Deck 4: Prefixes

Question 1

Excessive sugar in the blood:

A) Hypodermic
B) Hypoglycemia
C) Glycosuria
D) Hematuria
E) Hyperglycemia

Answer 1

Hyperglycemia

Question 2

Retroperitoneal:

A) Region of the stomach
B) Within the chest
C) Behind the abdomen
D) Within the abdomen
E) Below the pelvis

Answer 2

Behind the abdomen

Question 3

Pertaining to between the ribs:

A) Intracostal
B) Infracostal
C) Costochondral
D) Mediastinal
E) Intercostal

Answer 3

Intercostal

Question 4

Pertaining to the opposite side:

A) Bilateral
B) Contralateral
C) Unilateral
D) Contraindication
E) Ipsilateral

Question 5

Return of disease symptoms:

A) Prolapse
B) Relapse
C) Syndrome
D) Prodrome
E) Remission

Question 6

A congenital anomaly:

A) Cerebral ischemia
B) Pseudocyesis
C) Hemiglossectomy
D) Syndactyly
E) Acromegaly

Question 7

Dyspnea:

A) Abnormal formation
B) Difficult breathing
C) Not able to sleep
D) Condition of lack of water
E) Not able to breathe

Question 8

Dia-:

A) Flow
B) Down, lack of
C) Complete, through
D) Against
E) Near

Question 9

Antigens:

A) Streptococci
B) Antibiotics
C) Antitoxins
D) Produced by antibodies
E) Penicillins

Question 10

Metamorphosis:

A) Paralysis of limbs
B) Spread of a cancerous growth
C) Precancerous
D) Change in shape or form
E) After death

Question 11

Brady-:

A) Fast
B) Bad
C) Short
D) Slow
E) Large

Question 12

Antibodies:

A) Bacteria
B) Protein substances made by leukocytes
C) Phagocytes
D) Produced by erythrocytes to fight disease
E) Antibiotics

Question 13

Symbiosis:

A) Parasitism is an example
B) Symmetrical organs
C) Biopsy
D) Group of symptoms
E) Prolapse of the uterus

Question 14

Protrusion of an eyeball:

A) Cystocele
B) Inguinal hernia
C) Exopthalmos
D) Ectopic
E) Exophthalmos

Question 15

Hypertrophy:

A) Underdeveloped
B) Poor development
C) Increase in cell size; increased development
D) Increase in cell numbers
E) Newborn

Question 16

Symptoms precede an illness:

A) Apnea
B) Syndrome
C) Euphoria
D) Prodrome
E) Prognosis

Question 17

Before meals:

A) Prenatal
B) Anti cibum
C) Postpartum
D) Antenatal
E) Ante cibum

Question 18

Abductor muscle:

A) Bending forward
B) Located proximally
C) Pertains to both sides
D) Carries a limb toward the body
E) Carries a limb away from the body

Question 19

Symphysis:

A) Bifurcation
B) Symptoms occur together
C) Living organisms grow together for mutual benefit
D) Bones grow together, as in the pelvis
E) Synthesis of substances

Question 20

Ultrasonography:

A) X-ray recording of sound waves
B) Amniocentesis
C) Sound waves and echoes are used to create an image
D) Radioactive material is injected and sound waves are recorded
E) Abdominal x-ray recording

Question 21

Select the term that is spelled correctly:
Before birth:

A) antipartum
B) antipartem
C) antepartum

Question 22

Select the term that is spelled correctly:
Against infection:

A) antesepsis
B) antisepsis
C) antisespsis

Question 23

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes:
con-:

A) out, outside
B) against
C) with, together

Question 24

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes:
ana-:

A) in, within
B) up, apart
C) before, forward

Question 25

Select the term that is spelled correctly:
Without oxygen:

A) anoxia
B) aoxyia
C) anocksia

Question 26

Select the term that is spelled correctly:
Feeling of well-being:

A) euforia
B) uforea
C) euphoria

Question 27

Select the term that is spelled correctly:
Not breathing:

A) apnea
B) aphnea
C) afpnea

Question 28

Select the term that is spelled correctly:
Lack of water:

A) dehydrashun
B) dehidration
C) dehydration

Question 29

Epithelium:

A) Surface cells that line internal organs and are found in the skin
B) Membrane surrounding bone
C) Connective tissue that binds muscles to bones
D) Adipose tissue
E) Above the stomach

Question 30

Select the term that is spelled correctly:
Foreign substance:

A) antigene
B) antigen
C) antegen

Question 31

Select the term that is spelled correctly:
Both sides:

A) bilateral
B) bilaterel
C) bilataral

Question 32

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes:
ante-:

A) against
B) before
C) after

Question 33

Recombinant DNA:

A) Pregnancy that is out of place
B) Artificial kidney machine
C) Backward development
D) Antibodies are made against normal tissue
E) Gene from one organism is inserted into another organism

Question 34

Select the term that is spelled correctly:
Through the skin:

A) pericutaneus
B) percutaneous
C) percutanous

Question 35

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes:
ad-:

A) away from
B) toward
C) with, together

Question 36

Percutaneous:

A) Within a vein
B) Through a vein
C) Through the skin
D) Surrounding cartilage
E) Surrounding a bone

Question 37

Located on the dorsal side of an endocrine gland in the neck:

