Prefix
What is a prefix? What does a prefix usually concern in medical term?
Prefix is the beginning part of a term. It gives a root word direction or position. It can also give a root word a specific type/ classification, quality, or quantity
What is a root word? Can a root word be a term alone or does it need a prefix/suffix
A root word is the middle part of the word, and root words are terms on their own.
What is a suffix? What does a suffix usually concern in medical term?
A suffix is the last part of the term, it changes and modifies the root word function/meaning
What does hypertension mean
high-hyper ,tension-pressure
What is Miss. Hall's favorite holiday?
Thanksgiving
What does the prefix mean in the word tachycardia.
fast
What does the word root cardi mean?
heart
What does the suffix -itis mean?
Inflammation
What does the word homeostasis mean
homeo-same tasis-condition
What is Miss. Hall first name
Meghan
What does the prefix mean in the word endoscopy
inside
What word root means muscle?
myo
What does the suffix -ectomy mean?
cutting into
leuko-white penia-count/number
Where did Miss. Hall graduate college from?
Siena Heights University
What does the prefix means to be slow?
Brady
The word roots andr/o and gynec/o refer to the two sexs' which one is which?
andr/o male
gynec/o female
What suffix means to visual examine?
scopy
What does necrosis mean?
necro-dead is-condition
What is Miss. Hall's daughter's name?
Georgia
What does word cyanosis mean?
cyano- color/blue is-condition
What does the term myelopathy mean?
myelo-nerve pathy-disease
What does the term hematopoiesis mean?
hema-blood poiesis-formation
A patient came into the ER and the doctor said he was experiencing a myocardial infarction, what did the patient have?
Myo- = muscle
Cardi- = heart
-al = pertaining to
→ Myocardial = pertaining to the heart muscle
Infarction = in- (into) + -farct (stuffed or blocked) + -ion (process)
→ Infarction = tissue death due to lack of blood supply
What is Miss. Hall's favorite color?
pastel yellow or periwinkle