prefixes

Question 1

What does the prefix ‘a-‘ or ‘an-‘ mean?

Answer 1

without

Question 2

What does the prefix ‘ab-‘ indicate?

Answer 2

away from

Question 3

What is the meaning of the prefix ‘ana-‘?

Answer 3

again, upward, back

Question 4

What does the prefix ‘aniso-‘ signify?

Answer 4

unequal

Question 5

What is the meaning of the prefix ‘ante’?

Answer 5

before, in front of

Question 6

What does the prefix ‘anti-‘ mean?

Answer 6

against

Question 7

What is the meaning of the prefix ‘auto-‘?

Answer 7

self

Question 8

What does the prefix ‘dia-‘ represent?

Answer 8

across, through

Question 9

What does the prefix ‘dorso-‘ refer to?

Answer 9

back

Question 10

What does the prefix ‘dys-‘ indicate?

Answer 10

difficult

Question 11

What is the meaning of the prefix ‘endo-‘?

Answer 11

in, within

Question 12

What does the prefix ‘epi-‘ mean?

Answer 12

on, over, upon

Question 13

What does the prefix ‘ex-‘ or ‘exo-‘ signify?

Answer 13

outside

Question 14

What does the prefix ‘extra-‘ indicate?

Answer 14

outside

Question 15

What is the meaning of the prefix ‘hetero-‘?

Answer 15

different

Question 16

What does the prefix ‘homo-‘ mean?

Answer 16

same

Question 17

What is the meaning of the prefix ‘homeo-‘?

Answer 17

same

Question 18

What does the prefix ‘hyper-‘ signify?

Answer 18

above normal, high

Question 19

What does the prefix ‘hypo-‘ indicate?

Answer 19

below normal, low

Question 20

What is the meaning of the prefix ‘intra-‘?

Answer 20

within

Question 21

What does the prefix ‘inter-‘ mean?

Answer 21

between

Question 22

What is the meaning of the prefix ‘iso-‘?

Answer 22

equal, same

Question 23

What does the prefix ‘kilo-‘ signify?

Answer 23

thousand

Question 24

What does the prefix ‘later-‘ refer to?

Answer 24

side

Question 25

What is the meaning of the prefix ‘macro-‘?

Answer 25

large, long

Question 26

What does the prefix ‘mal-‘ indicate?

Answer 26

poor

Question 27

What does the prefix ‘medi-‘ mean?

Answer 27

middle

Question 28

What is the meaning of the prefix ‘micro-‘?

Answer 28

small

Question 29

What does the prefix ‘micro-‘ also signify?

Answer 29

one-millionth

Question 30

What does the prefix ‘mid-‘ indicate?

Answer 30

middle

Question 31

What is the meaning of the prefix ‘milli-‘?

Answer 31

one-thousandth

Question 32

What does the prefix ‘mono-‘ mean?

Answer 32

one

Question 33

What is the meaning of the prefix ‘neo-‘?

Answer 33

new

Question 34

What does the prefix ‘per-‘ signify?

Answer 34

through, by means of

Question 35

What does the prefix ‘peri-‘ mean?

Answer 35

around

Question 36

What is the meaning of the prefix ‘poly-‘?

Answer 36

many, much

Question 37

What does the prefix ‘post-‘ indicate?

Answer 37

after

Question 38

What does the prefix ‘pre-‘ signify?

Answer 38

before

Question 39

Fill in the blank: The prefix ‘semi-‘ means _______.

Answer 39

half

Question 40

What does the prefix ‘sub-‘ mean?

Answer 40

below, under

Question 41

What is the meaning of the prefix ‘supra-‘?

Answer 41

above

Question 42

What does the prefix ‘tachy-‘ signify?

Answer 42

rapid, fast

Question 43

What does the prefix ‘tri-‘ mean?

Answer 43

three

Question 44

What is the meaning of the prefix ‘bi-‘?

Answer 44

two

Question 45

What does the prefix ‘bio-‘ refer to?

Answer 45

life

Question 46

What does the prefix ‘brady-‘ mean?

Answer 46

slow

Question 47

What is the meaning of the prefix ‘cata-‘?

Answer 47

down

Question 48

What does the prefix ‘centi-‘ signify?

Answer 48

one-hundredth

Question 49

What is the meaning of the prefix ‘cyan-‘?

Answer 49

blue