1 / 14

Prefixes

Prefixes. Medical Terminology Chapter 4. Student Objectives. Explain the use of prefixes in medical terminology. Explain how a prefix changes the meaning of a word. Identify prefixes of position, number, and measurement, negation, and direction. Prefixes of Position.

kaia
Download Presentation

Prefixes

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. Prefixes Medical Terminology Chapter 4

  2. Student Objectives • Explain the use of prefixes in medical terminology. • Explain how a prefix changes the meaning of a word. • Identify prefixes of position, number, and measurement, negation, and direction.

  3. Prefixes of Position • Ante- antepartum, antecubital • pre- preoperative • pro- prootic • epi epidermis, epidural, epinephrine

  4. Prefixes of Position • hypo- hypodermic, hypoallergenic • infra- infrapubic • sub- subcutaneous, submarine • inter- intercostal, internet • medi- medial, median • meso- mesoderm

  5. Prefixes of Position • post- postnatal • retro- retroperitoneal

  6. Prefixes of Number and Measurement • Bi- bilateral • dipl- diplopia • diplo diplococci • hemi- hemiplegia • semi- semicircular • hyper- hyperglycemia • macro- large

  7. Prefixes of Number and Measurement • Micro- microscope • mono- mononuclear • uni- unilateral • multi- multipara

  8. Prefixes of Number and Measurement • Poly- polyphobia, polymer • primi- primigravida • quadri- quadriplegia • tri- triceps

  9. Prefixes of Negation • A- asymptomatic • an- anesthesia • im- impotency • in- insane, insensitive

  10. Prefixes of Direction • Ab- abnormal • ad- adduction, addition • circum- circumoral, circumference • peri- periosteitis, perimeter • ec- ectopia • ex- excise

  11. Prefixes of Direction • Dia- diarrhea • trans- transfusion • ecto- ectoderm • exo- exotropia • extra- extraocular • endo- endocardium • intra- intradermal

  12. Prefixes of Direction • Para- paranasal • super- supersensitive • supra- suprarenal • anti- antibacterial • contra- contraception • brady- slow • dys- dyspepsia

  13. Prefixes of Direction • Eu- eupnea • hetero- different • homo- homosexual • mal- malnutrition • pan- panhysterectomy, panacea • pseudo- pseudoplegia • syn- synarthrosis, synthesis • tachy- tachypnea

  14. End of Lesson four

More Related