Deck 3: Prefixes

Question 1

The prefix for against is:

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

Answer 1

anti-

Question 2

The prefix for both is:

A) semi-
B) mal-
C) re-
D) ambi-

Answer 2

ambi-

Question 3

The prefix for toward is:

A) para-
B) ad-
C) di-
D) ect(o)

Answer 3

ad-

Question 4

The prefix for self is:

A) auto-
B) meta-
C) para-
D) cata-

Question 5

The prefix for short is:

A) Hemi-
B) Poly-
C) Uni-
D) Brachy-

Question 6

The prefix for down is:

A) Cata-
B) Inter-
C) Peri-
D) Supra-

Question 7

The prefix for without is:

A) Semi-
B) An-
C) Anti-
D) De-

Question 8

The prefix for around is:

A) Circum-
B) Cata-
C) Per-
D) Retro-

Question 9

The prefix for together is:

A) De-
B) Co-
C) Brady-
D) Un-

Question 10

The prefix for outside is:

A) Mes(o)
B) Infra-
C) Ect(o)
D) Ex-

Question 11

The prefix for toward is:

A) Ana-
B) Inter-
C) Supra-
D) Trans-

Question 12

The prefix for within is:

A) Contra-
B) End(o)
C) Co-
D) De-

Question 13

The prefix for over is:

A) Per-
B) Peri-
C) Epi-
D) Infra-

Question 14

The prefix for out of is:

A) Exo-
B) Peri-
C) Trans-
D) Ex-

Question 15

The prefix for without is:

A) Supra-
B) Exo-
C) Extra-
D) Epi-

Question 16

The prefix for half is:

A) Bi-
B) Intra-
C) Hemi-
D) Iso-

Question 17

The prefix for bad is:

A) Mal-
B) Re-
C) Semi-
D) Syl-

Question 18

The prefix for middle is:

A) Para- \
B) Peri-
C) Mes(o)
D) Micr(o)

Question 19

The prefix for after is:

A) Meta-
B) Par(a)-
C) Dys-
D) Pan-

Question 20

The prefix for single is:

A) Poly-
B) Uni-
C) Pluri-
D) Meg(a)-

Question 21

The prefix for all is:

A) Mutli-
B) Tri-
C) Brachy-
D) Pan-

Question 22

The prefix for several is:

A) Brachy-
B) Hemi-
C) Pluri-
D) Poly-

Question 23

The prefix for through is:

A) Ana-
B) Per-
C) Peri-
D) Ad-

Question 24

The prefix for around is:

A) Dia-
B) Cata-
C) Peri-
D) Extra-

Question 25

Postsurgical means _______ surgery.

Question 26

Parasympathetic means _____________ the sympathetic system

Question 27

Microorganism means __________ organism.

Question 28

Hyperactive means to be __________ active.

Question 29

To be abducted is to be __________ away

Question 30

Postnasal means ____________ the nose.

Question 31

Medication given subcutaneously is _______ the skin.

Question 32

Dysmenorrhea means _________ menses.

Question 33

Malabsorption means _______ absorption.

Question 34

The client's heart rate is slow. The nurse recognizes this as ____ cardia.

Question 35

The patient receives an injection into the muscle. This is an ______ muscular injection

Question 36

A pandemic affects _______.

Question 37

What does the prefix in antibiotic mean?

Question 38

What does the prefix in tachycardia mean?