Medical Terminology: Week 1 MAP101

prefix for below

• hyper

• hypo

• super

• sub

Dermatosis

• Normal skin condition

• Abnormal condition of the skin

• Skin infection

• Skin allergy

Define 'antibacterial'

• against viruses

• against bacteria

• against fungi

• against parasites

What two letters make a "u" sound in a word?

• eu

• au

• ou

• iu

Epi-

• below

• around

• above

• between

suffix meaning excision or removal of

• -otomy

• -ectomy

• -plasty

• -itis

suffix

• word part at the end of the word root

• word part at the beginning of the word root

• a type of prefix

• a standalone word

Examples of Acronyms

• CABG

• RICE

• HTML

• CSS

-logy

• study of

• study about

• study against

• study with

Eponym

• A medical term that gets its name from a person or place, often famous, can be fictional or nonfictional.

• A type of medication used to treat infections.

• A surgical procedure named after a famous doctor.

• A diagnostic test used to identify diseases.