Prefixes - size and comparison

Question 1

Prefix: equi-
Ex: equilibrium

Answer 1

Meaning: equal, same
Def of Ex: a state of balance, state in which conditions remain the same

Question 2

Prefix: eu-
Ex: euthanasia

Answer 2

Meaning: true, good, easy, normal
Def of Ex: easy or painless death (thanat/o)

Question 3

Prefix: hetero-
Ex: heterogeneous

Answer 3

Meaning: other, different, unequal
Def of Ex: composed of different materials, not uniform

Question 4

Prefix: homo-, homeo-
Ex: homograft

Answer 4

Meaning: same, unchanging
Def of Ex: tissue transplanted to another of the same species

Question 5

Prefix: iso-
Ex: isocellular

Answer 5

Meaning: equal, same
Def of Ex: composed of similar cells

Question 6

Prefix: macro-
Ex: macroscopic

Answer 6

Meaning: large, abnormally large
Def of Ex: large enough to be seen without a microscope

Question 7

Prefix: mega-, megal/o
Ex: megacolon

Answer 7

Meaning: large, abnormally large
Def of Ex: enlargement of the colon

Question 8

Prefix: micro-
Ex: microcyte

Answer 8

Meaning: small
Def of Ex: very small cell (-cyte)

Question 9

Prefix: neo-
Ex: neonate

Answer 9

Meaning: new
Def of Ex: a newborn infant

Question 10

Prefix: normo-
Ex: normovolemia

Answer 10

Meaning: normal
Def of Ex: normal blood volume

Question 11

Prefix: ortho-
Ex: orthodontics

Answer 11

Meaning: straight, correct, upright
Def of Ex: branch of dentistry concerned with correction and straightening of the teeth (odont/o)

Question 12

Prefix: poikilo-
Ex: poikilothermic

Answer 12

Meaning: varied, irregular
Def of Ex: having variable body temperature (therm/o)

Question 13

Prefix: pseudo-
Ex: pseudoplegia

Answer 13

Meaning: false
Def of Ex: false paralysis

Question 14

Prefix: re-
Ex: reflux

Answer 14

Meaning: again, back
Def of Ex: backward flow