i2cm Common Prefixes Medical Term

Question 1

What prefix means ‘before’ in medical terminology?

Answer 1

pre-

Question 2

True or False: The prefix ‘a-‘ means ‘without’ or ‘lack of’.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Fill in the blank: The prefix ‘hyper-‘ means __________.

Answer 3

excessive or above normal

Question 4

What prefix is used to indicate ‘slow’?

Answer 4

brady-

Question 5

Which prefix means ‘between’?

Answer 5

inter-

Question 6

Select the correct prefix that means ‘against’: a) pro- b) anti- c) sub-

Answer 6

b) anti-

Question 7

What does the prefix ‘hypo-‘ signify?

Answer 7

below normal or deficient

Question 8

True or False: The prefix ‘intra-‘ means ‘outside’.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

What prefix indicates ‘through’?

Answer 9

trans-

Question 10

Fill in the blank: The prefix ‘mal-‘ means __________.

Answer 10

bad or poor

Question 11

Which prefix means ‘all’ or ‘every’?

Answer 11

pan-

Question 12

What prefix denotes ‘many’ or ‘much’?

Answer 12

poly-

Question 13

Select the correct prefix that means ‘large’: a) micro- b) macro- c) meso-

Answer 13

b) macro-

Question 14

True or False: The prefix ‘endo-‘ means ‘inside’.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

What prefix means ‘outside’?

Answer 15

ecto-

Question 16

Fill in the blank: The prefix ‘dys-‘ refers to __________.

Answer 16

difficult, painful, or abnormal

Question 17

What does the prefix ‘neo-‘ signify?

Answer 17

new

Question 18

Which prefix means ‘slow’?

Answer 18

brady-

Question 19

Select the correct prefix that means ‘after’: a) pre- b) post- c) ante-

Answer 19

b) post-

Question 20

True or False: The prefix ‘auto-‘ means ‘self’.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

What prefix indicates ‘around’?

Answer 21

peri-

Question 22

Fill in the blank: The prefix ‘sub-‘ means __________.

Answer 22

under or below

Question 23

What does the prefix ‘contra-‘ mean?

Answer 23

against

Question 24

Which prefix means ‘normal’?

Answer 24

eu-

Question 25

Select the correct prefix that means 'two': a) uni- b) bi- c) tri-

Answer 25

b) bi-

Question 26

True or False: The prefix 'oligo-' means 'few'.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

What prefix indicates 'within'?

Answer 27

intra-