Medical Terminology

Question 1

What is a prefix?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What is a suffix?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

For medical terms, what does the prefix determine?

Answer 3

Location, Time, or Number

Question 4

For medical terms, what does the suffix determine?

Answer 4

Condition (disease), Procedure, or Treatment

Question 5

alveol

Answer 5

air sac

Question 6

arthr

Answer 6

joint

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aur

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ear

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bi

Answer 8

life used as root: amount of two used as a prefix

Question 9

cardi

Answer 9

heart

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caud

Answer 10

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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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

Answer 15

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 of

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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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oste

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bone

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neur

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nerve

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or

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mouth

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path

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disease

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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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a- or an-

Answer 31

not or without

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ante-

Answer 32

before

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anti-

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against

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by-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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endo-

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in or within

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epi-

Answer 37

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 deficient

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within or into

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peri-

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around or surrounding

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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

Answer 46

pertaining to

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-algia

Answer 46

pain

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-cyte

Answer 47

cell

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-ectomy

Answer 48

surgical removal

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-emia

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blood conditions

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-gen

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substances that produces

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-ia

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condition

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-ine

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substance if being used as an noun or pertaining to if being used as an adjective

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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specialist (one who studies)

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-logy

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study of

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-megaly

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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

Answer 57

surgical opening

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-tomy

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process of cutting

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-um

Answer 59

structure