Chaptet 7 Medical Terminology Prefix, Suffix

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7. Ultra-

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Beyond

Hint 1

EXAMPLE:

An ultrasound is a radiological procedure that goes beyond the speed of sound

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21. Tachy-

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abnormally fast

Hint 2

EXAMPLE:

Tachycardia condition of an abnormally fast heart beat

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25. Guarda-, guardi-

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Four

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27. Pan-

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All

Hint 4

EXAMPLE:

Pancutopenia is an abnormal decrease in the number of all cells

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26. Megalo-

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Large

Hint 5

EXAMPLE:

Megalocytes are large cells

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4. Iso-

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Same

Hint 6

EXAMPLE:

Isotonic saline had the same pH as blood

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6. Endo-, intra-

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Within

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EXAMPLE:

Endoscopic procedure in which an instrument is placed within the body. Intracellular fluid is fluid found within the cells

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5. Dia-, trans-

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Through

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EXAMPLE:

Diathermy treatment modality passing heat through the skin.

Transcutaneous medication are absorbed through the skin

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22. Circum-

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Around

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EXAMPLE:

Circumference is a measurement around a object

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30. Bi-

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Two

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EXAMPLE:

Bilateral means pertaining to two side.

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Anti-, contra-

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Against

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EXAMPLE:

Anticoagulant works against the blood clotting ability.

Many medications are contraindicated when using other medicine.

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3. Ante-, pre-, pro-

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Before

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EXAMPLE:

Antenatal, prenatal vitamins is taken before the baby is born

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29. sub-

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Below

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EXAMPLE:

Hypodermic injections are administered below the dermis of the skin. Substernal chest pain would be underneath the breast bone

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28. Poly-

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excessive

Hint 14

EXAMPLE:

Polyuria is a condition of excessive urination

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23. Epi-

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Upon, over

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EXAMPLE:

Epidermis is the outer most layer of the skin over the dermis

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8. Suffixes

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Indicate a procedure, condition, disorder or disease, do not commonly indicate a location

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Suffix

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The component found at the END.

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Prefixes

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Indicates a location, presence, or absence, quantity, size, frequency or position

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2. Prefix

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The component that goes at the BEGINNING of a word and modifies is meaning.

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1. The majority of medical terms have either _______ foundations.

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Greek or Latin origins

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9. When dissecting a medical term, you should identify the word parts in which order ( first to last )?

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Suffix, prefix, word root or combining form

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10. The suffix -dynia means?

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Pain

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11. Which suffix means discharge?

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-rrhea

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12. Which suffix means breath or breathing?

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-pnea

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13. The suffix -stomy means?

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Openiny

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14. Which suffix means disease?

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-pathy

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15. The combining firm colp/o means?

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Vagina

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16. The combining form cyan/o means?

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Blue

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17. Gastr/o

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Stomach

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18. When building a medical term, which part of the word do you identify first?

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Suffix

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19. When changing a singular word with the ending of -nx to a plural word you would change it to:

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-nges

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20. When channing a singular word with the ending of -a to a plural word, you change it to :

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-ae

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24. Endo-

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Within

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31. -crine

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To secrete

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32. -ectasis

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Stretching, dilating

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33. -iasis

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Condition, abnormal condition

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34. -cidal

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Killing, destroying

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35. -blast

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Baby, immature

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36. -edema

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Swelling, fluid accumulation

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37. -ase

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Enzyme

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38. -ory

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Pertaining to, condition ( of )

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39. -ad

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Toward

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40. -gen

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Producing