Medical Terminology

Question 1

Whats a prefix

Answer 1

A single letter or group of letters attached to the front of a root word.

Question 2

Whats a suffix

Answer 2

a single letter or group of letters attached to the end of a root word.

Question 3

For medical terms, what does the prefix usually determine.

Answer 3

Location, Time or Number

Question 4

allveol

Answer 4

Air Sack

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arthr

Answer 5

joint

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aur

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ear

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bi

Answer 7

life

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cardi

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heart

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caud

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tail

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cephal

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head

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cervic

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neck

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col or colon

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large intestine

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cost

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rib

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cutane

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skin

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enter

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small intestine

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gastr

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stomach

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glyc

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sugar

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hem

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blood

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hepat

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liver

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lip

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fat

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log

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study

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my

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muscle

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nas

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nose

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nephr

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kidney

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neur

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nerve

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or

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mouth

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oste

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bone

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path

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disease

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pulmon

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lung

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rhin

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nose

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sarc

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connective tissue

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thorac

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chest

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uter

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uterus

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gastar

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stomach

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a- or an-

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not or without

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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bi-

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two

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endo-

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inside or within

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brady-

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slow

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epi-

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on or over or upon

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hyper-

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above or excessive

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hypo-

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below or deffecient

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inter-

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between

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peri-

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around or surrounding

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intra-

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within or into

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sub-

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below or under

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supra-

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above

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tachy-

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fast

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trans-

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across

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ultra-

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beyond or excess

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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -iac, -ial, -ic, -ical, -ior

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pertaining to

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-algia

Answer 50

pain

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-cyte

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cell

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-ectomy

Answer 52

surgical removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-gen

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substance that produces

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-ia

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condition

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-ine

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substance (noun) or pertaining to (adjective)

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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specials (one who studies)

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-logy

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study of

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-magaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor or mass

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-pathy

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disease

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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stomy

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surgical opening

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-tomy

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incision

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-um

Answer 66

structure or tissue