echo- Prefix denoting reflected sound.

What does the prefix mean in medical terminology?

Prefix: When included, the prefix appears at the beginning of a medical term and usually indicates a location, direction, type, quality, or quantity. Root: The root gives a term its essential meaning. Nearly all medical terms contain at least one root. When a prefix is absent, the term begins with a root.

What does the word echo mean in medical terms?

An echocardiogram (echo) is a test that uses high frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to make pictures of your heart. The test is also called echocardiography or diagnostic cardiac ultrasound.

Echocardiogram has a: • Beginning (or prefix) of echo. • Middle (or root) of cardio. • Ending (or suffix) of gram.