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Ch. 3 - Prefixes
Medical Terminology Prefixes
Question | Answer |
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Epi- | above, upon |
Hypo- | under, below, deficient |
Infra- | under,below |
Sub- | under |
Inter- | between |
Post- | after, behind |
Pre- | before, in front of |
Pro- | know |
Retro- | backward, behind |
Define prefix. | A word element located at the beginning of a word. |
How many different categories of prefixes are there? What are they? | Three. They are position, number and measurement, and direction |
What do the position prefixes mean? | They describe place or location. |
What do the number and measurment prefixes mean? | They describe an amount, size, or degree of involvement. |
Bi- | two |
Dipl- or Diplo | Double |
Hemi- | one half |
Hyper- | excessive, above normal |
Macro- | large |
Micro- | small |
Mono- | one |
Uni- | one |
Multi- | many, much |
Poly- | many |
Primi- | first |
Quadri- | four |
Tri- | three |
What does direction prefixes describe? | They describe a route or path. |
Ab- | from, away from |
Ad- | toward |
Circum- | around |