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Prefixes3Medical TerminologyA Word-Building Approach Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane RiceCHAPTER Seventh Edition Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane RiceLearning 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. Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice2Learning OutcomesRecognize prefixes that pertain to position or placement.Identify selected prefixes that pertain to numbers and amounts.Analyze, build, spell, and pronounce medical words. Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice3Overview 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. Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice4Insert table 3-1

Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice5Table 3.1 (continued)Selected Prefixes for General Use

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Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice7Table 3.1 (continued)Selected Prefixes for General Use

Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice8Prefixes that have more than one meaningJust 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. Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice9Insert table 3-2



Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice12Table 3.3 (continued)Prefixes That Pertain to Position or Placement

Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice13Table 3.3 (continued)Prefixes That Pertain to Position or Placement




Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice17Audio PronunciationsAfebrileAnictericArrestBifurcateBinary

bin--ary= twice= pertaining to

Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice18Audio PronunciationsConcentrationDecompensationEnucleateExtraocular

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inter-medi-ary= between= towards the middle = pertaining to

Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice20Audio PronunciationsLatentLumenMultifocalOcclusionParasternal

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sub-acute= below= sharp

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Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice24Prefix Match Up Quizbrady-a. backwarddys- b. threehetero-c. painfulretro- d. differenttri- e. slow Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane RiceReview Quiz Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane RiceA prefix that means without is:an-ant-anti-auto- Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice27A prefix that means without is:an-ant-anti-auto- Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice28The prefix de- means:apart, separatedifficult, painfuldown, away fromoutside, outer Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice29The prefix de- means:apart, separatedifficult, painfuldown, away fromoutside, outer Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice30The prefix bi- means:withtwoaway fromup Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice31The prefix bi- means:withtwoaway fromup Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice32What is a prefix that means difficult?di-dia-dis-dys- Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice33What is a prefix that means difficult?di-dia-dis-dys- Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice34The prefix peri- means:aroundaway frombeyonddown Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice35The prefix peri- means:aroundaway frombeyonddown Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice36The prefix nulli- means none.TrueFalse

Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice37The prefix nulli- means none.TrueFalse

Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice38Hypoplasia means underdevelopment of a tissue, organ, or body.TrueFalse Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice39Hypoplasia means underdevelopment of a tissue, organ, or body.TrueFalse Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice40Bifurcate means separating into two branches.TrueFalse Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice41Bifurcate means separating into two branches.TrueFalse Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice42The process of closing or state of being closed is called occlusion.TrueFalse Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice43The process of closing or state of being closed is called occlusion.TrueFalse Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice44The prefix multi- means many.TrueFalse Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice45The prefix multi- means many.TrueFalse Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice46The prefix oligo- means all.TrueFalse Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice47The prefix oligo- means all.TrueFalse Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice48A prefix that means beneath is retro-.TrueFalse Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice49A prefix that means beneath is retro-.TrueFalse Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice50Poly- is a prefix that means many, much, and excessive.TrueFalse Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice51Poly- is a prefix that means many, much, and excessive.TrueFalse Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice52A prefix modifies the meaning of a word.TrueFalse Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice53A prefix modifies the meaning of a word.TrueFalse Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice54The prefix circum- means above.TrueFalse Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice55The prefix circum- means above.TrueFalse Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice56Chapter 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. Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice57What does the word tachypnea mean?difficult breathingexcessive breathingrapid breathinglack of breathing Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice58What does the word tachypnea mean?difficult breathingexcessive breathingrapid breathinglack of breathing Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice59The term afebrile means:pertaining to a feverpertaining to without feverpertaining to painpertaining to without pain Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice60The term afebrile means:pertaining to a feverpertaining to without feverpertaining to painpertaining to without pain Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice61Cardiac arrest means the patient:had a heart attackhad his heart stophad chest painhad a stroke Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice62Cardiac arrest means the patient:had a heart attackhad his heart stophad chest painhad a stroke Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice63The patients chest pain would be considered a ________ of the cardiac arrest.diagnosisprognosissignsymptom Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice64The patients chest pain would be considered a ________ of the cardiac arrest.diagnosisprognosissignsymptom Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice65In the word tachypnea, tachy- means:difficultgoodrapidslow Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice66In the word tachypnea, tachy- means:difficultgoodrapidslow Copyright 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved.Medical Terminology: A Word-Building Approach, Seventh EditionJane Rice67binaryHealth1358.367eng - 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