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1
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Suffixes

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Is commonly used to define a state, condition, disorder, or procedure.

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-itis

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inflammation

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-algia
-dynia

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pain

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-ologist

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medical specialist

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-gram

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picture

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-rrhage

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bleeding

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tonsillitis

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inflammation of the tonsils

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tonsillectomy

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surgical removal of tonsils

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neuralgia

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nerve pain

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neurologist

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medical specialist of the nervous system

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hemorrhage

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excessive bleeding

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cardiac

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pertains to the heart

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tonsillar

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pertains to the tonsils

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gastric

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pertains to the stomach

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intestinal

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pertains to the intestines

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uterine

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pertains to the uterus

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Word roots

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often refer to a body part and provide the basic and essential meaning of the medical term

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gastr

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stomach

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enter

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small intestine

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erythr

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red

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leuk

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white

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melan

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black

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cyan

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blue

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Combining Forms

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Is a word root with vowel added to the end of the word root. The vowel is added if the suffix that follows begins with a consonant (ex: gastr/o-scopy), or if two word roots are joined (ex: gastr/o-enter-itis)

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Prefixes

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Usually indicates the location, direction, amount, quantity, size, time, or status of the word root.

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ab-

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away from

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hyper-

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excessive, increased

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inter-

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between

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peri-

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surrounding

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pre-

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before

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bi-

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two, twice

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abduction

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movement of a limb away from the body’s midline

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hyperventilation

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excessive and rapid rate of breathing

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interstitial

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area between tissues

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peritonsillar

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area surrounding the tonsils

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prenatal

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time before a birth

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bilateral

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two sides

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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40
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angi/o

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blood vessel

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append/o

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appendix

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appendic/o

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appendix

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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fatty substance or plaque

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col/o

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colon

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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crani/o

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skull

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geront/o

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old age

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gynec/o

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female, woman

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hepat/o

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liver

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laryng/o

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throat, larnyx

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lingu/o

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tongue

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muscul/o

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muscle

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my/o

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muscle

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myc/o

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fungus

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myel/o

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bone marrow or spinal cord

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ot/o

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ear

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py/o

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pus

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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pyr/o

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fever/fire

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ad-

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toward

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dys-

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difficulty, bad, painful

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endo-

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within, inner

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eu-

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good, normal

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hemi-

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half

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hypo-

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deficient, decreased, below

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intra-

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within or inside

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neo-

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new

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post-

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after

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sub-

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under, less, below

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super-

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above, higher

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supra-

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above, upper, excessive

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-ancy

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state of

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-cele

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swelling, herniation

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-clasis

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breaking down

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-graphy

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producing a picture or record

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-osis

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condition

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-necrosis

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tissue death

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-ology

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study of

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-oma

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tumour

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-ostomy

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creation of an artificial opening

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-otomy

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cutting into or surgical incision

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-pathy

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disease process

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-penia

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deficiency

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhage
-rrhagia

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bleeding or excessive discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-stenosis

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abnormal narrowing

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-er

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Person who

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-orexia

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apetite

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-mania

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obsessive preoccupation

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-ician

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specialist

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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phon/o

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voice

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acoust/o

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sound, hearing

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arthr/o

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joint

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therm/o

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heat

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mobil/o

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capable of moving

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neutr/o

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neautral

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aque/o

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water

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chron/o

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time

Medical Terminology (3 decks)

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