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Which prefix indicates 'small'?
Which prefix indicates 'small'?
Which word root means 'tendon'?
Which word root means 'tendon'?
Which prefix means 'after'?
Which prefix means 'after'?
Which word root means 'skeleton'?
Which word root means 'skeleton'?
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Which prefix means 'around'?
Which prefix means 'around'?
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Study Notes
Word Roots
- arthr/o: joint
- card/i/o: heart
- derm/o/ato: skin
- gen/o: origin, cause, formation
- ger/o/onto: old age
- hem/a/ato: blood
- iatr/o: physician
- muscul/o: muscle
- natal: birth, born
- neur/o: nerve
- os/teo: bone
- path/o: disease
- ped/ia: child
- phren/o: diaphragm, mind
- psych/o: mind
- skelet/o: skeleton
- tend/o, ten/o: tendon
Prefixes
- epi-: upon, following, or subsequent to
- micro-: small
- peri-: around
- post-: after
- pre-: before
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Test your knowledge on medical terminology word roots and prefixes used to create medical terms. Practice identifying the meaning of roots like 'arthr/o' and prefixes like 'micro-' for building terms in the healthcare field.
