1. Week 3- Prefixes Overview
Review homework-oral practice
Complete pg. 18 in syllabus
Chapter 3- pages lecture
Oral practice of prefixes
Abbreviation set 3
Flashcard practice-prefixes pages 30-35
How to use pages in the syllabus to study for first test-make flashcards
Medical Language lab
Homework

2. WEEK 3 REVIEW FILL-IN THE CORRECT ANSWER
Give an example of a word root________________
Give an example of a prefix___________________
Give and example of a suffix__________________
Arthro is an example of a_____________________
CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER
Which of the following words is built incorrectly?
hepatspasm hepatospasm

3. In the word therm/o/meter, meter is a:
prefix suffix WR CF
When combining two word roots you always need the
combining form.
True False
The main stem of the word is called the:
WR suffix prefix
The word root usually indicates:
position body part procedure number
A compound word needs:
a word root and a suffix
a prefix and a word root
a combining form and a word root

4. Oral Practice
Prefixes- pgs

5. Prefix Word element placed at the beginning of a word
Changes the meaning of the word
Not contained in all medical terms
Most prefixes same as in the English language

6. Prefix Types Position Number and Measurement Direction
Other common prefixes
Used to change the meaning of a word

7. Week #3-Abbreviation Set Three
1. TPN- total parenteral nutrition
2. SL- sublingual
3. Dx- diagnosis
4. Rx- prescription
5. R/O- rule out
6. OD- right eye
7. OS- left eye
8. OU- each (both) eyes
9. PT- physical therapist, physical therapy

8. 10. K+- potassium, kalemia-blood potassium
11. Na+- sodium, natremia- blood sodium
12. Ca+- calcium, calcemia-blood calcium
13. AD- right ear
AS- left ear
AU- both ears
16. pt.- patient
17. lytes- electrolytes
18. mg- milligram
19. gm, g- gram
20. Tx- treatment

9. Turn to Page 25 in syllabus (example)
Turn to Page 25 in syllabus (example). How to use these pages for the first test (pgs )
-CENTESIS -CLASIS
-PTOSIS- PRIMI-
PARA- POST-

10. Homework
Complete pages (syllabus) and prefix crossword puzzle (handout)
Complete pages (book)
Term Plus Prefixes (print results)
review questions chapter 3
Read pages (book)