Medical terminology prefix, suffix, root

The prefixes A-, an- mean

• without

• lack of

• not

• before

Malformed means

• a cancerous tumor

• badly formed

• misaligned

• formed from a malignant tumor

When something is too small for the eye to see. We call it

• tiny

• macroscopic

• small

• microscopic

Wearing bifocals means that you

• see double

• have two lenses

• have 2 pair of glasses

• can focus 2x better

Bradycardia and tachycardia both refer to

• slow heart rhythm

• fast heart rhythm

• heartbeat, heart rhythm

• racing heart

Prefix for before or in front of is:

• anti-

• ante-

• an-

• ana-

The word toxicology means

• You have cancer

• the study of taxonomy

• The study of poisons

• It is toxic

The root in Podiatrist means

• foot

• pedestrian

• specialist

• pertaining to the pedal pulse

pneo/pnea means

• breathing

• respiratory rate

• pneumonia

• rapid breath

The prefix in contraception means

• against

• between,within

• prevents pregnancy

• against pregnancy