medt-211_ch_3_20150914234802

Question 1

prim/i-

Answer 1

Meaning: First

Question 2

mon/o-

Answer 2

Meaning: One

Question 3

uni-

Answer 3

Meaning: One

Question 4

hemi-

Answer 4

Meaning: half; one side

Question 5

semi-

Answer 5

Meaning: half; partial

Question 6

bi-

Answer 6

Meaning: two, twice

Question 7

di-

Answer 7

Meaning: two, twice

Question 8

Dipl/o-

Answer 8

Meaning: double

Question 9

tri-

Answer 9

Meaning: three

Question 10

quadr/i-

Answer 10

Meaning: four

Question 11

tetra-

Answer 11

Meaning: four

Question 12

multi-

Answer 12

Meaning: many

Question 13

poly-

Answer 13

Meaning: many, much

Question 14

cyan/o-

Answer 14

Meaning: blue

Question 15

erythr/o-

Answer 15

Meaning: red

Question 16

leuk/o-

Answer 16

Meaning: white, colourless

Question 17

melan/o-

Answer 17

Meaning: black, dark

Question 18

xanth/o-

Answer 18

Meaning: yellow

Question 19

a-, an-

Answer 19

Meaning: not, without, lack of, absence

Question 20

anti-

Answer 20

Meaning: against

Question 21

contra-

Answer 21

Meaning: against, opposite

Question 22

de-

Answer 22

Meaning: down, without, removal, loss

Question 23

dis-

Answer 23

Meaning: absence, removal, separation

Question 24

in- *im- (used before b, m, p)

Answer 24

Meaning: not*May also mean “in” or “into” as in inject, inhale.

Question 25

non-

Answer 25

Meaning: not

Question 26

un-

Answer 26

Meaning: not

Question 27

ab-

Answer 27

Meaning: away from

Question 28

ad-

Answer 28

Meaning: toward; near

Question 29

dia-

Answer 29

Meaning: through

Question 30

per-

Answer 30

Meaning: through

Question 31

trans-

Answer 31

Meaning: through

Question 32

hyper-

Answer 32

Meaning: over, excess, abnormally high, increased

Question 33

hypo- *

Answer 33

Meaning: under, below, abnormally low, decreased*May also show position, as in hypodermic.

Question 34

olig/o-

Answer 34

Meaning: few, scanty

Question 35

pan-

Answer 35

Meaning: all

Question 36

super- *

Answer 36

Meaning: above, excess*May also show position, as in superficial.

Question 37

equi-

Answer 37

Meaning: equal, same

Question 38

eu-

Answer 38

Meaning: true, good, easy, normal

Question 39

hetero-

Answer 39

Meaning: other, different, unequal

Question 40

homo-, homeo-

Answer 40

Meaning: same, unchanging

Question 41

iso-

Answer 41

Meaning: equal, same

Question 42

macro-

Answer 42

Meaning: Large, abnormally large

Question 43

mega-*, megalo-

Answer 43

Meaning: large, abnormally large*Mega- also means 1 million, as in megahertz

Question 44

micro-*

Answer 44

Meaning: small*Micro- also means 1 millionth, as in microsecond

Question 45

neo-

Answer 45

Meaning: new

Question 46

normo-

Answer 46

Meaning: normal

Question 47

ortho-

Answer 47

Meaning: Straight, correct, upright

Question 48

poikilo-

Answer 48

Meaning: varied; irregular

Question 49

pseudo-

Answer 49

Meaning: false

Question 50

re-

Answer 50

Meaning: again; back

Question 51

ante-

Answer 51

Meaning: before

Question 52

pre-

Answer 52

Meaning: before, in front of

Question 53

pro-

Answer 53

Meaning: before, in front of

Question 54

post-

Answer 54

Meaning: after, behind

Question 55

dextr/o-

Answer 55

Meaning: right

Question 56

sinistr/o-

Answer 56

Meaning: left

Question 57

ec-, ecto-

Answer 57

Meaning: out; outside

Question 58

ex/o-

Answer 58

Meaning: away from; outside

Question 59

end/o-

Answer 59

Meaning: in; within

Question 60

mes/o-

Answer 60

Meaning: middle

Question 61

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

Answer 61

Meaning: together

Question 62

tel/e-, tel/o-

Answer 62

Meaning: end