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Copyright © 2011 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. CHAPTER 2 Prefixes
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Copyright © 2011 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 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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Copyright © 2011 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Prefixes Prefixes express numbers –None, one, two, three, four –Single, double, half Prefixes express measurement –Quantities Much, many, excessive –Multiples without specific numbers
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Copyright © 2011 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Prefixes Prefixes express position and/or direction Used to describe a location –May be: Between, under, around, away from Upon, over, within, near, middle Below, behind, above, across
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Copyright © 2011 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Prefixes Prefixes express color –Color in reactions –Color of growths or rashes –Color of body fluids –Red, blue, green, yellow –White, black, gray, purple
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Copyright © 2011 Delmar, Cengage Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Prefixes Prefixes express negatives –May indicate: Not, without, lack of, against
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