Medical Terminology Chp 3 Prefixes
The prefix dys- means
a. different
b. without
c. good
d. difficult
d. difficult
The prefix contra- means:
a. against
b. false
c. together
d. fight
a. against
The prefix eu- in the term eupnea means:
a. large
b. deficient
c. excessive
d. good
d. good
In the term premenstrual, the prefix pre- means:
a. start
b. before
c. cease
d. after
b. before
The prefix para- means
a. within
b. backwards
c. between
d. beside
d. beside
In the term anicteric, the prefix an- means:
a. opposite
b. without
c. separate
d. cut apart
b. without
The medical term epigastric means pertaining to the region __________ the stomach.
a. above
b. around
c. below
d. beside
a. above
The term intermediary means pertaining to occurring __________ two periods of time.
a. within
b. multiple
c. between
d. separate
c. between
The prefix supra- means above and:
a. very near
b. beyond
c. large
d. straight up
b. beyond
The prefix ambi- means
a. many
b. double
c. one
d. both
d. both
The prefix milli- means:
a. one-thousandth
b. one-thousand
c. one-hundred
d. one million
a. one-thousandth
The prefix oligo- means
a. scanty
b. many
c. different
d. both
a. scanty
You are asked to concentrate on your school work. This means you should get ______ studying.
a. onto
b. points for
c. involved in
d. with
d. with
The prefix con- mean together or, as in the term concentration, it means:
a. alone
b. higher
c. beyond
d. with
d. with
What word means pertaining to outside the eye?
a. endo-ocular
b. extraocular
c. ecto-ocular
d. periocular
b. extraocular
What is the meaning of the prefix bi- as in the term bifurcate?
a. two
b. between
c. divide
d. forward
a. two
The prefix hypo- means
a. between
b. outside
c. below
d. above
c. below
Circum- is a prefix which means:
a. incise
b. sail
c. around
d. through
c. around
The prefix pseudo- means
a. abnormal
b. false
c. all
d. difficult
b. false
Parasternal means pertaining to _________ the sternum.
a. through
b. beside
c. with
d. in place of
b. beside
The prefix in afebrile means:
a. after
b. without
c. before
d. during
b. without
The man was diagnosed with bradypnea which means his breathing is:
a. absent
b. irregular
c. fast
d. slow
d. slow
-brady
slow
-pnea
breathing
What is the meaning of the prefix nulli-?
a. wrong
b. bad
c. many
d. none
d. none
The term polydactyly means pertaining to _________ fingers or toes.
a. many
b. hidden
c. lack of
d. plastic
a. many
The prefix hemi- means
a. two
b. half
c. quarter
d. three
b. half
The prefix epi- does not mean
a. upon
b. backward
c. over
d. above
b. backward