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What does the prefix 'Meta' mean?
Which medical term is associated with the prefix 'Hypo'?
The prefix 'Dys-' indicates what condition?
What does the prefix 'Olig(o)' mean?
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Which term means 'secretion outside'?
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Which prefix means 'one'?
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What does the prefix 'Peri-' imply?
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What does 'pseudo-' signify in medical terminology?
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Which term refers to 'after surgery'?
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What does the prefix 'Sub-' denote?
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Study Notes
Prefixes and Their Meanings
- Meta: Beyond or change. Example: Metaphase (second stage of cell division)
- Hypo: Below. Example: Hypotension (Reduction of Blood pressure)
- Hyper: Excessive. Example: Hyperglycemia (excessive blood sugar)
- A, an: No/not (little). Example: Anemia (no/not little blood)
- Aut(o): Self. Example: Autolysis (destruction cell by own self)
- Dia: Complete. Example: Diagnosis (state of complete knowledge)
- Dys: Painful or difficult. Example: Dysphagia (difficult or painful swallowing)
- Exo: Outside. Example: Exocrine (secretion outside)
- Micr(o): Small. Example: Microbe (tiny organism)
- Mono: One. Example: Monochromatic (having only one color)
- Morph(o): Shape. Example: Morphology (study of the form and structure of organisms)
- Multi: Many. Example: Multifocal (arising from many locations)
- Olig(o): Few, little. Example: Oliguria (too little urine)
- Par(a): Near, beside, accessory to. Example: Paracentesis (puncture of a cavity for aspiration of fluid)
- Peri: Around. Example: Pericecal (around the cecum)
- Poly: Much, many. Example: Polydipsia (excessive thirst)
- Post: Behind, after. Example: Postoperative (after surgery)
- Pre: Before, in front. Example: Preanesthesia (before anesthetic is given)
- Pro: Favoring, supporting. Example: Procoagulant (promotes coagulation)
- Pseudo: False. Example: Pseudocyst (a cavity resembling a true cyst)
- Re: Back, contrary. Example: Recurrent fever (fever that returns after a remission)
- Semi: Half. Example: Semiflexion (position of a limb midway between extension and flexion)
- Sub: Under. Example: Subclinical (without symptoms)
- Supra: Above, upon. Example: Supraorbital (above the orbit)
- Tetra: Four. Example: Tetralogy (group of four)
- Trans: Across, through. Example: Transdermal (entering through the skin)
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Explore the meanings of various prefixes commonly used in biology and medical terminology. This quiz will test your understanding of prefixes and their applications in different contexts, enhancing your vocabulary and comprehension of scientific terms.
