TEACH Lesson Plan
CHABNER: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
4 Prefixes
CHAPTER LESSON PLANS & OBJECTIVES
Lesson 4.1: Prefixes and Rh
1. Define basic prefixes used in the medical language.
CHAPTER TEACHING FOCUS
• Students will have the opportunity to learn many of the most common prefixes in the medical language
that provide a foundation for the study of body systems.
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CHAPTER PRETEST
Have the students answer these questions prior to covering this chapter to understand where they stand
in relation to the content.
Give meanings of the following prefixes:
1) epi– _______________________________________
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CHAPTER PRETEST ANSWERS
1) above
p. 115
2) good, normal
p. 115
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Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
Classroom Preparation
Lesson 4.1: Prefixes and Rh
INSTRUCTOR PREPARATION
Textbook Objectives Covered
1. Define basic prefixes used in the medical language.
3. Learn about the Rh condition as an example of an antigen-antibody reaction.
Lesson Preparation Checklist
• Prepare lecture from TEACH lecture slides available on Evolve.
• Select class activities and assignments.
Materials and Supplies
• computer
• projector
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Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
Classroom Preparation
Lesson 4.1: Prefixes and Rh
STUDENT PREPARATION (2 hrs)
OBJ
1-3
READ – Textbook (pp. 109-138)
ANSWER – Textbook
• Prefixes and Terminology (pp. 111-120)
• Review Sheet (pp. 136-138)
ANSWER
• Evolve Student and Instructor Resources
o Exercises
▪ Term-Building
REVIEW
• Evolve Student Resources
o Answers to Combining Forms and Terminology
o Answers to Pronunciation of Terms
ASSESS
• Evolve Student Resources
o Student Quizzes
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WATCH
• Evolve Student Resources
o Animations
APPLY
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Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
50-Minute Lesson Plan
Lesson 4.1: Prefixes and Rh
LECTURE OUTLINE (20 min)
OBJ
1-3
SLIDES 4-31 (pp. 140-158)
• Defines basic prefixes used in the medical language.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES (choose one or more to equal 30 min)
OBJ
1-3
ASSESS BASELINE (20 min)
• Have class members complete the Pretest and the Background Assessment. Collect
their work and use the results to guide how you teach the class.
• Appropriate Settings: Traditional classroom, flipped classroom, hybrid course, online
• Appropriate Settings: Traditional classroom, flipped classroom
• Appropriate Settings: Traditional classroom, flipped classroom, hybrid course, online
1-3
REVIEW (45 min)
• Write each suffix or combining form on a card and its definition on another card. Divide
into as many piles as there are groups. Shuffle the cards and give to each group to
match the suffix/combining form to its correct definition. Have students then shuffle the
cards and pass to the next group until all suffixes and combining forms have been
defined by all groups.
• Go around the room and ask each student to name a prefix. Have the student give the
prefix’s meaning and name a medical term using that prefix. The next student must
either name a new prefix or be able to name a term that has not been used yet.
• Spell a medical term to the class. Ask students to pronounce the word. Repeat this for
10 to 20 terms.
• Appropriate Settings: Traditional Classroom, flipped classroom
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Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
team chooses a new contestant. The team with the most correct answers wins.
• Appropriate Settings: Traditional classroom, flipped classroom
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CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION
Melinda is a student in a medical assisting program. She has difficulty reading an entry in a
patient’s chart that states that the patient has shown evidence of either hypertension or
hypotension. She cannot read the physician’s handwriting. Is there a difference between the two?
Discussion Guidelines: Yes! Hypertension would indicate high blood pressure, whereas hypotension
What is a prefix? What is an example of a prefix? Give at least three examples of different medical
terms that share that same prefix. Give an example of medical terms that share the same root but
have different prefixes.
Discussion Guidelines: A prefix is a small word part that is attached to the beginning of a term. Not all
What is the medical term for a group of signs or symptoms that commonly occur together and
indicate a particular disease or abnormal condition?
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Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
Assessments
Chapter 4: Prefixes
ASSESSMENTS BY OBJECTIVE
Test Bank
• Create a quiz using Exam View or Word; sort by topic as appropriate.
Evolve Instructor Resources
• Exercises
o Term-Building
o Medical Matching
Evolve Student Resources
• Student Quizzes
Medical Terminology Online with Adaptive Learning
• Sections I-III Quizzes
Textbook
• Exercises (pp. 125-130)
Test Bank
• Create a 50-question test using Exam View or Word.
Medical Terminology Online with Adaptive Learning
• Sections I-III Quizzes