Medical Terminology Combining Forms and Prefixes
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Which prefix refers to 'without'?

  • peri
  • hypo
  • de (correct)
  • brady
  • What does the prefix 'tachy' indicate?

  • slow
  • quick (correct)
  • normal
  • new
  • Which combining form is associated with the 'stomach'?

  • hepat/o
  • pulmon/o
  • gastr/o (correct)
  • enter/o
  • What does the term 'hyper' signify?

    <p>excessive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which prefix means 'within'?

    <p>intra</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Combining Forms

    • bio means life
    • carcin/o means cancer
    • cardi/o means heart
    • chem/o means chemical
    • cis/o means to cut
    • dermat/o means skin
    • enter/o means small intestine
    • gastr/o means stomach
    • gynec/o means female
    • hemat/o means blood
    • immun/o means immunity
    • laryng/o means larynx
    • nephr/o means kidney
    • neur/o means nerve
    • opthalm/o means eye
    • ot/o means ear
    • path/o means disease
    • pulmon/o means lung
    • rhin/o means nose

    Prefixes

    • a/an means without
    • anti means against
    • auto means self
    • brady means slow
    • de means without
    • dys means difficult, abnormal
    • endo means inner
    • epi means above
    • eu means normal
    • ex means outward
    • extra means outside of
    • hetero means different
    • homo means same
    • hyper means excessive
    • hypo means below
    • in means not
    • inter means between
    • intra means within
    • macro means large
    • micro means small
    • neo means new
    • para means abnormal
    • per means through
    • peri means around
    • post means after
    • pre means before
    • pro means before
    • pseudo means false
    • re means again
    • retro means behind
    • sub means under
    • tachy means across
    • ultra means beyond
    • un means not

    Suffixes

    • bi means two
    • hemi means half
    • mono means one
    • multi means many
    • nulli means none
    • pan means all
    • poly means many
    • quady means four
    • semi means partial
    • tetra means four
    • tri means three

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    Test your knowledge on essential medical terminology, specifically focusing on combining forms and prefixes used in healthcare. This quiz covers various root words related to body systems and their meanings, enhancing your understanding of medical vocabulary.

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