Medical Terminology

Question 1

What is a prefix?

Answer 1

A single letter or group of letter 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 root word

Question 3

For medical terms, what does the prefix usually determine?

Answer 3

Location, time, or number

Question 4

For medical terms, what does a suffix usually determine?

Answer 4

Condition/disease, procedure, or treatment

Question 5

Alveoi

Answer 5

Air sacks (in lungs)

Question 6

Arthr

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Joint

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Aur

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Ear

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Bi

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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 colin

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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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The 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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Brain

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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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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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brady-

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slow

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endo-

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in or within

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epi-

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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 51

pertaining to

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-algia

Answer 52

pain

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-cite

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cell

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-emia

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blood conditions

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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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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 a 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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process of cutting

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-um

Answer 69

structure