Medical Terminology- Prefix #1
The prefix anti, contra means
Against
The Prefix pro, pros means
The prefix post means
After, behind
The suffix -mission
To send
The combining form son/o means
The prefix hemi- means
Half
The prefix Intra- means
Within
The prefix ultra- means
Beyond
The suffix -tension means
Pressure
The combining form nat/i means
Birth
The prefix meta means....
List one word example using meta-
change or beyond. Metastasis (stasis means place); metacarpals (beyond the carpal bones)
The prefix con, syn means
Give me an example using one of these prefixes
with, together
congenital- present at birth
syndrome- (drome- means running or occuring)- a group of symptoms and signs of illness that occur together.
The prefix Uni- means
One, Single
The suffix -phasia means, the suffix -phagia
speech, eating
The combining form ox/o means
oxygen
The prefix para means
beside, near, along the side of
The prefix retro or re means
back, behind
The prefix Tachy- means
Fast, abnormally fast
The suffixes -ine, -ous, -tic all mean
Pertaining to
The combining form troph/o means
Development, nourishment
The prefix inter- mean
Between
The prefix peri- means
Someone who has quadriplegia is dealing with what?
Paralysis of all four limbs
The suffix -thesis means
to put, place (state of putting or placing)
The combining form plas/o means
Formation, growth, development