Chapter 5 Components of Medical Terms Flashcards by Mike McDonough | Brainscape

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Broncho/pulmo

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Lungs Root

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Cardi

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Heart Root

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Gastro

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Stomach Root

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Hepat

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Liver Root

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Neur

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Nerve Root

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Nas

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Nose/nasal Root

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Or

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Mouth/oral Root

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Pneumo

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Air or lungs Root

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Ab-

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Away from Prefix

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Ad-

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Toward or near Prefix

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Ante-

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Before Prefix

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Brady-

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Slow/below normal Prefix

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Contra-

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Against Prefix

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Dys-

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Difficult or painful Prefix

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Hyper-

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Above normal, high Prefix

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Hypo-

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Below normal, low Prefix

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Inter-

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Between Prefix

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Intra-

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Within, inside Prefix

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Peri-

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Around Prefix

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Poly-

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Many Prefix

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Post-

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After Prefix

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Pre-

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Before Prefix

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Sub-

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Below, under Prefix

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Super/Supra-

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Above or in excess Prefix

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Tachy-

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Above normal, rapid Prefix

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Uni-

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One Prefix

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-ac

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Pertaining to Suffix

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-algia

A

Pain Suffix

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-emesis

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Vomiting Suffix

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-itis

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Inflammation Suffix

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-ology

A

Study of Suffix

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-plegia

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Paralysis Suffix

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-pnea

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Breathing Suffix

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-rrhea

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Discharge Suffix

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-spasm

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Contraction Suffix

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-al

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Pertaining to Suffix

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-ist

A

One who specializes in Suffix