PPT-PREFIX SUFFIX ROOT/STEM O & P

REVIEW Understanding Medical Terminology Related to the Musculoskeletal System Special Orthotics and Prosthetics Section MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY To take full advantage of the learning opportunities presented in this resource Internet access is recommended . What is a prefix?. A group of letters usually placed . at the beginning of . a root word . to modify or change . it’s meaning, . Eg, . able. becomes . un. able. . . happy. becomes . un. happy. Word Work. Monday, August 31, 2015. Root. Root words . and . base words. are the most basic part of a word.. “Cook” is a . root word. .. Prefix. Prefixes. are word . parts . that . come . at the . What is a prefix?. What is a suffix?. What is a root word?. THEY ARE….. A . prefix. is placed at the beginning of a word to modify a word or change its meaning.. Pre, . un, anti, contra, hetero, sub, . WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGFUL PARTS. A Root? . A . root. is . any . base . word. . It has a meaning.. For example—. The root . p. ort. . means. . to carry.. A Prefix? . A . prefix. is . a word part that appears at the beginning of a word. . #1. antecedent-. going before in time. Prefix: ante (before). antipathy-. revulsion, any object of strong dislike. Prefix: anti (against). Circumvent-. to go around; to catch in a trap; to gain superiority over; to prevent from happening. -. j. ect. -. (. iacere. ). Definitions. due : . Fri. 2/5 . Quiz. on . Thur. 2/11. 1. con. j. ecture (noun). prefix: . com-. suffix. : . -. ure. 2. de. j. ected . (adjective). prefix: . de-. 3. inter. and Root Words. EQ: How does the prefix/suffix change the meaning of the word?. Root words . and . Base words. Root Words . and . Base Words . are the same.. Root words . and . base words. are the most basic part of a word.. a–, an–.  = not, without. circum. –.  = around. peri. –.  = around. ab. –.  = away from. co–, con–, col–, cor–.  = with. poly. –.  = many. ad. –.  = toward, addition. contra–, counter–. Unit 1. Objectives. :. Identify and define the four word parts.. Differentiate an acronym, eponym and an abbreviation. Analyze and define medical terms.. Build medical terms for given definitions.. Dr. Smith enters the nurse’s station and tells you that Mrs. Jones needs to have an exploratory laparotomy, but suspects he will end up doing a bilateral . Morph – the smallest significant stretch of language.. Morpheme – The . D. ecomposed . U. nit of the word . OR. The . I. solated . C. omponent of the word.. Can not be decomposed into smaller units / Morphemes. fixes in Biology Unit 1: Study of Biology Root/Prefix/Suffix Meaning & Examples a - not, without: abiotic bio - life, living: biodiversity - ology study of: biology de - away from, down: deductiv Class LM.1 Yes, this is an actual word. What does it mean? Biology can be filled with words that sometime seem incomprehensible. By "dissecting" these words into discrete units, even the most comp Just the facts Key concepts of medical terminology Dissecting Medical Terms Deciphering PHGLFDOWHUPLQRORJ\requires deduction, my dear Watson. KEY CONCEPTS OF 1. . bi. -. 2. . hemi. -. 3. mono-. 4. . primi. -. 5. tri-. 6. ab-. 7. ante-. 8. . circum. -. 9. . ecto. -. 10. trans-. across. , . through. b. . . first. c. . . two. d. . half. e. . . outside. f. before, in front of.