Meaning of
Prefix/suffix
Prefix/suffix
“infer/o”; or “infra” mean exactly what?
below
“Acromioarthroscopy”
Visualization of shoulder joint through a scope.
Two prefixes have the meaning “Fat”…name them both ____________________________; ______________________________
Lip/o and Adip/o
“Arteriodilation” – means exactly what?
dilating the artery
my/o means?
example?
muscle
ex:myocardial
Which section of the medical term tells the primary meaning of the word? _______________________________
Root Word
What's the opposite of "infer/o" or "infra"?
super/o
“Pulmonary edema”
fluid in the lungs
The medical terminology origin of a prefix, suffix or root word comes from either ________________________ or ______________________ language.
Greek or Latin
“ab”- means exactly what? example?
away from
ex: abduct
“phleb/o” - means exactly what?
vein
2 terms mean “Half” – name them: ____________;____________
Semi and Hemi
“proxim/o” - means exactly what
closer to origin
“Polyoma”
many tumors
The opposite of -tachy is “__________________” meaning?
Brady - Slow
There are many suffixes meaning “pertaining to”. Name two: ____________________; _____________________
-ac, -al, -ic, -ine, -eal, -ary, & -ous
“macro” - means exactly what?
example?
What's the opposite?
large
ex: macrophage
micro
"gastro" meaning?
stomach
"proxim/o" …name what’s opposite
Dist/o
“Blepharoplasty”
surgical repair of eyelid
The opposite of being in a supine position is being in a “_____________________” position …meaning: _______________________________
-Prone
-face down on stomach
cost/o – means exactly what?
ribs
“end-, endo-“ means exactly what?
example?
within
ex: endoscopy.
"pod" meaning?
foot
“Trans”- means exactly what? Give an Example.
across, over, or beyond
ex: transverse
“Defibrillation” Paddles may be used on one undergoing (pulseless) Ventricular “Tachycardia"
- The stopping of fibrillation of the heart in order to allow restoration of the normal rhythm
- fast heart rate
Fill in the blank with a letter: Ant(___) - means before; in front of… …however, Ant(___) - means against.
Ante
Anti
hepat/o - pertains to what?
liver
–“rrhaphy” – means exactly what? example?
surgical suturing
ex: colporrhaphy
“-stenosis” means exactly what?
abnormal narrowing
“Antithrombosis”
Against Clotting
The opposite of hyper is ?
meaning?
-hypo
- less than normal, below
lacrim/o - pertains to?
tear duct
–tome means exactly what? example?
to cut
ex: osteotome