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Medical Terminology Prefixes
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Medical Terminology Prefixes
Medical Terminology Prefixes
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1
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What is the purpose of learning medical terminology?
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To learn the basic rules for constructing terms and translating many different words, and to help in memorizing all medical terms.
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What are the components of medical terminology?
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Word roots, combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes.
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What do prefixes in medical terminology indicate?
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Prefixes, attached to the beginning of words, add meaning such as the location of an organ, number of parts, or time frequency.
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What does the prefix 'sub-' mean?
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Below.
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What does the prefix 'mono-' mean?
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One.
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What does the prefix 'post-' mean?
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After.
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What does the prefix 'intra-' mean?
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Within.
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Give an example of a medical term with the prefix 'A-'.
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Asepsis, meaning without living organisms.
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What is the meaning of the prefix 'An-'?
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Without, as in Anencephaly, meaning without a brain.
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What does the prefix 'Auto-' indicate?
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Self, as in Autoimmune, meaning against an individual's own tissue.
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What does the prefix 'Hyper-' signify?
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Over, above, as in Hyperglycemia, meaning high blood sugar.
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What does the prefix 'Hypo-' signify?
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Under, below, as in Hypoglycemia, meaning low blood sugar.
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What does the prefix 'Dys-' mean?
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Painful, abnormal, as in Dysfunctional.
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What does the prefix 'Endo-' mean?
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Within, inner, as in Endoabdominal.
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What does the prefix 'Epi-' signify?
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Upon, over, as in Epicondyle.
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What does the prefix 'Eu-' mean?
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Normal, good, as in Eupepsia.
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What does the prefix 'Ex-' indicate?
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External, outward, as in Exhale.
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What does the prefix 'Hetero-' signify?
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Different, as in Heterograft.
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What does the prefix 'Homo-' mean?
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Same, as in Homograft.
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What does the prefix 'Re-' mean?
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Again, as in Reflux.
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What does the prefix 'Sub-' indicate?
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Below, under, as in Subcutaneous.
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What does the prefix 'Tachy-' mean?
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Fast, as in Tachycardia.
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What does the prefix 'Uni-' mean?
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One, as in Unicellular.
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What does the prefix 'Di-' signify?
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Two, as in Diplegia.
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What does the prefix 'Bi-' mean?
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Two, as in Bicuspid.
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What does the prefix 'Trans-' mean?
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Through, as in Transocular.
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What does the prefix 'Hemi-' signify?
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Half, as in Hemiplegia.
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What does the prefix 'Multi-' mean?
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Many, as in Multicellular.
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What does the prefix 'Quadri-' mean?
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Four, as in Quadriplegia.
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What does the prefix 'Pan-' mean?
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All, as in Panplegia.