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Medical Terminology Lesson on Common Prefixes | Nursing Students NCLEX Review SimpleNursing

Medical Terminology Lesson on Common Prefixes | Nursing Students NCLEX Review SimpleNursing

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Overview

This video introduces medical prefixes, explaining their role in modifying the meaning of root words in medical terminology. It covers common prefixes such as 'cardio' (heart), 'gastro' (stomach), 'hemo' (blood), 'hyper' (excessive), 'hypo' (deficit), 'neuro' (nervous system), 'oxy' (oxygen), 'path' (disease), 'peri' (around), and 'pulmo' (lungs). The video provides examples for each prefix, illustrating how they are used in medical terms like cardiologist, gastritis, hematology, hypertension, hypoglycemia, neurology, hypoxia, pathology, perinatal, and pulmonologist. It then reinforces learning by combining prefixes with roots and suffixes to explain terms such as cardiomyopathy, hyperthermia, neuropathy, and oxytocin, emphasizing that mastering prefixes is a crucial step in understanding medical language for nursing students.

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  • •Medical prefixes are word parts added to the beginning of root words.
  • •Prefixes modify or change the meaning of the root word.
  • •They provide information about location, number, size, or other characteristics.
  • •Cardio/Cardi: relating to the heart (e.g., cardiologist).
  • •Gastro: relating to the stomach (e.g., gastritis).
  • •Hemo/Hemato/Hemat: relating to blood (e.g., hematology).
  • •Hyper: excessive or increased (e.g., hypertension).
  • •Hypo: deficit or decreased (e.g., hypoglycemia).
  • •Neuro: relating to the nervous system (e.g., neurology).
  • •Oxy: relating to oxygen (e.g., hypoxia).
  • •Path/Patho: relating to disease or abnormality (e.g., pathology).
  • •Peri: around or surrounding (e.g., perinatal).
  • •Pulmo/Numo: relating to the lungs (e.g., pulmonologist).
  • •Cardiomyopathy: disease affecting the heart muscle (cardio + myo + pathy).
  • •Hyperthermia: abnormally high body temperature (hyper + therm).
  • •Neuropathy: disease or dysfunction of the nervous system (neuro + pathy).
  • •Oxytocin: hormone related to childbirth (oxy + tocin).
  • •Mastering prefixes is key to understanding medical terminology.
  • •Consistent practice leads to fluency in medical language.
  • •Additional resources are available for further study and memory tricks.

Key Takeaways

  1. 1Prefixes are crucial word parts that precede root words to alter their meaning.
  2. 2Understanding prefixes helps decode complex medical terms.
  3. 3'Cardio' refers to the heart, 'gastro' to the stomach, and 'hemo' to blood.
  4. 4'Hyper' signifies excess, while 'hypo' indicates a deficit.
  5. 5'Neuro' relates to the nervous system, and 'oxy' to oxygen.
  6. 6'Path' denotes disease, 'peri' means surrounding, and 'pulmo' relates to the lungs.
  7. 7Combining prefixes with roots and suffixes forms specific medical terms like cardiomyopathy and neuropathy.
  8. 8Consistent practice with prefixes is essential for nursing students to become proficient in medical terminology.
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