Deck 3: Understanding Prefixes

Question 1

Select the prefix that means "within."

A)circum-
B)anti-
C)intra-
D)inter-

Answer 1

intra-

Question 2

Select the prefix that means "half."

A)poly-
B)hemi-
C)multi-
D)hyper-

Answer 2

hemi-

Question 3

Select the prefix that means "after."

A)para-
B)pseudo-
C)pre-
D)post-

Answer 3

post-

Question 4

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 5

What prefix means "together"?

A)trans-
B)sub-
C)con-
D)circum-

Question 6

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

A)semi-
B)super-
C)sym-
D)sub-

Question 7

Select the prefix that means "both."

A)anti-
B)ab-
C)bi-
D)ambi-

Question 8

Select the prefix that means "before."

A)pre-
B)para-
C)post-
D)pseudo-

Question 9

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

A)hypo-
B)heter-
C)hyper-
D)homo-

Question 10

Select the prefix that means "within."

A)endo-
B)exo-
C)eu-
D)epi-

Question 11

Select the prefix that means "many."

A)macro-
B)mal-
C)micro-
D)multi-

Question 12

Select the prefix that means "deficient or low."

A)hyper-
B)homo-
C)heter-
D)hypo-

Question 13

Select the prefix that means "against."

A)anti-
B)ab-
C)a-
D)ad-

Question 14

What prefix means "above or excessive"?

A)intra-
B)hyper-
C)ab-
D)post-

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

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 17

Select the prefix that means "away from."

A)anti-
B)a-
C)ab-
D)ad-

Question 18

Select the prefix that means "without."

A)a-
B)ambi-
C)auto-
D)ante-

Question 19

Select the prefix that means "two."

A)tetra-
B)mono-
C)bi-
D)tri-

Question 20

Select the prefix that means "against or counter."

A)sub-
B)contra-
C)pre-
D)meta-

Question 21

What is the meaning of the prefix ab-?

A)away from
B)to follow after
C)excess
D)under

Question 22

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 23

Select the prefix that means "around."

A)endo-
B)trans-
C)sub-
D)peri-

Question 24

Select the prefix that means "good."

A)eu-
B)epi-
C)endo-
D)exo-

Question 25

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

A)eu-
B)epi-
C)exo-
D)endo-

Question 26

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

A)around
B)down
C)upward
D)through

Question 27

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 28

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

A)eu-
B)endo-
C)exo-
D)epi-

Question 29

Select the prefix that means "different."

A)homo-
B)heter-
C)hypo-
D)hyper-

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

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 32

Select the prefix that means "three."

A)mono-
B)tri-
C)tetra-
D)bi-

Question 33

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 34

Select the prefix that means "none."

A)nulli-
B)primi-
C)poly-
D)multi-

Question 35

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 36

Select the prefix that means "one."

A)pan-
B)multi-
C)mono-
D)hypo-

Question 37

Select the prefix that means "slow."

A)poly-
B)tachy-
C)brady-
D)multi-

Question 38

What does the prefix endo- mean?

A)around
B)within
C)through
D)over

Question 39

Select the prefix that means "rapid."

A)brady-
B)poly-
C)multi-
D)tachy-

Question 40

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

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

Question 41

Select the prefix that means "bad."

A)post-
B)tachy-
C)an-
D)mal-

Question 42

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

Question 43

The prefix ad- means "________."

Question 44

Select the prefix that means "large."

A)micro-
B)macro-
C)mal-
D)mono-

Question 45

The prefix that means "new" is ________.

Question 46

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

Question 47

The prefix that means "three" is ________.

Question 48

The prefix ambi- means "________."

Question 49

Select the prefix that means "new."

A)exo-
B)neo-
C)retro-
D)pseudo-

Question 50

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

Question 51

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

Question 52

Select the prefix that means "small."

A)mono-
B)macro-
C)micro-
D)mal-

Question 53

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

Question 54

Select the prefix that means "through or across."

A)trans-
B)tetra-
C)circum-
D)dys-

Question 55

The prefix inter- means "________."

Question 56

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

Question 57

The prefix intra- means "________."

Question 58

A prefix is a word part placed ________ the root.

Question 59

A prefix that means "two" is ________.

Question 60

The prefix that means "all" is ________.

Question 61

The prefix brady- means "________."

Question 62

The prefix eu- means "good or ________."

Question 63

The prefix dipl- means "________."

Question 64

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

Question 65

Macro- is a prefix that means "________."

Question 66

The prefix mono- means "________."

Question 67

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

Question 68

The prefix micro- means "________."

Question 69

The prefix hetero- means "________."

Question 70

The prefix neo- means "________."

Question 71

The prefix circum- means "________."

Question 72

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

Question 73

The prefix pre- means "to come ________."

Question 74

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

Question 75

A prefix that means "small" is ________.

Question 76

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

Question 77

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

Question 78

The prefix meta- means "after or ________."

Question 79

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

Question 80

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