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What does the prefix 'pod-' mean?
What does the prefix 'poly-' mean?
What does the prefix 'post-' refer to?
What does the prefix 'pre-' signify?
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What does the prefix 'proct-' relate to?
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What does the prefix 'pseudo-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'psych-' pertain to?
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What does the suffix '-ptosis' refer to?
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What does the prefix 'pulmon-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'py-' signify?
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What does the prefix 'pyel-' refer to?
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What does the prefix 'pyr-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'quad-' signify?
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What does the prefix 'radi-' relate to?
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What does the prefix 'rect-' signify?
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What does the prefix 'ren-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'retro-' refer to?
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What does the prefix 'rhin-' pertain to?
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What does the suffix '-rraphy' mean?
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What does the suffix '-rrhagia' refer to?
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What does the suffix '-rrhea' signify?
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What does the suffix '-rrhexis' mean?
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What does the prefix 'salping-' refer to?
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What does the prefix 'sanguin-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'sarc-' refer to?
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What does the suffix '-sarcoma' mean?
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What does the prefix 'scler-' mean?
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What does the suffix '-sclerosis' signify?
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What does the suffix '-scope' mean?
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What does the suffix '-scopy' pertain to?
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What does the suffix '-sect' mean?
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What does the prefix 'semi-' refer to?
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What does the prefix 'sep-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'sinistr-' signify?
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What does the prefix 'soma-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'son-' relate to?
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What does the suffix '-spasm' mean?
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What does the prefix 'sperm-' refer to?
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What does the prefix 'splen-' mean?
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What does the suffix '-stasis' signify?
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What does the prefix 'steno-' mean?
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What does the prefix 'stern-' relate to?
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What does the suffix '-stomy' mean?
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Study Notes
Prefixes and Suffixes in Medical Terminology
- pod-: Refers specifically to the foot, used in terms related to podiatry.
- poly-: Indicates many or much, often seen in conditions like polyuria (excessive urination).
- post-: Means after or behind, commonly used in terms such as post-operative (after surgery).
- pre-: Denotes before or in front of, as in prenatal (before birth).
- pro-: Suggests in front of or forward, used in terms like progesterone (a hormone).
- proct-: Relates to the rectum or anus, used in proctology.
- pseudo-: Signifies false, appearing genuine but not.
- psych-: Pertains to the mind, foundational in psychology and psychiatry.
- -ptosis: Refers to drooping down or sagging, often used in conditions like blepharoptosis (drooping eyelid).
- pulmon-: Indicates the lungs, relevant in pulmonology.
- py-: Refers to pus, found in terms like pyorrhea (pus discharge).
- pyel-: Relates to the renal pelvis of the kidney, as in pyelonephritis.
- pyr-: Indicates heat or fever, foundational in terms like pyrexia (fever).
- quad-: Means four, often used in quadriceps (four-headed muscle).
- radi-: Relates to radiographs or radiation, crucial in medical imaging.
- rect-: Pertains to the rectum, used in various diagnostic contexts.
- ren-: Refers to the kidneys, as in renal failure.
- retro-: Indicates backward or behind, relevant in terms like retroperitoneal (behind the peritoneum).
- rhin-: Pertains to the nose, commonly seen in rhinoplasty.
- -rraphy: Means suture or sewing up, like in herniorrhaphy (suture of a hernia).
- -rrhagia: Refers to sudden or excessive flow, often seen in terms like menorrhagia (heavy menstrual bleeding).
- -rrhea: Indicates flow or discharge, used in diarrhea (discharge of liquid feces).
- -rrhexis: Refers to rupture or bursting, important in medical emergencies.
- salping-: Relates to tubes, especially the fallopian tube in gynecology.
- sanguin-: Indicates blood, relevant in terms like sanguinous (bloody).
- sarc-: Pertains to malignant connective tissue.
- -sarcoma: Refers to tumor or cancer, specifically sarcoma types of tumors.
- scler-: Indicates hardening, often in relation to tissues as in atherosclerosis.
- -sclerosis: Refers to dryness or hardness, seen in conditions like multiple sclerosis.
- -scope: Denotes an examining instrument, used widely in diagnostics.
- -scopy: Refers to observation using an instrument, as in endoscopy.
- -sect: Means to cut, foundational in surgical terminology.
- semi-: Indicates half or part, used in terms like semicircular.
- sep-: Pertains to poison, rot, or infection.
- sinistr-: Refers to the left side, relevant in anatomical directions.
- soma-: Relates to the body, as in somatic.
- son-: Indicates sound, used in sonography (ultrasound imaging).
- -spasm: Refers to involuntary contraction, seen in muscle spasms.
- sperm-: Relates to spermatozoa, essential in reproductive terminology.
- splen-: Pertains to the spleen, used in various hematological contexts.
- -stasis: Indicates stoppage or maintaining a constant level, important in understanding blood flow.
- steno-: Refers to contracted or narrow, often seen in stenosis (narrowing of a passage).
- stern-: Relates to the sternum or breast bone.
- stoma-: Refers to the mouth or opening.
- -stomy: Denotes an artificial opening, such as in colostomy.
- sub-: Indicates less, under, or below, used in subcutaneous (beneath the skin).
- sup-: Means above, upon, or higher in position.
- sym-, syn-: Suggests joined, fused, or together, as in synapse (junction between two neurons).
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