Medical Prefixes Crossword
Prefixes are attached at the beginning of a word root and provide additional information; they modify meaning. Not all medical terms have a prefix.
Example
The prefix hyper means excessive.
The word root plasia means growth.
By adding the prefix hyper at the beginning of plasia, it becomes hyperplasia.
The meaning has been modified and now means excessive growth.
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The definitions of the terms used in the puzzle are from the textbooks Exploring Medical Language, 11th Ed, Elsevier and Basic Medical Language, 7th Ed, Elsevier.
Myrna LaFleur Brooks is the author of the medical terminology textbooks Exploring Medical Language, 11th Ed, Elsevier and Basic Medical Language, 7th Ed, Elsevier.
