Categories of Prefixes - P.U.A. Week 3 PDF

Week (3): Categories of Prefixes Prof. Moustafa A. A. Atya [email protected] 01001986936  ‫أهال‬ ‫ر‬ ‫بحضاتكم‬ ‫إدارة التدريب‬ ‫‪2‬‬  ‫التعارف‬ ‫‪1st Y‬‬ EXPECTATIONS Learning Objectives 1. Identify and rec...

Week (3): Categories of Prefixes Prof. Moustafa A. A. Atya [email protected] 01001986936  ‫أهال‬ ‫ر‬ ‫بحضاتكم‬ ‫إدارة التدريب‬ ‫‪2‬‬  ‫التعارف‬ ‫‪1st Y‬‬ EXPECTATIONS Learning Objectives 1. Identify and recognize the pertaining of a medical term 2. Define commonly used Prefixes pertaining to body structure  Categories of Prefixes: depending on how they modify the root (part of the word which gives the basic meaning to the term): - Location, - Time, - Negation, - Amount, - Size - Position. Common Prefixes PREFIXES - PERTAINING TO LOCATION Above Outside Inside Around Below  Inside Prefix intra- + Root abdomen, inside/within = inside the abdomen. Endo- Prefix = inside. Metro Root = uterus Endometritis= inflammation of the lining of the uterus. Muscular Venous Thecal  inside/within Inside Em- and en-: prefixes = within or inside. Empyema = pus inside a body cavity.  Outside Prefix extra+ Root abdomen, outside = outside the abdomen. - Extravascular - Extracellular - Extrapyramidal outside Ec- and ecto- are prefixes = outside. An ectopic pregnancy, = a pregnancy outside the uterine cavity.  Around around/surrounding Peri- is a prefix =around or surrounding. Cardio is the root for heart. Pericarditis = inflammation around the heart.  Behind Retro- and post-: prefixes = behind. Retrocardial =located behind the heart and behind postnasal = situated behind the nose.  Under Under/ submarine The prefixes sub- and hypo = under. Subcutaneous = under the skin, Hypodermic needle = inserted under the skin. subarachnoid  Above The prefixes supra- and hyper = Above. Supraspinous = above the spine, Hypertension = elevated BP.  Between Inter- prefix = between. root, costal, = ribs. intercostal muscles = muscles between the ribs. Interrelation- intercommunication-interval  PREFIXES - PERTAINING TO TIME The prefixes ante- & pre- mean before. By combining the prefix ante with the root partum, you know that antepartum means __________childbirth. A preoperative medication is a medication which is given _______ (before) surgery. Antenatal/ prenatal care premenstrual The prefix post- = after. Consequently, a postoperative complication = a complication which occurred (before, during, after) surgery.  Before The prefix pre- =before. Preoperative = before or preceding an operation. preanesthetic = before anesthesia. The prefix peri- = around. Perioperative means the period around an operation or the period before, during, and after an operation. The prefix post- means after. Postoperative means after an operation. What is Prenatal - post febrile?  PREFIXES - PERTAINING TO NEGATION The prefixes a- or- an mean without or absence of. Therefore, afebrile means _______ fever. The stem esthesia means feeling. Therefore, anesthesia means ______ feeling. anorexia-an-encephaly-ataxia The prefix anti- means against. The term antitoxin means _______toxin or poison. Antibiotic-antidepressants- anticonvulsants-antihypertensive PERTAINING TO AMOUNT OR COMPARISON Semisynthetic-semicircular-hemisphere-polymer-polyuria Hyperacidity-hyperglycemia-hyperkinesia- hyperkalaemia-hypercalcemia-hypoxia- oligospermia-tachypnea-tachyphagia fast slow little/scanty  PREFIXES - PERTAINING TO SIZE PREFIXES - PERTAINING TO POSITION Macroscopic picture-microorganism PREFIXES - PERTAINING TO POSITION PREFIXES - PERTAINING TO MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS white red blue/bluish  water dark/black total  A prefix comes before the root. _____GASTRIC PREFIX SUB / gastr / ic = “pertaining to below the stomach” Prefix (“below”) _____GASTRIC PREFIX TRANS / gastr / ic = “pertaining to across the stomach” Prefix (“across”)  inter- = between. intercostal means between the ribs. poly- = many. polyuria = increased amount of urine. sub- = below, under, or less. sublingual = under the tongue. Summary & Conclussions ‫إدارة التدريب‬ 32  Accountability ‫التدريب‬ 33 ‫إدارة‬ 33 Did you meet your Expectations? ‫إدارة التدريب‬ 34 Prefix Definition A or an not, without Ante before Anti against Epi upper Extra outside Hyper above, increased, or more than normal Hypo below, under, or decreased Infra below or beneath Inter between Intra within Prefix Definition meta beyond Per throughout Sub below, under, or decreased Super above, increased, or more than normal Supra above, increased, or more than normal trans across Ultra above, increased, or more than normal Brady slow Tachy Rapid Endo within  Questions (T/ F). 1.Ante means before 2.Extra means outside 3.Hyper means increased, or more than norma 4.Brady means slow 5.traumatic = injury. 6.urea = urination. 7. dys- = difficult, painful, or bad. 8.endo- = within or inside.  ‫عزيزي الطالب‬ ‫ يرجي االنتباه لضرورة الدخول على موقع الكلية‪:‬‬ ‫ يرجى التسجيل على المنصة‬ ‫إدارة التدريب‬ ‫‪38‬‬ ‫إدارة التدريب‬  Reflection - Seminar - Portfolio ‫إدارة التدريب‬ 39  01001986936 [email protected] 40 ‫إدارة التدريب‬ 40