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Prefixes

Prefixes. CHAPTER 2. Prefixes. Remember Meaning of prefix does not change Prefix does change meaning of the word Not all medical words have a prefix Prefixes express Numbers, measurements, position, direction, negatives, and color. Prefixes. Prefixes express numbers

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Prefixes

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  1. Prefixes CHAPTER 2

  2. Prefixes • Remember • Meaning of prefix does not change • Prefix does change meaning of the word • Not all medical words have a prefix • Prefixes express • Numbers, measurements, position, direction, negatives, and color

  3. Prefixes • Prefixes express numbers • None, one, two, three, four • Single, double, half • Prefixes express measurement • Quantities: • Much, many, excessive • Multiples without specific numbers

  4. Prefixes • Prefixes express position and/or direction • Used to describe a location • May be: • Between, under, around, away from • May be: • Upon, over, within, near, middle • May be: • Below, behind, above, across

  5. Prefixes • Prefixes express color • Color in reactions • Color of growths or rashes • Color of body fluids • Red, blue, green, yellow • White, black, gray, purple • Prefixes express negatives • May indicate: • Not, without, lack of, against

  6. Let’s Play Prefix Bingo • Use your blank bingo card with ‘free space’ • Fill in each blank with a different prefix • Instructor will call out definitions • You will cross box with an ‘x’ if you have the prefix • You can bingo vertically, horizontally, diagonally, or all four corners • To win, you must have correct prefixes and be able to define each prefix

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