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What does the prefix 'Macro-' mean?
Which of the following terms refer to the absence or lack of something?
Which prefix means 'low; below normal; decreased'?
What does the prefix 'Megalo-' signify?
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Which condition refers to high blood pressure?
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Prefixes and Suffixes
- Macro-: means large, visible to the naked eye
- Micro-: means small, not visible to the naked eye
- Hyper-: means high, above normal, or elevated
- Hypo-: means low, below normal, or decreased
- Eu-/Normo-: means normal
- Pan-/Omni-: means all
- A-/An-: means absent or lacking
- Megalo-: means large, larger than average
Medical Terms
- Microscope: a device used to observe small objects or microorganisms
- Microbiology: the study of microorganisms
- Hypertension: high blood pressure
- Hypoglycemia: low blood sugar
- Normocytic: having normal-sized red blood cells
- Eupepsia: normal digestion
- Anuria: absence of urine production
- Megaloblastic anemia: a type of anemia characterized by large, abnormal red blood cells
- Macrocytic: having large red blood cells
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Test your knowledge of medical prefixes and suffixes such as macro, micro, hyper, and more. Learn to recognize and understand these important components of medical terminology.