A) Pituitary gland
B) Parathyroid glands
C) Adrenal glands
D) Mammary glands
E) Salivary glands

Question 38

Select the term that is spelled correctly:
Slow heartbeat:

A) bradicardia
B) bradycardia
C) bradicardea

Question 39

Tachycardia:

A) Bad, painful swallowing
B) Inability to swallow
C) Near the windpipe
D) Rapid breathing
E) Rapid heartbeat

Question 40

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes:
brady-:

A) slow
B) fast
C) with, together

Question 41

Select the correct prefix for each the following meanings:
surrounding:

A) pre-
B) peri-
C) per

Question 42

Select the correct prefix for each the following meanings:
new:

A) macro-
B) para-
C) neo-

Question 43

Select the correct prefix for each the following meanings:
half:

A) hemi-
B) bi-
C) dia

Question 44

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes:
intra-:

A) between
B) above
C) within

Question 45

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes:
epi-:

A) above
B) between
C) beneath

Question 46

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes:
cata-:

A) down
B) up
C) before, forward

Question 47

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes:
endo-:

A) out, away from
B) in, within
C) out, outside

Question 48

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes:
dys-:

A) through, complete
B) against, opposite
C) bad, painful, difficult

Question 49

Select the correct prefix for each the following meanings:
fast:

A) tachy-
B) brady-
C) hypo-

Question 50

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes:
para-:

A) surrounding
B) abnormal, beside, near
C) all

Question 51

Select the correct prefix for each the following meanings:
false:

A) poly-
B) pseudo-
C) meta-

Question 52

Select the correct prefix for each the following meanings:
small:

A) micro-
B) pre-
C) supra-

Question 53

Select the meaning for each of the following combining forms and suffixes:
necr/o:

A) rule, order
B) to bind, tie, connect
C) death

Question 54

Select the correct prefix for each the following meanings:
between:

A) infra-
B) intra-
C) inter-

Question 55

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes:
meta-:

A) bad
B) beyond, change
C) large

Question 56

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes:
ab-:

A) beneath
B) away from
C) toward

Question 57

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes:
hypo-:

A) above, excessive
B) deficient, under
C) surrounding

Question 58

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes:
poly-:

A) many, much
B) through
C) abnormal, beside, near

Question 59

Select the meaning for each of the following combining forms and suffixes:
carp/o:

A) wrist bones
B) to cut
C) rig

Question 60

Select the correct prefix for each the following meanings:
all:

A) pan-
B) para-
C) per

Question 61

Select the meaning for each of the following combining forms and suffixes:
-pnea:

A) breathing
B) drooping, sagging, prolapse
C) flow, discharge

Question 62

Select the term that is spelled correctly:

A) antibiotic
B) antebiotic

Question 63

Match the following terms with their correct meanings:
New growth (tumor)

A)abduction
B)adrenal
C)anoxia
D)antitoxin
E)benign
F)bradycardia
G)contralateral
H)endotracheal
I)euphoria
J)hemiglossectomy
K)hypodermic
L)infracostal
M)intercostal
N)neoplasm
O)pancytopenia
P)parathyroid
Q)periosteum
R)retroperitoneal
S)tachypnea
T)transurethral

Question 64

Select the term that is spelled correctly:

A) symbiosis
B) symbyosis

Question 65

Select the meaning for each of the following combining forms and suffixes:
cost/o:

A) wrist bones
B) ribs
C) to cut

Question 66

Select the term that is spelled correctly:

A) symdrone
B) syndrome

Question 67

Select the meaning for each of the following combining forms and suffixes:
-trophy:

A) stop, control
B) nourishment, development
C) to measure

Question 68

Select the meaning for each of the following combining forms and suffixes:
gloss/o:

A) sugar
B) tongue
C) shape, form

Question 69

Select the meaning for each of the following combining forms and suffixes:
-plasia:

A) stop, control
B) breathing
C) development, formation

Question 70

Select the term that is spelled correctly:

A) biforcation
B) bifurcation

Question 71

Select the term that is spelled correctly:

A) diarrhea
B) diarhhea

Question 72

Match the following terms with their correct meanings:
Pertaining to below a rib

A)abduction
B)adrenal
C)anoxia
D)antitoxin
E)benign
F)bradycardia
G)contralateral
H)endotracheal
I)euphoria
J)hemiglossectomy
K)hypodermic
L)infracostal
M)intercostal
N)neoplasm
O)pancytopenia
P)parathyroid
Q)periosteum
R)retroperitoneal
S)tachypnea
T)transurethral

Question 73

Select the meaning for each of the following combining forms and suffixes:
-partum:

A) birth, labor
B) to grow
C) to measure

Question 74

Select the meaning for each of the following combining forms and suffixes:
seps/o:

A) poison
B) protection
C) infection

Question 75

Select the meaning for each of the following combining forms and suffixes:
-rrhea:

A) flow, discharge
B) nourishment, development
C) structure, formation

Question 76

Select the term that is spelled correctly:

A) postmortum
B) postmortem

Question 77

Select the term that is spelled correctly:

A) metastasis
B) metastesis

Question 78

Select the term that is spelled correctly:

A) neonatal
B) neonatel

Question 79

Select the term that is spelled correctly:

A) antebody
B) antibody

Question 80

Select the term that is spelled correctly:

A) benign
B) beningn