Prefixes Module 3

Question 1

What does ‘all/worldwide’ refer to?

Answer 1

Pacty

Question 2

What does ‘thick’ translate to?

Answer 2

Pachy

Question 3

What does ‘straight’ mean?

Answer 3

Otho

Question 4

What does ‘scarnty/deficiency’ refer to?

Answer 4

Scarnty

Question 5

What is the condition of a thick gloss?

Answer 5

Pachyglossia

Example: A condition of a thick gloss.

Question 6

What does ‘oliguria’ mean?

Answer 6

Scanty production of urine

Example: Oliguria refers to scanty production of urine.

Question 7

What is the specialty of an orthodontist?

Answer 7

Straightening teeth

Example: An orthodontist specializes in straightening teeth.

Question 8

What does ‘neonatal’ relate to?

Answer 8

Relating to a newborn

Question 9

What does ‘many’ translate to?

Answer 9

Multiparous

Question 10

What does ‘one/single’ mean?

Answer 10

Mono

Question 11

What does ‘small’ translate to?

Answer 11

Micro

Question 12

What does ‘after/beyond/change’ refer to?

Answer 12

Meta-

Question 13

What are metacarpals?

Answer 13

Bones in the hand

Question 14

What does ‘dark pigment’ refer to?

Answer 14

Melano

Question 15

What does ‘large/enlarged’ mean?

Answer 15

Mega

Question 16

What does ‘poor/abnormal’ translate to?

Answer 16

Mal-

Question 17

What does ‘large’ mean?

Answer 17

Macro

Question 18

What does ‘bent forward’ refer to?

Answer 18

Lordosis

Question 19

What does ‘white’ translate to?

Answer 19

Leuko

Question 20

What does ‘side’ mean?

Answer 20

Lateral

Question 21

What does ‘humped’ refer to?

Answer 21

Kyphosis