The prefix "sub-" means
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Medical Office Assistant · Foundational Medical Knowledge
Prefixes and Suffixes
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In the term "intravenous," the prefix intra- means
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In the term "intercostal," the prefix inter- means
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In the term "epidermis," the prefix epi- means
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A patient's chart reads "hypothyroidism." The prefix hypo- indicates that the thyroid is
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- Identify common medical prefixes (location, number, size, negation) and suffixes (condition, procedure, disease) and state their meanings.
- Explain how prefixes and suffixes modify the meaning of a word root or combining form.
- Build medical terms by combining roots with appropriate prefixes and suffixes.
- Decode unfamiliar medical terms by breaking them into prefix, root, and suffix components.
Sources & references
- OpenStax — Anatomy and Physiology 2e
- U.S. National Library of Medicine — MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
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