Prefixes

Question 1

What does the prefix ‘Bi-‘ mean?

Answer 1

Twice, double

Question 2

What does the prefix ‘Brachy-‘ signify?

Answer 2

Short

Question 3

The prefix ‘Hemi-‘ indicates what quantity?

Answer 3

Half

Question 4

What does ‘Iso-‘ refer to?

Answer 4

Equal, same

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Large

Question 6

The prefix ‘Micro-‘ denotes what size?

Answer 6

Small, microscopic

Question 7

What does ‘Mono-‘ mean?

Answer 7

Single

Question 8

What does the prefix ‘Multi-‘ indicate?

Answer 8

Many

Question 9

What does ‘Pan-, panto-‘ mean?

Answer 9

All, entire

Question 10

The prefix ‘Pluri-‘ signifies what?

Answer 10

Several, more

Question 11

How many does ‘Poly-‘ refer to?

Answer 11

Many

Question 12

What is the numerical value of the prefix ‘Quadra-quadri-‘?

Answer 12

4

Question 13

What does ‘Tri-‘ represent?

Answer 13

3

Question 14

What does the prefix ‘Uni-‘ mean?

Answer 14

1, single

Question 15

What does the prefix ‘Ab-, abs-‘ indicate?

Answer 15

Away from

Question 16

The prefix ‘Ad-‘ means what?

Answer 16

Toward, to

Question 17

What does ‘Ana-‘ signify?

Answer 17

Against, up, backward

Question 18

What does ‘Apo-‘ refer to?

Answer 18

Derived, separated from

Question 19

What does ‘Cata-‘ denote?

Answer 19

Down

Question 20

The prefix ‘Circum-‘ means what?

Answer 20

Around

Question 21

What does ‘Di-, dif-, dir-, dis-‘ indicate?

Answer 21

Not, Separated

Question 22

What does ‘Dia-‘ mean?

Answer 22

Through

Question 23

What does the prefix ‘Ecto-‘ signify?

Answer 23

Outside, outward

Question 24

What does ‘Endo-‘ refer to?

Answer 24

Within

Question 25

What does 'Epi-' mean?

Answer 25

Over, above, upon

Question 26

What does 'Ex-' denote?

Answer 26

Out of, away from

Question 27

What does the prefix 'Exo-' signify?

Answer 27

External, on the outside, outward

Question 28

What does 'Extra-' mean?

Answer 28

Without, on the outside

Question 29

What does 'Infra-' indicate?

Answer 29

Positioned beneath, below, under

Question 30

What does 'Inter-' refer to?

Answer 30

Between

Question 31

What does 'Intra-' mean?

Answer 31

Within, in

Question 32

What does 'Meso-' signify?

Answer 32

Middle, median

Question 33

What does 'Para-' denote?

Answer 33

Near, adjacent, beside

Question 34

What does 'Per-' refer to?

Answer 34

Through, intensely

Question 35

What does 'Peri-' mean?

Answer 35

Around, about, near

Question 36

What does 'Retro-' indicate?

Answer 36

Behind, backward

Question 37

What does 'Sub-' mean?

Answer 37

Less than, under, inferior, below, beneath

Question 38

What does the prefix 'Supra-' signify?

Answer 38

Above, over, excessive

Question 39

What does 'Trans-' mean?

Answer 39

Across, through

Question 40

What does the prefix 'Ante-' indicate?

Answer 40

Before

Question 41

What does 'Post-' refer to?

Answer 41

After, following

Question 42

What does 'Pre-' mean?

Answer 42

Before

Question 43

What does the prefix 'Primi-' signify?

Answer 43

First

Question 44

What does 'Pro-' indicate?

Answer 44

Before, forward

Question 45

What does the prefix 'a-' mean?

Answer 45

Without

Question 46

What does 'Ambi-' signify?

Answer 46

Both, around

Question 47

What does 'An-' indicate?

Answer 47

Without, no, lack of

Question 48

What does 'Anti-' mean?

Answer 48

Against, opposing

Question 49

What does the prefix 'Brady-' signify?

Answer 49

Slow

Question 50

What does 'Co-, col-, com-, con-, cor-' mean?

Answer 50

Together

Question 51

What does 'Contra-' refer to?

Answer 51

Against

Question 52

What does 'De-' signify?

Answer 52

Away from, cessation/stopping

Question 53

What does 'Dys-' mean?

Answer 53

Abnormal, difficult, painful

Question 54

What does 'Eu-' refer to?

Answer 54

Well, good, normal

Question 55

What does the prefix 'Hyper-' indicate?

Answer 55

Above normal, overly

Question 56

What does 'Hypo-' signify?

Answer 56

Below normal

Question 57

What does 'Mal-' mean?

Answer 57

Bad, inadequate

Question 58

What does the prefix 'Re-' signify?

Answer 58

Again, backward

Question 59

What does 'Semi-' mean?

Answer 59

Half

Question 60

What does 'Syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-' indicate?

Answer 60

Together, union, joined

Question 61

What does 'Tachy-' mean?

Answer 61

Fast

Question 62

What does 'Ultra-' signify?

Answer 62

Beyond, excessive

Question 63

What does 'Un-' mean?

Answer 63

Not

Question 64

What does the prefix 'Auto-' refer to?

Answer 64

Self

Question 65

What does 'Meta-' signify?

Answer 65

Behind, after, beyond

Question 66

What does 'Para-' mean in a medical context?

Answer 66

Beside, abnormal, involving 2 parts