Prefixes
Ex, exo, extra mean?
What is out, outside?
Sally requires medication intravenously due to the infection she has in her kidneys. Intra means _______?
What is within?
What is neo?
new
What is pre and pro?
before and in front of
What is sub?
under, below
Consumer has hemiplegia due to a stroke. What does hemi mean?
What is half?
Macro means _______.
What is large?
What is pan?
all
false
What is super and supra?
above, excessive
What is high blood pressure?
Micro means _____
Small
What is beside, near, abnormal?
Para
again
Sally has tachycardia. What does tachy mean?
fast, rapid
Consumer has hypoglycemia and encouraged to drink a sweet drink to increase his blood sugar.
What is low blood sugar.
Poly and multi
What is many?
What does peri mean?
around
What is retro?
backward and behind
What does trans mean?
across, through
I have intercostal pain due to my ribs being fractured. The pain is ________ his ribs.
What is between?
What is nulli?
None
What is post?
after or behind
What is hemi?
half or partial
What is tri?
three