Posted: April 24th, 2025

Practice

List of Prefixes

Prefixes are integral in modifying or varying the meaning of a word when placed at the beginning. Please remember to hyphenate the term when the prefix is detached.

Review the

Practice Prefixes Handout (MS Word)

Discussion Details:

Create a List:
Provide a list of 15 root terms, incorporating prefixes, with a focus on the digestive and urinary systems.
Select five root terms from each system: digestive and urinary.
Avoid Repetition:
Avoid using terms that your peers have already included in their lists to ensure diversity.
Include Essential Information:
For each term, include the root, the prefix, the combined term, and the meaning of the combined term.
Peer Analysis:
Analyze your peers’ lists. Evaluate the correctness of their combinations and express your agreement or disagreement based on your understanding.
Citations and Language Standards:
Cite any references used in your discussion. Uphold standards of proper grammar, sentence structure, and spelling.

Practice Prefixes Handout

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Practice adding prefixes
PREFIXES	DEFINITION
a-, an-	no, not, without, away
aut-	self
brady-	slow
dia-	apart, through
end-, endo-	within, inside
exo-	outside of, without
epi-	above
hy per-	excess ive
hypo-	insufficient
inter-	between
intra-		middle
media-	medium
medial-	situated or pertaining to the middle
medi-
medio-	within
normo-	normal
per-	through
peri-	around
physio-, physi-	related to nature or physiology
poly-	many
pro-	before, for, in front of, from, in behalf of, on account of
re-	back, again
retro-	behind, back, backward
sub-	under, below, beneath, in small quantity, less than normal
syn-, sy-, syl-, sym-	union or association
tachy-	fast
trans-	across, through, beyond, over
ultra-	excess
Ref: https://nursecepts.com/medical-terminology-respiratory-system/

Prefixes are used at the beginning of a word to modify or vary the meaning of the word. When the prefixes are detached from a term, it is followed by a hyphen (-).

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