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 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 Let’s Play Prefix Bingo