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NLN PAX VERBAL, SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS
(NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING PRE-ADMISSION
EXAMINATION) (LATEST UPDATES STUDY
BUNDLE PACKAGE WITH SOLUTIONS) QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS | GRADE A | 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS)
PREFIX
Ante-
Meaning:
Example:antecendent- .....ANSWER.....1. before
2. antecendent (a thing or event that existed before)
ana-
Meaning:
Example: anaplasia- .....ANSWER.....backward, upward
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reversion of cells to earlier form
anti-
Meaning:
Example:antidote .....ANSWER.....1. against
2. (something that acts against poison)
auto-
Meaning:
Example: autotroph- .....ANSWER.....1. self
2. organsism that can reproduce by itself
bene-
Meaning:
Example: beneficent .....ANSWER.....1. good, well
2. ( producing charitable acts)
con-
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Meaning:
Example: convene .....ANSWER.....1. with, together
2. come together
ecto-
Meaning:
Example:ectoderm .....ANSWER.....1. outside, external
2. ectoderm ( outer layer of skin)
hetero-
Meaning:
Example: heterotrophic .....ANSWER.....1. different, other
2. heterotrophic (organism that eats food made by others)
homo-
Meaning:
Example: homogeneous .....ANSWER.....1. same
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2. ( uniform mixture)
inter-
Meaning:
Example: interact .....ANSWER.....1. between
2. - to act on eachother
intra-
Meaning:
Example: intravenous .....ANSWER.....1. within
2. - within the veins
mal-
Meaning:
Example: malady
malevolent .....ANSWER.....1. ill, evil
2. malady- illness
NLN PAX VERBAL, SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS
(NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING PRE-ADMISSION
EXAMINATION) (LATEST UPDATES STUDY
BUNDLE PACKAGE WITH SOLUTIONS) QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS | GRADE A | 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS)
PREFIX
Ante-
Meaning:
Example:antecendent- .....ANSWER.....1. before
2. antecendent (a thing or event that existed before)
ana-
Meaning:
Example: anaplasia- .....ANSWER.....backward, upward
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reversion of cells to earlier form
anti-
Meaning:
Example:antidote .....ANSWER.....1. against
2. (something that acts against poison)
auto-
Meaning:
Example: autotroph- .....ANSWER.....1. self
2. organsism that can reproduce by itself
bene-
Meaning:
Example: beneficent .....ANSWER.....1. good, well
2. ( producing charitable acts)
con-
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Meaning:
Example: convene .....ANSWER.....1. with, together
2. come together
ecto-
Meaning:
Example:ectoderm .....ANSWER.....1. outside, external
2. ectoderm ( outer layer of skin)
hetero-
Meaning:
Example: heterotrophic .....ANSWER.....1. different, other
2. heterotrophic (organism that eats food made by others)
homo-
Meaning:
Example: homogeneous .....ANSWER.....1. same
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2. ( uniform mixture)
inter-
Meaning:
Example: interact .....ANSWER.....1. between
2. - to act on eachother
intra-
Meaning:
Example: intravenous .....ANSWER.....1. within
2. - within the veins
mal-
Meaning:
Example: malady
malevolent .....ANSWER.....1. ill, evil
2. malady- illness
