Prefixes, medical: Medical words are often put together, cobbled from two or more building blocks. Among these building blocks are the prefixes. Examples of prefixes used in medicine include:
QUESTIONWhat causes tooth decay? See AnswerFromWhat does the root in Macrocyte mean?The enlarged erythrocytes are called macrocytes or megalocytes (both words have roots meaning "big cell").
What is the prefix for the term Macrocyte?macro-: From the Greek "makros" meaning large or long. Terms with "macro-" include macrocyte (large cell), macroglossia (large tongue), macroscopic (visible with the naked eye), and macrosomia (big body). The opposite of "macro-" is "micro-."
What does the prefix in Antitoxic mean?2-13 antitoxin (an′-ti-tok-sin′) Antitoxin means against a toxic substance. anti- is a prefix meaning against. “toxin” is a word root meaning a toxic substance.
What is the suffix in Eumorphism?(yū-mōr'fizm), Preservation of the natural form of a cell. [eu- + G. morphē, shape]
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