CHAPTER 2 Prefixes Prefixes Remember Meaning of prefix

CHAPTER 2 Prefixes

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 2

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

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 4

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 5

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 6