Prefixes - Medical Terminology

Common Prefixes in Medical Terminology

Common prefixes

Prefix: Word part at beginning of word

For example: pre- = before

predict = indicating something before it happens

Multiple Choice

Define: arthr-

• joint

• bone

• aardvark

• hand

arthr-

joint

arthritis: inflammation of the joints

Multiple Choice

Define: brady-

• bunch

• slow

• heart

• fast

brady-

slow

bradycardia: slow heart rate

Multiple Choice

Define: cardi-

• bone

• Belcanis Marlenis Almánzar

• skin

• heart

cardi-

heart

cardiac arrest: heart attack

Multiple Choice

Define: dys-

• difficult; painful; abnormal

• vacuum

• vision

• lasagna

dys-

difficult; painful; abnormal

dyspnea: difficulty breathing

Multiple Choice

Define: eti-

• place

• cause

• vision

• ATI testing

eti-

cause

etiology: study of the causes of disease

Multiple Choice

Define: hem-

• one

• digestion

• home

• blood

hem-

blood

hemophilia: impaired ability to form blood clots

Multiple Choice

Define: hyper-

• above; excessive; beyond

• below; beneath

• abdomen

• posterior

hyper-

above; excessive; beyond

hyperthermia: high body temperature; fever

Multiple Choice

Define: hypo-

• hypnosis

• below; deficient; under

• over; above

• incision

hypo-

below; deficient; under

hypotension: low blood pressure

Multiple Choice

Define: inter-

• over; above

• skeletal

• between

• upper

inter-

between

intercostal: between the ribs

Multiple Choice

Define: lapar-

• head

• arm

• abdomen

• hearing

lapar-

abdomen

laparotomy: surgical incision through abdominal wall

Multiple Choice

Define: my-

• mine

• not yours

• vision

• muscle

my-

muscle

myocarditis: inflammation of the heart muscle

Just one more!

Almost there...

Multiple Choice

Define: necr-

• neck

• death

• upper

• left

necr-

death

necrosis: death of body tissue