Chapter 1 | Prefixes (meanings)

Question 1

prim/i-

Answer 1

first

Question 2

mon/o-

Answer 2

one

Question 3

uni-

Answer 3

one

Question 4

hemi-

Answer 4

half, one side

Question 5

semi-

Answer 5

half, partial

Question 6

bi-

Answer 6

two, twice

Question 7

di-

Answer 7

two, twice

Question 8

dipl/o

Answer 8

double

Question 9

tri-

Answer 9

three

Question 10

quadr/i

Answer 10

four

Question 11

tetra-

Answer 11

four

Question 12

multi-

Answer 12

many

Question 13

poly-

Answer 13

many, much

Question 14

a-, an-

Answer 14

not, without, lack of, absence

Question 15

anti-

Answer 15

against

Question 16

contra-

Answer 16

against, oppose, opposed

Question 17

de-

Answer 17

down, without, removal, loss

Question 18

dis-

Answer 18

absence, removal, seperation

Question 19

in-, imp-
(used before b, m or p)

Answer 19

not

Question 20

non-

Answer 20

not

Question 21

un-

Answer 21

not

Question 22

TRUE or FALSE
the prefix “in-“ has two meanings

Answer 22

TRUE
“in-“ can mean not (E.g. incontinent), however can also mean to inject or inhale (E.g. into)

Question 23

ab-

Answer 23

away from

Question 24

ad-

Answer 24

toward, near

Question 25

dia-

Answer 25

through

Question 26

per-

Answer 26

through

Question 27

trans-

Answer 27

through

Question 28

equi-

Answer 28

equal, same

Question 29

eu-

Answer 29

true, good, easy, normal

Question 30

hetero-

Answer 30

other, different, unequal

Question 31

homo-, homeo-

Answer 31

same, unchanging

Question 32

iso-

Answer 32

equal, same

Question 33

macro-

Answer 33

large, abnormally large

Question 34

mega-, magal/o

Answer 34

large, abnormally large

Question 35

micro-

Answer 35

small

Question 36

neo-

Answer 36

new

Question 37

normo-

Answer 37

normal

Question 38

ortho-

Answer 38

straight, correct, upright

Question 39

poikilo-

Answer 39

varied, irregular

Question 40

pseudo-

Answer 40

false

Question 41

re-

Answer 41

again, back

Question 42

ante-

Answer 42

before

Question 43

pre-

Answer 43

before, in front of

Question 44

pro-

Answer 44

before, in front of

Question 45

post-

Answer 45

after, behind

Question 46

dextr/o-

Answer 46

right

Question 47

sinistr/o

Answer 47

left

Question 48

ec-, ecto-

Answer 48

out, outside

Question 49

ex/o-

Answer 49

away from, outside

Question 50

end/o-

Answer 50

in, within

Question 51

syn- sym-
(used before b, m or p)

Answer 51

together

Question 52

mes/o-

Answer 52

middle

Question 53

tel/o-, tel/e-

Answer 53

end, far, at a distance