Question

Module 4: Exam Part 2 (10 points, 1 point per cell) Identify the prefix and provide a brief description for the medical term listed. You will need to use a medical dictionary or search the textbook in chapters beyond the current one on prefixes. For terms with more than one word, identify only the word that contains a prefix Brief description Prefix and the meaning of this word component Example: hypodermic hypo- under Occurring under the skin, generally refers to an | injection Type text here ectopic pregnancy hypoglycemia Type text here. Type text here. metastasis asymmetric retroversion of uterus Type text here. y pe text here. Type text here. Type text here. Type text here. ype text here. Type text here.

Answer 1

Ans 1- Ecto- means Outside. A pregnancy in which fertilized egg is outside the uterus.

Ans 2- Hypo- means low. It is Low blood sugar. level.

Ans 3- Meta means after or beyond. Pathogenic's agent which spreads froms its initial site to a different site. Generally refers to cancerous tumor.

Ans 4- prefix of asymmetric is A which means not. Asymmetric means not equal or unbalanced.

Ans 5- prefix is retero means backward or situated behind. Retroversion of uterus means uterus is tilts backward rather than forward.