1. PREFIXES
CHAPTER 2
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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
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3. Prefixes (continued) Prefixes express numbers
None, one, two, three, four
Single, double, half
Prefixes express measurement
Quantities such as much, many, excessive
Multiples without specific numbers
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4. Prefixes (continued) 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
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5. Prefixes (continued) Prefixes express color Prefixes express negatives
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
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6. Let’s Play Prefix Bingo
Using 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 4 corners
To win, you must have correct prefixes and be able to define each prefix
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