Questions and Answers
Which prefix means around?
Prefix dia- means?
through, across
In the term epidermis, Epi means?
above, upon
The prefix uni- has the same meaning as?
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Suprarenal means?
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The prefix para- means?
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What does the prefix uni- mean?
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Prefix means rapid?
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Prefix hypo- means?
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Prefix means good, normal?
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Prefix means against?
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Prefix that means many?
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Term that means paralysis of four limbs?
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Prefix that means one?
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Prefix homo means?
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Prefix infra means?
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Term means double vision?
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Term that means fear of many things?
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Which term means rapid speech?
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The medical term peritonsillar means?
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Anti- in the word antibacterial means?
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Adsternal means?
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Medical term bradycardia means?
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Term that means without a breast?
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The term extracranial means?
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Retroperitoneal means?
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Suffix -cephaly refers to the head...which word means small head?
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Which term means different from the normal shape?
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Quadriplegia refers to the paralysis of?
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Term that means before birth?
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Postmortem means?
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Term that means pertaining to under the skin?
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Which term means pertaining to above the kidneys?
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Study Notes
Medical Terminology Prefixes
- circum- means "around" as seen in circumoral cyanosis.
- dia- translates to "through" or "across".
- epi- indicates "above" or "upon", found in the term epidermis.
- uni- is synonymous with mono-, both meaning "one".
- suprarenal refers to structures "above the kidneys".
- para- signifies "near", "beside", or "beyond".
- tachy- denotes "rapid".
- hypo- indicates "below".
- eu- means "good" or "normal".
- contra- translates to "against".
- multi- refers to "many".
- quadriplegia is the paralysis of all four limbs.
- mono- means "one".
- homo- indicates "same".
- infra- signifies "below" or "under".
- diplopia means "double vision".
- polyphobia refers to the "fear of many things".
- tachyphasia means "rapid speech".
- peritonsillar describes a location "around the tonsils".
- anti- in antibacterial denotes "against bacteria".
- adsternal means "toward the sternum".
- bradycardia refers to a "slow heartbeat".
- amastia means "without a breast".
- extracranial describes something "outside the cranium (skull)".
- retroperitoneal indicates being "located behind the peritoneum".
- -cephaly suffix relates to the head; microcephaly means "small head".
- heteromorphous means "different from the normal shape".
- prenatal refers to the time "before birth".
- postmortem means "after death".
- hypodermic describes something "pertaining to under the skin".
- suprarenal also refers to being "pertaining to above the kidneys".
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