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CP:1Concepts of Medical Terminology, Suffixes, and Prefixes

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Combining forms
Make it possible to pronounce long terms Combines several word roots Combining vowel is usually an “o” Should be kept between two roots
12  cards
Prefix
The word part that is placed at the beginning of the word to modify its meaning. Not all medical words have a prefix A prefix can be a single letter or a group of letters
6  cards
Suffix
Every medical word contains a suffix Attached to the end of a word to add meaning, condition, disease or a procedure
13  cards
Abbreviations
Hxhint the doctor needed the pati...,
Px hint the doctor said blank his...,
Rx
7  cards
Vocabulary Words
Paradox hintwhen two people are f...,
Premisehint,
Productivityhintsometimes it does...
9  cards

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