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Match the following medical prefixes with their meanings:
Match the following medical prefixes with their meanings:
Mal- = bad Poly- = many Tachy- = slow Ab- = towards
Match the following medical prefixes with their meanings:
Match the following medical prefixes with their meanings:
Ad-, Af- = towards Amphi- = one side Aut- = away from Brachy- = long
Match the following medical prefixes with their meanings:
Match the following medical prefixes with their meanings:
Poly- = much Tachy- = abnormally fast Mal- = good Ab- = close to
Match the following medical prefixes with their meanings:
Match the following medical prefixes with their meanings:
Match the following medical prefixes with their meanings:
Match the following medical prefixes with their meanings:
Match the following prefixes with their meanings:
Match the following prefixes with their meanings:
Match the following prefixes with their meanings:
Match the following prefixes with their meanings:
Match the following prefixes with their meanings:
Match the following prefixes with their meanings:
Match the following prefixes with their meanings:
Match the following prefixes with their meanings:
Match the following prefixes with their meanings:
Match the following prefixes with their meanings:
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Prefixes
- Prefixes are used to create new words by attaching them to the beginning of existing words.
- Prefixes can change the meaning of a word.
- Some common medical prefixes include:
- A-, An-: without, not
- Anti-: against
- Brady-: abnormally slow
- De-: down
- Dys-: difficulty
- Hyper-: excessively high
- Hypo-: excessively low
- Mal-: bad
- Poly-: much
- Tachy-: abnormally fast
- Ab-: away from
- Ad-, Af-: towards
- Amphi-: both sides
- Aut-: self
- Brachy-: short
- Iso-: equal, same
- Multi-: many
- Uni-: one
- Neo-: new
- Post-: after
- Pan-: all
- Peri-: around
- Eu-: normal
- Ep-, Epi-: on, upon
- Hemi-: half
- Fore-: before
- Exo-: outside
- Ecto-: outside
- Contra-: against
Roots
- Roots are the core of a medical term.
- They often refer to a specific body part or system.
- Some common medical roots include:
- Acu/Acuo: sharp
- Alb/Albo: white
- Angi/Angio: blood vessels
- Anxi/Anxio: nervous
- Chem/Chemo: chemical
- Cutane/Cutaneo: skin
- Dent/: teeth
- Duct/Ducto: duct
- Esthesi/Esthesio: sensation
- Flex/Fle: bend
- Funct/: function
- Cardi/: heart
- Cepha: head
- Mam: mammary glands
- Trache/Tracheo: trachea
- Thorac/Thoraco: thorax
- Steth/Stetho: chest
- Ot/Oto: ear
- Ophthalm/Ophthalmo: eye
- Nas/Naso: nose
- Derm/Dermo, Dermat/Dermati: skin
- Peritone/Peritoneo: peritoneum
- Hydr/Hydro: water
- Abdomin/Abdomino: abdomen
- Erythr/Erythro: red blood cells
- Ur/Uro: urinary system
- Hepat/Hepato: liver
- Copr/Copro: feces
- Cyan/Cyano: blue
- Entr/Entro: intestines
- Gingiv/Gingivo: gums
Suffixes
- Suffixes are added to the end of words to change their meaning.
- Some common medical suffixes include:
- -Toxin: poison
- -Megally: abnormally large
- -Ist: one who studies
- -Natal: birth
- -Spasm: involuntary contraction
- -Ic, Ac, Al, Ous: pertaining to
- -Graphy: recording of
- -Phagia: eating, swallowing
Medical Instruments
- Various medical instruments are used to examine different body parts.
- Some common medical instruments include:
- Stethoscope: used to listen to the sounds of the heart and lungs
- Otoscope: used to examine the ears
- Ophthalmoscope: used to examine the eyes
- Nasoscope: used to examine the nose
- Mammogram: used to examine the mammary glands
- Tracheoscope: used to examine the trachea
- Thoracentesis: used to examine the thorax
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