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Medical Terminology > Med Term Unit 2 Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots and Abbreviations 2024 > Flashcards

Med Term Unit 2 Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots and Abbreviations 2024 Flashcards

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a–

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not

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ab–

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off, from, away

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ana–

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up, throughout, again

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beni–

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for good

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bi–

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two, double

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contra–

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against, opposite

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de–

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from, down, out

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dia–

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between

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dis–

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separate, apart

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dys–

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bad

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epi–

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on top of

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ex–

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out, off, from, beyond

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hyper–

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too much

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hypo–
(before process)

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too little

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hypo–
(before anatomical structure)

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below

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idio–

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one’s own, peculiar

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im–
in–

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not

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ipsi–

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same (side)

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mal–
mali–

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badly

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meta–

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between, with, after; change

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micro–

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small

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non–

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not

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pro–

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in front of; in favor of

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radio–

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X-rays or other radiation

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re–

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again

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sub–

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an underlayer; support

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sym–
syn–
sys–

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with, together

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trans–

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through

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un–

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not

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un–
uni–

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one

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abdomin

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belly

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acerb[o]/a

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harsh, bitter

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acute

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sharp

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aise
ease

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state of rest or well-being

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alert

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aware of surroundings; vigilant

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anter/i

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front

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antrum

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cave

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assur

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secure

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ausculta

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listen attentively to

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benign

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well-mannered

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calor

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heat

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cardio

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heart

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caud

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tail

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charge

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obligation

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chondr

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cartilage (as in the ribs)

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chronic

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pertaining to time

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coron

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crown

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cran/i

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head; skull

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crino

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secretion

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dem/o
dem/i/o

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people, population

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different

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set apart

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dila

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increase in size

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dist

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farther away

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dolor

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pain

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dors
dorsum

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back

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drome

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route, road

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endo

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inside

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etio

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cause

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febr

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fever

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front

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front

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gastr

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stomach

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genera

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ancestry

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genet

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birth

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gn[us]

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birth

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gnos

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knowing

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graph

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device used for a test or procedure

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hereditar

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transmitted in a family line

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homeo

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same

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horizon[t]

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parallel to the ground

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il[eum]

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flank

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infer

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underneath

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inguin

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groin

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later

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to the side

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lesion

A

damage, injury

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lethargic

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drowsy

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lipid

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fat

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local

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place

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lumb[us]

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lower back

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marked

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making an impression

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med/i

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towards the middle

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morbid

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sick

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mortal

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dead

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observa

A

what is seen

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occult

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what is unseen

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orient

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towards the east (from using a compass)

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ox

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shortening of oxygen

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palliat

A

covering

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palm

A

front surface of the hand

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palpa

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feeling with the fingers

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path/o

A

disease

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pend

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hanging

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percuss

A

tapping

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phylax

A

protection

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physi/o

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function (literally “nature”)

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plant

A

bottom surface of the foot

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port

A

carry

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posi

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place

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poster/i

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behind

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press

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pressure; dent

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produc

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giving rise to

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progress

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moving forward

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prone

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face down, bending forward

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prox/im

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near

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ptom

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something that falls on you

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recurr

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happening again

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remark

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making a dent again

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remiss

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diminishing; becoming less

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rostr

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nose

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rubor

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redness

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rupt

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breaking, bursting

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sagitt

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arrow

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scope

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instrument for looking inside

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sequel

A

what comes next

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skelet

A

bones

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stas
stasis

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standing still

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stem

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standing

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sterile

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not producing offspring

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super/i

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toward the top

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supine

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face up, bending backward

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tens

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stretching, pressure (cf. tendon in Unit 1)

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tom
(Unit 1 suffix table)

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cutting

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tribut

A

to pay

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turgor

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swelling

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umbilic[us]

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navel, belly-button

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vascul

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little vessel (vas + cule)

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vaso

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vessel

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ventr

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belly

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vers

A

across

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–able

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capable of

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–al

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pertaining to

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–ance

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to give

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–ant

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state of being

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–ar

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pertaining to

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–ary

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pertaining to

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–ed

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word ending creating past tense

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–emia

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present in blood, indicating disease

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–ent

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state of being

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–gen

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arising from

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–ia

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disease

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–iac

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pertaining to

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–ial

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pertaining to

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–ic

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pertaining to

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–ical

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pertaining to

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–ile

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pertaining to

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–ing

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verb ending that makes the continuous tense (ongoing process)

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–ion

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word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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–ior

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having a state

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–is

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anatomical structure

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–ity

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turns a noun into a state of being

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–ive

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to go

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–ized

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turns a noun into a verb

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–logist

A

one who studies

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–logy

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study of

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–olus

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diminuitive suffix

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–or

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pertaining to

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–ory

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pertaining to

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–ous

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word ending that turns a noun into an adjective

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–tion

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word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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–tive

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to go

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–y

A

disease

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BP

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blood pressure

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c or c/ or c with a line over it

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with (Latin cum, “with”)

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Dx

A

diagnosis

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HR

A

heart rate

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Hx

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history

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Pt

A

patient

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RR

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respiratory rate

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Rx

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prescription (Latin recipe)

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s or s/ or s with a line over it

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without (Latin sans, “without”)

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Sx

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sign and/or symptom

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Sz

A

seizure

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Tx

A

treatment

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wt

A

weight

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