Chapter 3: Prefixes

Question 1

What does “pre” mean?

Answer 1

Before

Question 2

What does “peri” mean?

Answer 2

Around

Question 3

What does “post” mean?

Answer 3

After

Question 4

What does “endo-“ mean?

Answer 4

Inside or within

Question 5

What does “Intra-“ mean?

Answer 5

Inside or within

Question 6

What does “epi-“ mean?

Answer 6

Above, upon

Question 7

What does “hypo” mean?

Answer 7

1. Under
2. Below
3. Deficient

Question 8

What does “Infra-“ mean?

Answer 8

Under or below

Question 9

What does “Sub” mean?

Answer 9

Under or below.

Question 10

What does “inter-“ mean?

Answer 10

Between

Question 11

What does “retro-“ mean?

Answer 11

Backwards or behind

Question 12

What does “bi” mean?

Answer 12

Two

Question 13

What does “dipl” and “diplo” mean?

Answer 13

Double

Question 14

What does “hemi-“ mean?

Answer 14

One-half

Question 15

What does “hyper-“ mean?

Answer 15

Excessive, above normal

Question 16

What does “macro” mean?

Answer 16

Large

Question 17

What does “micro” mean?

Answer 17

Small

Question 18

What does “mono” and “uni” mean?

Answer 18

One

Question 19

What does “multi” and “poly” mean?

Answer 19

Many, much

Question 20

What does “quadri” mean?

Answer 20

Four

Question 21

What does “tri-“ mean?

Answer 21

Three

Question 22

DIRECTIONS

Answer 22

Flip to next card

Question 23

What does “ab” mean?

Answer 23

From, or away from

Question 24

What does “ad” mean?

Answer 24

Towards

Question 25

What does “circum” and “peri” mean?

Answer 25

Around

Question 26

What does “dia” mean?

Answer 26

Through/across

Question 27

What does “trans” mean?

Answer 27

Through/across.

Question 28

What do “ecto”, “extra” and “exo” mean?

Answer 28

Outside or outwards.

Question 29

What does “para” mean?

Answer 29

Near, beside, or beyond.

Question 30

What does “super-“ mean?

Answer 30

upper or above.

Question 31

What does “supra-“ mean?

Answer 31

Avobe; excessive; superior.

Question 32

What does “ultra” mean?

Answer 32

Excess, or beyond.

Question 33

What do “a-“ and “an-“ mean?

Answer 33

Without or not

Question 34

what does “anti” and “contra” mean?

Answer 34

Against

Question 35

What does “auto” mean?

Answer 35

Self, or own

Question 36

What does “brady” mean?

Answer 36

Slow

Question 37

What does “dys-“ mean?

Answer 37

Bad, painful, or difficult.

Question 38

What does “eu-“ mean?

Answer 38

good, or normal.
Ex: Eupena (normal breathing)

Question 39

What does “hetero-“ mean?

Answer 39

Different
Ex: Heterograft (Different transplantation).

Question 40

What does “homo” mean?

Answer 40

Same

Question 41

What does “homeo-“ mean?

Answer 41

Same

Question 42

What does “tachy-“ mean?

Answer 42

Rapid
Ex: Tachypnea (Rapid breathing)