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May 6, 2020 5 mins

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Medical Terminology Prefixes 9 | Memorize re, semi, sub, super, syn

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In today's video, I broke down for you the Medical Vocabulary words,


re- = again

re-  = reed (clarinet)

again = repeat

Story

Using the reed, the clarinet player kept repeating the same song

Term Use

rejuvenation = the restoration of youthful health and vitality.

[Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 9th edition. © 2009, Elsevier.]

semi- = half

semi-  = semi truck

half = cut in half

Story

The semi truck was cut in half

Term Use

semisupine = pertaining to a posture that is between a midposition and the supine position.

[Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 9th edition. © 2009, Elsevier.]

sub- = beneath

sub-  = subway (train)

beneath = underneath

Story

The subway could only run underneath on the city tracks

Term Use

subungual = beneath a fingernail or toenail.

[Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 9th edition. © 2009, Elsevier.]

super- = above

super-  = superhero

above = flying above showing abs

Story

Superhero was flying above everyone while showing his abs

Term Use

supernatant = situated above or on top of something.

[Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 9th edition. © 2009, Elsevier.]

syn- = together

syn-  = sink

together = glued together

Story

The sinks were joined together with glue

Term Use

synthetic = pertaining to a substance that is produced by an artificial rather than a natural process or material.

[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.

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