Prefixes
Final Jeopardy
Final Jeopardy
Prefixes appear at the beginning of a word and serve this purpose:
What is give us a clue into what to expect in a word’s meaning?
What is describes the word?
What is tells the How/Why/Where/When; How Much/How Many; Direction/Position; Time/Status?
Suffixes appear at the end of the word and…
What is usually indicates a condition, procedure, or disease?
What is tells us what’s happening with a specific body part or system?
Root words, also called “Stems” are…
Central Meaning
Glue that holds all medical terms together
Basic form around which the final word is formed