Skills USA-prefixes Flashcards
The prefix brady- means:
slow
Which prefix means false?
pseudo
Mega- is a prefix that modifies a term to add____ to the definition.
large
What does the prefix ab- mean?
away from
What does the prefix ante- mean?
before
The prefix milli- means:
one-thousandth
The prefix extra-means, as in the term extracurricular, means:
outside
In the term pericardial, the prefix peri- means
around
What does the prefix re-mean, as in the term react?
again
In the term superinfection, what does the prefix super- mean
beyond
Patients often need intravenous fluids administered. what does the prefix intra- mean?
within
When one measures the diameter of a circle, what does the prefix dia- indicate one should measure?
through
There is concern that the avian flu will become pandemic. The prefix pan- means:
all
The United States is in the Western hemisphere. The prefix hemi- means:
half
Many people suffer from hypertension, or blood pressure that is ____ normal
above
The prefix hidro means:
sweat
In the term afebrile, the prefix a means:
without
Many women suffer from premenstrual syndrome. The prefix pre- means:
before
An illness or disease can be described as subacute. what does the prefix sub- mean?
below
Some teeth are described as multirooted, meaning they have ____roots.
many
A/An_____ is skin taken from one part of the patient’s body and transferred to another part.
autograft
________is difficulty in digestion. it also is referred to as eructation.
belching, burping
______ is difficulty in breathing.
dyspnea
Impairment of hearing in old age is known as:
presbycusis
______ is a congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the anterior surface of the penis.
epispadias
