3 Learning Outcomes Recognize how prefixes are used when building medical words Identify prefixes that are commonly used in medical terminology Recall prefixes that have more than one meaning ID: 364369
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Prefixes
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Learning OutcomesRecognize how prefixes are used when building medical words.
Identify prefixes that are commonly used in medical terminology.
Recall prefixes that have more than one meaning.Slide3
Learning OutcomesRecognize prefixes that pertain to position or placement.
Identify selected prefixes that pertain to numbers and amounts.
Analyze, build, spell, and pronounce medical words.Slide4
Overview of PrefixesPrefix means
to
fix before
or
to
fix to the beginning of a word.Prefixes can be a syllable or a group of syllables placed at the beginning of words to alter or modify their meanings or to create entirely new words.Slide5
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Table 3.1 (continued)Selected Prefixes for General UseSlide7
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Table 3.1 (continued)Selected Prefixes for General UseSlide9
Prefixes that have more than
one meaning
Just like suffixes, many prefixes have more than one meaning.
To be able to identify the correct meaning of the prefix, you will need to analyze the definition of the medical word.
As you learn the various component parts that are used to build medical words, you will acquire the knowledge to select and use the correct meaning for each word.Slide10
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Table 3.3 (continued)Prefixes That Pertain to Position or PlacementSlide14
Table 3.3 (continued)Prefixes That Pertain to Position or PlacementSlide15
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Audio Pronunciations
Afebrile
Anicteric
Arrest
Bifurcate
Binary
bin-
-
ary
= twice
= pertaining toSlide19
Audio PronunciationsConcentration
Decompensation
Enucleate
ExtraocularSlide20
Audio Pronunciations
Hyperactive
Hypoplasia
Insomnia
Intermediary
inter-
medi
-
ary
= between
= towards the middle
= pertaining toSlide21
Audio PronunciationsLatent
Lumen
Multifocal
Occlusion
ParasternalSlide22
Audio Pronunciations
Patent
Pericardial
Polydactyly
PremenstrualSlide23
Audio Pronunciations
React
Regurgitation
Sign
Subacute
Superinfection
sub-
acute
= below
= sharpSlide24
Audio Pronunciations Symptom
UnconsciousSlide25
Prefix Match Up Quiz
brady-
a. backward
dys-
b. three
hetero-
c. painfulretro- d. differenttri- e. slowSlide26
Review QuizSlide27
A prefix that means without is:
an-
ant-
anti-
auto-Slide28
A prefix that means without is:
an-
ant-
anti-
auto-Slide29
The prefix de- means:
apart, separate
difficult, painful
down, away from
outside, outerSlide30
The prefix de- means:
apart, separate
difficult, painful
down, away from
outside, outerSlide31
The prefix bi- means:
with
two
away from
upSlide32
The prefix bi- means:
with
two
away from
upSlide33
What is a prefix that means difficult?
di-
dia-
dis-
dys-Slide34
What is a prefix that means difficult?
di-
dia-
dis-
dys-Slide35
The prefix peri- means:
around
away from
beyond
downSlide36
The prefix peri- means:
around
away from
beyond
downSlide37
The prefix nulli- means none.
True
FalseSlide38
The prefix nulli- means none.
True
FalseSlide39
Hypoplasia means underdevelopment of a tissue, organ, or body.
True
FalseSlide40
Hypoplasia means underdevelopment of a tissue, organ, or body.
True
FalseSlide41
Bifurcate means separating into two branches.
True
FalseSlide42
Bifurcate means separating into two branches.
True
FalseSlide43
The process of closing or state of being closed is called occlusion.
True
FalseSlide44
The process of closing or state of being closed is called occlusion.
True
FalseSlide45
The prefix multi- means many.
True
FalseSlide46
The prefix multi- means many.
True
FalseSlide47
The prefix oligo- means all.
True
FalseSlide48
The prefix oligo- means all.
True
FalseSlide49
A prefix that means beneath
is retro-.
True
FalseSlide50
A prefix that means beneath
is retro-.
True
FalseSlide51
Poly- is a prefix that means many, much, and excessive.
True
FalseSlide52
Poly- is a prefix that means many, much, and excessive.
True
FalseSlide53
A prefix modifies the meaning
of a word.
True
FalseSlide54
A prefix modifies the meaning
of a word.
True
FalseSlide55
The prefix circum- means above.
True
FalseSlide56
The prefix circum- means above.
True
FalseSlide57
Chapter 3 ScenarioYou are a ward clerk in the ER. A 56-year-old male patient comes in with chest pain. The patient complains of tachypnea, is afebrile, and goes into cardiac arrest.Slide58
What does the word
tachypnea mean?
difficult breathing
excessive breathing
rapid breathing
lack of breathingSlide59
What does the word
tachypnea mean?
difficult breathing
excessive breathing
rapid breathing
lack of breathingSlide60
The term afebrile means:
pertaining to a fever
pertaining to without fever
pertaining to pain
pertaining to without painSlide61
The term afebrile means:
pertaining to a fever
pertaining to without fever
pertaining to pain
pertaining to without painSlide62
Cardiac arrest means the patient:
had a heart attack
had his heart stop
had chest pain
had a strokeSlide63
Cardiac arrest means the patient:
had a heart attack
had his heart stop
had chest pain
had a strokeSlide64
The patient’
s chest pain would be considered a ________ of the cardiac arrest.
diagnosis
prognosis
sign
symptomSlide65
The patient’
s chest pain would be considered a ________ of the cardiac arrest.
diagnosis
prognosis
sign
symptomSlide66
In the word tachypnea, tachy- means:
difficult
good
rapid
slowSlide67
In the word tachypnea, tachy- means:
difficult
good
rapid
slow