Chapter 3 - Medical Terminology (Rice)

Learning Outcomes Recognize how prefixes are used when building medical words. Identify prefixes that are commonly used in medical terminology. Recall prefixes that have more than one meaning. Learning Outcomes Recognize prefixes that pertain to position or placement. Identify selected prefixes that pertain to numbers and amounts. Analyze, build, spell, and pronounce medical words. Overview of Prefixes Prefix means to fix before or to fix to the beginning of a word. Prefixes can be a syllable or a group of syllables placed at the beginning of words to alter or modify their meanings or to create entirely new words. Insert table 3-1 Table 3.1 (continued) Selected Prefixes for General Use Insert table 3-1 Table 3.1 (continued) Selected Prefixes for General Use Prefixes that have more than one meaning Just like suffixes, many prefixes have more than one meaning. To be able to identify the correct meaning of the prefix, you will need to analyze the definition of the medical word. As you learn the various component parts that are used to build medical words, you will acquire the knowledge to select and use the correct meaning for each word. Insert table 3-2 Insert table 3-3 Insert table 3-3 Table 3.3 (continued) Prefixes That Pertain to Position or Placement Table 3.3 (continued) Prefixes That Pertain to Position or Placement Insert table 3-3 Insert table 3-4 Insert table 3-4 Audio Pronunciations Afebrile Anicteric Arrest Bifurcate Binary bin- -ary = twice = pertaining to Audio Pronunciations Concentration Decompensation Enucleate Extraocular Audio Pronunciations Hyperactive Hypoplasia Insomnia Intermediary inter- medi -ary = between = towards the middle = pertaining to Audio Pronunciations Latent Lumen Multifocal Occlusion Parasternal Audio Pronunciations Patent Pericardial Polydactyly Premenstrual Audio Pronunciations React Regurgitation Sign Subacute Superinfection sub- acute = below = sharp Audio Pronunciations Symptom Unconscious Prefix Match Up Quiz brady- a. backward dys- b. three hetero- c. painful retro- d. different tri- e. slow Review Quiz A prefix that means without is: an- ant- anti- auto- A prefix that means without is: an- ant- anti- auto- The prefix de- means: apart, separate difficult, painful down, away from outside, outer The prefix de- means: apart, separate difficult, painful down, away from outside, outer The prefix bi- means: with two away from up The prefix bi- means: with two away from up What is a prefix that means difficult? di- dia- dis- dys- What is a prefix that means difficult? di- dia- dis- dys- The prefix peri- means: around away from beyond down The prefix peri- means: around away from beyond down The prefix nulli- means none. True False The prefix nulli- means none. True False Hypoplasia means underdevelopment of a tissue, organ, or body. True False Hypoplasia means underdevelopment of a tissue, organ, or body. True False Bifurcate means separating into two branches. True False Bifurcate means separating into two branches. True False The process of closing or state of being closed is called occlusion. True False The process of closing or state of being closed is called occlusion. True False The prefix multi- means many. True False The prefix multi- means many. True False The prefix oligo- means all. True False The prefix oligo- means all. True False A prefix that means beneath is retro-. True False A prefix that means beneath is retro-. True False Poly- is a prefix that means many, much, and excessive. True False Poly- is a prefix that means many, much, and excessive. True False A prefix modifies the meaning of a word. True False A prefix modifies the meaning of a word. True False The prefix circum- means above. True False The prefix circum- means above. True False Chapter 3 Scenario You are a ward clerk in the ER. A 56-year-old male patient comes in with chest pain. The patient complains of tachypnea, is afebrile, and goes into cardiac arrest. What does the word tachypnea mean? difficult breathing excessive breathing rapid breathing lack of breathing What does the word tachypnea mean? difficult breathing excessive breathing rapid breathing lack of breathing The term afebrile means: pertaining to a fever pertaining to without fever pertaining to pain pertaining to without pain The term afebrile means: pertaining to a fever pertaining to without fever pertaining to pain pertaining to without pain Cardiac arrest means the patient: had a heart attack had his heart stop had chest pain had a stroke Cardiac arrest means the patient: had a heart attack had his heart stop had chest pain had a stroke The patient's chest pain would be considered a ________ of the cardiac arrest. diagnosis prognosis sign symptom The patient's chest pain would be considered a ________ of the cardiac arrest. diagnosis prognosis sign symptom In the word tachypnea, tachy- means: difficult good rapid slow In the word tachypnea, tachy- means: difficult good rapid slow