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Lesson 2 Flashcards

1
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Word parts

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smaller parts that are very important in learning medical terminology

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root word

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the basic component of the terms used to communicate

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prefix

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a word part added to the beginning of a root word

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suffix

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a word part added to the end of a root word

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compound words

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Words made up of two or more root words are called ___

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combining vowel

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joins a root word to other word parts

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acr/o

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extremity, tip

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aden/o

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gland

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append/o, appendic/o

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appendix

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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bi/o

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living thing, life

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cardi/o

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heart,
upper part of stomach

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col/o, colon/o

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large intestine, colon

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crani/o

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skull

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cyst/o

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sac of fluid, bladder

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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duct/o

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carry

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enter/o

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small intestine

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gen/o

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giving rise to, creating

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gloss/o

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tongue

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glyc/o

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sugar

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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hist/o

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tissue

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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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leuk/o

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white

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lith/o

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stone

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muc/o

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mucus

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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neur/o

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nerve

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norm/o

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proper, rule

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oste/o

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bone

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path/o

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disease

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ped/o

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child, infant, foot

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pulmon/o

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lung

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ren/o

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kidney

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secti/o

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cut into

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splen/o

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spleen

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tens/o

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pressure

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the/o

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put

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therm/o

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heat

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thorac/o

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chest

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thromb/o

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clot

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ven/o

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vein

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a/ (also an/)

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without, absent

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ab/

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away from

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ac/

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toward, near

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ad/

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toward, near
(same as ac/)

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anti/

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against, opposed

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brady/

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slower than usual

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cata/

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negative, down

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de/

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lessened, removed

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dia

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through

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ec/ (also ex/)

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outside, outer

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ecto/ (also exo/)

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outside, outer

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en/, end/o

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within

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epi/

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upon, in addition

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hemi/

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half

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hyper/

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increased, above

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hypo/

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decreased, below

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in/

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into; not

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infra/

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inferior to, below

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inter/

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between

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intra/

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within

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macro/

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gross, large

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micro/

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small, tiny

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pan/

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all, every

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para/

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beside, beyond

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per/

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through

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peri/

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around, surrounding

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post/

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after, past

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pre/

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before

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re/

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again, back

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retro/

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behind, back

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sub/

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under, inferior to

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tachy/

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faster than usual

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/ac (adjective)

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relating to

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/al (adjective)

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relating to

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/algia (noun)

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pain

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/ar (adjective)

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relating to

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/ary (adjective)

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relating to

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/centesis (noun)

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withdrawing fluid

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/cyte (noun)

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cell

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/eal (adjective)

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relating to

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/ectomy (noun)

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removal

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/emia or /hemia (noun)

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throughout the blood

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/grade (adjective)

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go

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/gram (noun)

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picture, record, tracing

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/graph (noun)

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instrument that creates a
picture or recording

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/graphy (noun)

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process of creating a
picture, record, tracing

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/ia (noun)

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condition

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/iac (adjective)

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relating to

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/ic (adjective)

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relating to

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/ior (adjective)

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relating to

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/ism (noun)

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situation, process, condition

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/ist (noun)

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one who does

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/itis, /itic
(noun) (adjective)

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inflammation

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/ium (noun)

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structure

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/logy (noun)

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study of; also used as
a root word—log/o

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/megaly (noun)

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enlargement

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/meter (noun)

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distance measure,
instrument to measure

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/oid (adjective)

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like

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/ose (adjective)

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like, relating to (also suffix for
chemical name for sugar)

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/opsy (noun)

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look at

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/osis (noun)

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pathologic condition

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/ous (adjective)

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relating to

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/pathy (noun)

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disease process

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/scope (noun)

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instrument to see through
or with

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/stasis (noun)

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control, hold in

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/tic (adjective)

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relating to

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/y (noun)

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process of

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noun

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the name of a person, place or thing.

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adjective

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a word that describes a noun

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noun suffixes

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Suffixes that make a word a noun are called ______

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adjective suffixes

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Suffixes that make a word an adjective are called ____

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combined suffix

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Often a root word + suffix combination can itself be used as a word ending. You can think of this as a

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abbreviations

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Healthcare professionals frequently use shortened versions of longer words or phrases. These shortened versions of words and phrases are called _____

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X-substitutions

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use one letter, followed by the letter x

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a

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before

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a.c.

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before meals

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āā, aa

A

of each

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ad lib

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as desired

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a.m.

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morning

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b.i.n.

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twice a night

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b.i.d.

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twice a day

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Bx

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biopsy

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c

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with

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Dx

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diagnosis

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Fx

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fracture

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h, hr

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hour

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h.s.

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hour of sleep (bedtime)

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Hx

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history

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No., #

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number

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noct.

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in the night

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non rep

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do not repeat, no refills

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n.p.o.

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nothing by mouth (nulla per os)

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p

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after

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p.c.

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after meals

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ped

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pediatric

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p.m.

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afternoon

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p.o.

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by mouth

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p.r.n.

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as needed

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q.

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every

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q.#h

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every # of hours

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q.a.m.

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every morning

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q.h.

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every hour

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q.s.

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quantity sufficient, as much as you need

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q.i.d.

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four times a day

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Rx

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prescription

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s

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without

155
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stat

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immediately

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Sx

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symptoms

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t.i.d.

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three times a day

158
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Tx

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treatment

159
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Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)

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the nation’s only 501c (3) nonprofit organization devoted entirely to medication error prevention and safe medication use. Its mission is to advance patient safety worldwide by empowering the healthcare community, including consumers, to prevent medication errors.

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AD, AS, AU

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“right ear,” “left ear,” “each ear”

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OD, OS, OU

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“right eye,” “left eye,” “each eye”

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BT

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“bedtime”

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D/C

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“discharge” and “discontinue”

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IJ

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“injection”

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IN

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“intranasal” or “NAS”

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HS

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“half-strength”

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hs

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“bedtime”

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OD, o.d.

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“daily”

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OJ

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“orange juice”

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Per os

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“PO,” “by mouth,” “orally”

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qhs

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“nightly”

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qn

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“nightly” or “at bedtime”

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q1d

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“daily”

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q6PM

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“daily at 6 PM”

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SC, SQ, sub q

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“subcut” or “subcutaneously”

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ss

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“sliding scale,” “one-half” or “1/2”

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SSRI

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“sliding scale”

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SSI

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“sliding scale insulin”

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i/d

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“1 daily”

180
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TWI, twi

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“3 times weekly

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UD

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“as directed”

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