Medical Terminology: Understanding Prefixes
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What is the typical location of a medical prefix in a medical term?

  • At the end of the term
  • In the middle of the term
  • Throughout the term
  • At the beginning of the term (correct)

    • What does a medical prefix usually indicate in a medical term?

  • A medical treatment or procedure
  • A body part or system
  • A medical condition or disease
  • Location, direction, time, quality, or quantity (correct)

    • What is the significance of a prefix in medical terminology?

  • It gives information about the term's meaning (correct)
  • It indicates the suffix of the term
  • It provides no important information
  • It is irrelevant to the term's meaning

    • Where is the prefix typically placed in a medical term?

    <p>Before the root word (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What information can a prefix provide about a medical term?

    <p>The location, direction, or quality of a condition (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the root 'odont-' refer to in medical terminology?

    <p>Tooth (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix '-iatrist' refer to in medical terminology?

    <p>A physician or doctor (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'dys-' refer to in medical terminology?

    <p>Malfunction or difficulty (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the root 'phthisi-' refer to in medical terminology?

    <p>Tuberculosis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix '-algia' refer to in medical terminology?

    <p>Pain (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'hyper-' refer to in medical terminology?

    <p>Above or excessive (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the root 'trich-' refer to in medical terminology?

    <p>Hair (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix '-trophy' refer to in medical terminology?

    <p>Nourishment or development (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the root 'hist-' in medical terms?

    <p>tissue (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which suffix is used to indicate a decreased number in blood?

    <p>-penia (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'bi-' mean in medical terms?

    <p>two (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which root is used to describe a woman or female in medical terms?

    <p>gynaec- (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the suffix '-phobia' in medical terms?

    <p>fear (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which root is used to describe a tumour in medical terms?

    <p>onc- (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the prefix 'mono-' in medical terms?

    <p>one (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which root is used to describe fat or lipid in medical terms?

    <p>lip- (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Medical Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes

    • A prefix appears at the beginning of a medical term and usually indicates location, direction, time, quality, or quantity.

    Roots

    • Roots are Greek and Latin words that provide the core meaning of a medical term.
    • Examples of roots:
      • odont- means tooth (odontalgia)
      • ophthalm- means eye (ophthalmopathia)
      • ot- means ear (otoscopia)
      • paed- means child or children (paediatria)
      • phleb- means vein (phlebotomia)
      • phthisi- means tuberculosis (phthisiatria)
      • psych- means mind (psychologia)
      • trich- means hair (trichopathia)
      • aesthesi- means feeling or sensation (anaesthesiologia)
      • brady- means slow (bradycardia)
      • gynaec- means woman or female (gynaecologia)
      • hist- means tissue (histologia)
      • hydr- means water (hydrophobia)
      • lip- means fat or lipid (lipōma)
      • lith- means stone or calculus (phlebolithus)
      • melan- means black (melanuria)
      • onc- means tumour (oncologia)
      • pyr- means fever or heat (pyrotherapia)
      • tachy- means fast (tachycardia)

    Suffixes

    • Suffixes are Greek and Latin words that are attached to the end of a medical term to provide additional meaning.
    • Examples of suffixes:
      • -alg means pain (trichalgia)
      • -iatrist means physician (paediater)
      • -plasia means formation or development (hyperplasia)
      • -rrhagia means bleeding (rhinorrhagia)
      • -rrhaphia means suturing (metrorrhaphia)
      • -rrhea means discharge or elimination (rhinorrhoea)
      • -trophia means nourishment or development (dystrophia)
      • -penia means decreased number (in blood) (leucocytopenia)
      • -pexia means fixation (nephropexia)
      • -phobia means fear (hydrophobia)
      • -plegia means paralysis or palsy (diplegia)

    Prefixes

    • Prefixes are Greek and Latin words that are attached to the beginning of a medical term to provide additional meaning.
    • Examples of prefixes:
      • a- or an- means no, not, or without (aplasia)
      • dys- means malfunction or difficulty (dysplasia)
      • hyper- means above or excessive (hyperplasia)
      • hypo- means below or deficient (hypoplasia)
      • bi- or di- means two (didactylia)
      • mono- means one or single (monophobia)

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