written by a physician for the patient:

A) during surgery.
B) after surgery in the hospital.
C) before surgery.
D) after surgery at home.

Question 25

Select the prefix that means "different."

A) Homo-
B) Heter-
C) Hypo-
D) Hyper-

Question 26

What is the meaning of the prefix ab-?

A) Away from
B) To follow after
C) Excess
D) Under

Question 27

If a train is transcontinental, how does it travel?

A) Over the continent
B) Across the continent
C) Under the continent
D) Up the continent

Question 28

Select the prefix that means "three."

A) Mono-
B) Tri-
C) Tetra-
D) Bi-

Question 29

Select the prefix that means "around."

A) Endo-
B) Trans-
C) Sub-
D) Peri-

Question 30

Premature babies and older adults have semitransparent skin. What kind of skin do they have?

A) Totally transparent
B) Mixed transparency
C) Partially transparent
D) Not transparent

Question 31

Select the prefix that means "rapid."

A) Brady-
B) Poly-
C) Multi-
D) Tachy-

Question 32

A paralysis that is limited to one arm would be called:

A) multilateral.
B) bilateral.
C) unilateral.
D) tetralateral.

Question 33

Select the prefix that means "one."

A) Pan-
B) Multi-
C) Mono-
D) Hypo-

Question 34

Select the prefix that means "good."

A) Eu-
B) Epi-
C) Endo-
D) Exo-

Question 35

Where is the epigastric region of the abdomen?

A) Behind the stomach
B) Below the stomach
C) Over the stomach
D) Around the stomach

Question 36

What does the prefix endo- mean?

A) Around
B) Within
C) Through
D) Over

Question 37

Select the prefix that means "none."

A) Nulli-
B) Primi-
C) Poly-
D) Multi-

Question 38

When a person has a circumcision, where is the cut made?

A) Around
B) Down
C) Upward
D) Through

Question 39

If a patient has bradycardia, what is the problem?

A) He has a faster-than-normal heartbeat.
B) He has an irregular heartbeat.
C) He has a slower-than-normal heartbeat.
D) He has a bad heartbeat.

Question 40

What does the term paramedic mean in terms of how the person works with a physician?

A) Independently
B) Under
C) At a distance
D) Beside

Question 41

A prefix that means "two" is ________.

Question 42

The prefix ad- means "________."

Question 43

A prefix that means "below" is sub-, infer-, or ________.

Question 44

Select the prefix that means "large."

A) Micro-
B) Macro-
C) Mal-
D) Mono-

Question 45

Select the prefix that means "new."

A) Exo-
B) Neo-
C) Retro-
D) Pseudo-

Question 46

A prefix that means "after" is meta- or ________.

Question 47

A prefix that means "half" is ________ or semi-.

Question 48

Select the prefix that means "through or across."

A) Trans-
B) Tetra-
C) Circum-
D) Dys-

Question 49

Select the prefix that means "small."

A) Mono-
B) Macro-
C) Micro-
D) Mal-

Question 50

The prefix that means "all" is ________.

Question 51

The prefix that means "three" is ________.

Question 52

The prefix intra- means "________."

Question 53

A prefix that means "abnormally low, deficient, or below" is ________.

Question 54

The prefix ambi- means "________."

Question 55

The prefixes dys- and mal- both mean "________."

Question 56

A prefix that means "many" is multi- or ________.

Question 57

The prefix that means "new" is ________.

Question 58

Select the prefix that means "bad."

A) Post-
B) Tachy-
C) An-
D) Mal-

Question 59

A prefix is a word part placed ________ the root.

Question 60

The prefix inter- means "________."

Question 61

The prefix ab- means "________." (two words)

Question 62

Macro- is a prefix that means "________."

Question 63

The prefix micro- means "________."

Question 64

The prefix anti- means "opposite of or ________."

Question 65

The prefix neo- means "________."

Question 66

The prefix mono- means "________."

Question 67

The prefix super- means "________ or on top of."

Question 68

A prefix that means "large" is macro-, mega-, or ________.

Question 69

The prefix meta- means "after or ________."

Question 70

The prefix nulli- means "zero, never, or ________."

Question 71

A prefix that means "small" is ________.

Question 72

The prefix dipl- means "________."

Question 73

The prefix hetero- means "________."

Question 74

A prefix that means "rapid or fast" is ________.

Question 75

The prefix pre- means "to come ________."

Question 76

The prefix eu- means "good or ________."

Question 77

The prefix circum- means "________."

Question 78

The prefix a- means "without or ________ of."

Question 79

A prefix that means "bad" is dys- or ________.

Question 80

The prefix brady- means "________."