Free Medical Student Mastery Guide ▶ http://www.MedStudentMastery.com
Medical Terminology Prefixes 10 | Memorize tauto, trans, ultra, xero, zygo
Full List at ▶ http://www.aemind.com/MedTerms
================
Follow AE Mind
================
Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/aemind
Podcast: http://www.aemind.com/podcast
Like @ http://www.facebook.com/aemind1
Follow @ http://www.twitter.com/aemind
IG: http://www.instagram.com/AE.Mind
================
Video Takeaways http://www.aemind.com/MedTerms
================
In today's video, I broke down for you the Medical Vocabulary words,
tauto- = same
tauto- = taco + toe
same = duplicate
Story
The chef made 2 tacos with toes, and they all looked the same
Term Use
tautomeral = pertaining to certain neurons that send processes to the white matter on the same side of the spinal cord
[Medical Dictionary, © 2009 Farlex and Partners]
trans- = through
trans- = transit bus + tree
through = going through
Story
The transit bus went through the tree
Term Use
transplacental = Crossing the placenta.
[Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012]
ultra- = excess
ultra- = umbrella on a truck
excess = excess power pulling an X
Story
Truck with an umbrella excessively pulling an X
Term Use
ultrasound= Sound having a frequency greater than 30,000 Hz.
[Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012]
xero- = dryness
xero- = xylophone in the shape of a zero
dryness = desert
Story
The xylophone shaped like a zero was in the desert and somehow it was so dry that you couldn’t play it
Term Use
xerophthalmia = a condition of dry and lusterless corneas and conjunctival areas, usually the result of vitamin A deficiency and associated with night blindness
[Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 9th edition. © 2009, Elsevier.]
zygo- = yoke
zygo- = zebra and a goat
yoke = egg yolk
Story
Zebra and Goat were eating egg yolks
Term Use
zygogenesis = the formation of a zygote.
[Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 9th edition. © 2009, Elsevier.]
The key idea with being able to memorize med terms and vocabulary words is the create pictures for those words.
Just take both the picture for the word and the picture for the definition and visualize an interaction between the two.
That's It! Just review a little bit and you will have these words fully memorized come test day.
▶ Medical Terminology Mastery Book: http://www.MedTermsBook.com
▶ Medical Terminology Full List at: http://www.aemind.com/MedTerms
Stay Up!
Keep Learning
Keep Growing
Achieve and Accelerated and Empowered Mind
-Luis Angel Echeverria
Your Memory Coach
AE Mind
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
True Crime Tonight
If you eat, sleep, and breathe true crime, TRUE CRIME TONIGHT is serving up your nightly fix. Five nights a week, KT STUDIOS & iHEART RADIO invite listeners to pull up a seat for an unfiltered look at the biggest cases making headlines, celebrity scandals, and the trials everyone is watching. With a mix of expert analysis, hot takes, and listener call-ins, TRUE CRIME TONIGHT goes beyond the headlines to uncover the twists, turns, and unanswered questions that keep us all obsessed—because, at TRUE CRIME TONIGHT, there’s a seat for everyone. Whether breaking down crime scene forensics, scrutinizing serial killers, or debating the most binge-worthy true crime docs, True Crime Tonight is the fresh, fast-paced, and slightly addictive home for true crime lovers.