Medical Terminology · Module 3 · Prefixes: position, number, time and negation

Prefixes Lab

Slide a vital sign or lab value and watch the prefix change, practice decoding terms at three levels, race the clock matching prefixes to meanings, and apply it all to short patient scenarios with fictional patients. Nothing here is graded.

Part 1: Prefix Explorer

Your jobPick a measurement, then move the slider. The root and suffix stay fixed while the prefix changes to match the value. Complete the challenges listed with the controls.

Teaching model with common adult reference ranges. Real cutoffs vary by laboratory, age and setting. The glucose range is for fasting blood glucose. Values are for practice, not for judging anyone's health.