Chapter 4 - Reading and Writing Assignment

Read Chapter 4 Prefixes, Make sure that you take detailed notes on your reading.  Then, after
reading chapter 4, complete the following exercise, and submit your responses below.

A. Give meanings for the following prefixes:

1. ante- _______________________________ 6. contra- _______________________________

2. anti- _______________________________ 7. bi- ___________________________________

3. ana- _______________________________ 8. ad- ___________________________________

4. brady- ______________________________ 9. dys- __________________________________

5. con- _______________________________ 10. dia- __________________________________

B. Match the following terms with their meanings below:

anoxia antisepsis congenital anomaly

anteflexion apnea contralateral
antepartum bilateral ipsilateral

11. against infection _____________________ 14. condition of no oxygen ___________________

12. not breathing ________________________ 15. irregularity at birth _____________________

13. before birth _________________________ 16. pertaining to opposite side ________________

C. Give meanings of the following prefixes:

17. epi- ________________________________ 21. inter- _________________________________

18. eu- _________________________________ 22. hypo- _________________________________

19. intra- _______________________________ 23. hyper- _________________________________

20. de- _________________________________ 24. mal- __________________________________

D. Complete the following terms by supplying the word part that is called for:

25. pregnancy that is out of place: ____________________________________________________topic

26. good feeling (well-being): ______________________________________________________ phoria

27. condition of abnormal formation (of cells): dys ___________________________________________

28. pertaining to within the windpipe: endo ________________________________________________

29. pertaining to below the ribs: infra _____________________________________________________

30. blood condition of less than normal sugar: _______________________________________ glycemia

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E. Match the following terms with their meanings below:

dialysis exophthalmos malignant metastasis ptosis

diarrhea malaise metamorphosis pancytopenia

31. condition of change of shape or form ___________________________________________________

32. vague feeling of bodily discomfort _____________________________________________________

33. deficiency of all blood cells ___________________________________________________________

34. separation of wastes from the blood ____________________________________________________

35. spread of a cancerous tumor to a secondary organ or tissue _________________________________

36. eyeballs that bulge outward ___________________________________________________________

F. Give meanings for the following prefixes:

37. peri-_____ ___________________________ 41. neo- __________________________________

38. poly- _______________________________ 42. meta- _________________________________

39. per- ________________________________ 43. para- __________________________________

40. syn- ________________________________ 44. post- __________________________________

G. Underline the prefix and give the meaning of the entire term:

45. retroperitoneal ____________________________________________________________________

46. transurethral _____________________________________________________________________

47. subcutaneous _____________________________________________________________________

48. tachypnea ________________________________________________________________________

49. unilateral ________________________________________________________________________

50. prosthesis ________________________________________________________________________

H. Match the terms with their meanings below:

neoplasm parathyroid relapse syndactyly

paralysis prodrome remission syndrome

51. loss of movement in muscles ________________________________________________________

52. signs and symptoms that appear before an illness ________________________________________

53. symptoms lessen __________________________________________________________________

54. disease or symptoms return _________________________________________________________

55. webbed fingers or toes ______________________________________________________________

56. new growth (tumor) _______________________________________________________________

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