Physical Therapy Prefixes and Suffixes Glossary

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Qual es le signification de 'ante' in le termino 'antebrachial'?

  • Infra
  • Circum
  • Distant
  • Proximal (correct)

Qual es le signification de 'supra' in le termino 'supraspinal'?

  • Peri
  • Retro
  • Super (correct)
  • Sub

A qua region del corpore se refere le termino 'epigastric'?

  • Intra le umbilico
  • Ante le geniculos
  • Super le sterno (correct)
  • Supra le capite

Que typa de paralyse indica 'diplegia'?

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Que significa 'bacteremia'?

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Qual es le principal significa de 'radiology'?

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Quando on parla de 'isograft', a qual concepto medical se refere iste termino?

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Qual es le prefixo que significa 'excessive'?

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Que representa 'ophthalmitis'?

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Qual es le signification principal de 'pharmacology'?

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A qual condition medicinale se refere 'pyrexia'?

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What does the prefix 'ante-' mean in the term 'antebrachial'?

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In the term 'intracapsular', what does the prefix 'intra-' signify?

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What does the prefix 'hyper-' indicate in medical terminology?

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In the term 'subacute', what does the prefix 'sub-' represent?

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What is the meaning of the prefix 'hemi-' in medical terminology?

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What is the meaning of the suffix '-plasty' in surgical terminology?

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What does the suffix '-emia' signify in medical terminology?

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In the term 'dyslexia', what does the prefix 'dys-' represent?

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'Audi/o' and 'audit/o' are prefixes in medical terminology related to which sense?

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'Becteri' is a prefix in medical terminology associated with which microorganism?

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What does the prefix 'infra-' indicate in medical terminology?

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In the term 'supraspinal', what does the prefix 'supra-' represent?

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What does the suffix '-plasty' represent in surgical terminology?

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What does the prefix 'homo-' mean in medical terminology?

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In the term 'endoscope', what does the prefix 'endo-' signify?

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What does the suffix '-emia' signify in medical terminology?

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What does the prefix 'post-' mean in medical terminology?

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'Ecto-' and 'exo-' are prefixes in medical terminology indicating which location?

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What does the prefix 'pre-' indicate in medical terminology?

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In the term 'monoplegia', what does the prefix 'mono-' represent?

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What sense is related to the prefixes 'audi/o' and 'audit/o' in medical terminology?

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What is the main significance of 'radiology'?

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