CHAPTER 3: MISC (Prefix)

Question 1

against

Answer 1

anti-, contra-

Question 2

slow

Answer 2

brady-

Question 3

bad, difficult

Answer 3

dys-

Question 4

good, normal

Answer 4

eu-

Question 5

bad

Answer 5

mal-

Question 6

favoring, supporting

Answer 6

pro-

Question 7

fast

Answer 7

tachy-

Question 8

act against perspiration

Answer 8

antiperspirant

Question 9

acts against or prevents conception

Answer 9

contraceptive

Question 10

means affecting the opposite side

Answer 10

contralateral

Question 11

means decreased pulse rate, buts its literal translation is “ a slow heart condition”

Answer 11

bradycardia

Question 12

reading is very difficult when one has…

Answer 12

dyslexia

Question 13

is “mercy killing,” thought by some to be good, painless death when a person has a terminal, intolerable painful condition.

Answer 13

euthanasia

Question 14

means poorly or badly adjusted

Answer 14

maladjusted

Question 15

is to make something longer, in other words, to support making it longer

Answer 15

prolong

Question 16

means an increased pulse rate, but its literal translation is a “fast heart condition”

Answer 16

tachycardia

Question 17

before

Answer 17

ante-, pre-, pro-

Question 18

after or behind

Answer 18

post-

Question 19

large or great

Answer 19

macro-, meg-, megalo-

Question 20

small

Answer 20

micro-

Question 21

no, not, without

Answer 21

a-, an-

Question 22

not or inside (in)

Answer 22

in-

Question 23

means before childbirth

Answer 23

antepartum

Question 24

means existing r occurring before marriage

Answer 24

premarital

Question 25

involves taking action before an anticipated event

Answer 25

proactive

Question 26

means after chilbirth

Answer 26

postpartum

Question 27

structures are large enough to be seen by the naked eye

Answer 27

macroscopic

Question 28

is a dose that greatly exceeds the usual prescribed amount

Answer 28

megadose

Question 29

is an abnormal mental state characterized by delusions of greatness

Answer 29

megalomania

Question 30

is used to view very small object

Answer 30

microscope

Question 31

means without symptom

Answer 31

asymptomatic

Question 32

means without feeling

Answer 32

anesthesia

Question 33

means not consistent

Answer 33

inconsistent

Question 34

means to breathe in

Answer 34

inhale