Word Parts and Abbreviations Flashcards
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-al
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Pertaining to
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-algesia
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pain; sensitivity
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-algia
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pain
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-asthenia
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weakness
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-cele
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hernia; swelling; protrusions
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-e
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(noun suffix with no meaning)
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-eal
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Pertaining to
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-emic
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pertaining to blood condition
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-esthesia
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feeling; sensation
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-ia
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condition
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-ial
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pertaining to
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-ic
A
pertaining to
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-ion
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process; state; condition
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-lepsy
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seizure
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-leptic
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to seize; take hold of
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-lysis
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breakdown; seperation; loosening
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-lytic
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pertaining to breakdown or destruction
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-orexia
A
appetite
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-osis
A
abnormal condition
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-paresis
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weakness
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-phasia
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speech
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-rrhagic
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pertaining to bursting forth (of blood)
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-rrhaphy
suture
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-sclerosis
hardening; thickening
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-taxia
muscle coordination
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-tic
pertaining to
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-tropic
turning
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-um
structure; tissue; thing
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-us
structure; tissue; thing
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AD
Alzheimer's (or Alzheimer) disease
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ADHD
attention - deficit hyperactivity disorder
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ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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ANS
Autonomic nervous system
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anxi/o
anxious; uneasy
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ASD
autism spectrum disorder
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bi -
two; both
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CBT
Cognitive - behavioral therapy
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cephal/o
head
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cerebell/o
cerebellum
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cerebr/o
cerebrum
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CNS
central nervous system
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Con -
together; with
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contus/o
to bruise
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CP
cerebral palsy
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crani/o
skull
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CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
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CVA
cerebrovascular accident
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DTR(s)
deep tendon reflex(es)
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dur/o
dura mater
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dys-
painful; difficult
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ECT
electroconvulsive therapy
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EDH
epidural hematoma
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EEG
electroencephalogram
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en-
in; within
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encephal/o
brain
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END
electroneurodiagnostic
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epi-
over; on; upon
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esthes/o
nervous sensation
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esthesi/o
nervous sensation
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FH
family history
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GAD
generalized anxiety disorder
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GB
Guillain - barre
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gli/o
glue
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H&P
history and physical
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HA
headache
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HEENT
head, eye, ear, nose, and throat
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hemi-
half
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HPI
history of present illness
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hydr/o
water
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hypn/o
sleep
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ICP
intracranial pressure
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ID
intellectual disability
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IDD
intellectual development disorder
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intra-
within; into
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isch/o
back; to hold back
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lamin/o
lamina
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lex/o
word
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LP
lumbar puncture
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medull/o
medulla oblongata
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mening/o
meninges
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meningi/o
meninges
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MG
myasthenia gravis
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mono-
one; single
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MS
multiple sclerosis
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NCV
nerve conduction velocity
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nuer/o
nerve
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OCD
obsessive - compulsive disorder
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OH
occupational history
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OP
outpatient
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P
pulse
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par-
near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal
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para-
near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal
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PD
Parkinson's disease; panic disorder
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PE
physical examination
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PET
positron emission tomography
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phas/o
speech
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phob/o
fear
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PMH
past medical history
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PNS
peripheral nervous system
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pol/o
extreme
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poli/o
gray matter
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poly/o
many; much
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pont/o
pons
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post-
after; behind
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psych/o
mind
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PTSD
post - traumatic stress disorder
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quadri-`
four
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R
right; respirations
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R/O
rule out
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Radicul/o
nerve foot
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RLE
right lower extremity
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ROS
review of systems
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SAD
seasonal affective dissorder
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schiz/o
split
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SCI
spinal cord injury
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SDH
subdural hematoma
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SH
social history
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SNS
somatic nervous system
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somat/o
body
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sub-
below; under
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synaps/o
point of contact; to join
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synapt/o
point of contact; to join
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syncop/o
to cut off; cut short; faint
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s
without
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T
temperature
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tax/o
coordination; order
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phren/o
mind
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TBI
traumatic brain injury
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tempor/o
the temples
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thalam/o
thalamus
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thec/o
sheath
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TIA
transient ischemic attack
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traumat/o
trauma; injury; wound
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troph/o
development; nourishment
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ventricul/o
ventricle
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WNL
within normal limits
