Med Terms for Coders
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| suffix | is added to the end to complete a term and tell what is happening
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| -ac, -ic, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ical, -ic, -ine, -ior, -ory, -ous, -tic | pertaining to
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| -ago, -esis, -iasis, -ia, -ion, -ism, -osis | abnormal condition or disease
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| -algia | pain and suffering
ex. cephaligia
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| -dynia | pain
ex. coccydynia
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| -itis | inflammation
ex. pancreatitis
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| -malacia | abnormal softening
ex. chondromalacia
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| -megaly | enlargement
ex. cardiomegaly
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| -necrosis | tissue death
ex. osteonecrosis
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| -orrhagia | burst forth, hemorrhage
ex. menorrhagia
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| -orrhea | discharge, flowing
ex. dysmenorrhea
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| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening
ex. arteriosclerosis
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| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing
ex. arteriostenosis
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| -centesis | surgically puncture to remove excess fluid
ex. peritoneocentesis
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| -ectomy | to surgically remove
ex. hysterectomy
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| -graphy | process of recording
ex. arteriography
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| -gram | picture or record
ex. electrocardiogram
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| -lysis | loosen, free, or destroy
ex. hemolysis
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| -orrhaphy | repair, close, suture
ex. herniorrhaphy
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| -plasty | surgically repair
ex. abdominoplasty
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| -scopy | visually examine
ex. bronchoscopy
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| -stomy | form an opening
ex. colostomy
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| prefix | small word added to beginning of a word to change its meaning
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| Sub- | less, under or below
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| Supra- | excessive or above
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| Inter- | between or among
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| Intra- | within or inside
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| Hyper- | over or above, excessive or increased
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| Hypo- | below, decreased or deficient
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| Dys- | bad, painful, or difficult
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| Eu- | good, normal or easy
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| Ab- | away from
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| Ad- | in the direction of, toward
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| Uni-, mono | one, single
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| primi- | first
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| Bi-, di- | double, two
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| Tri- | three
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| Quadr/i-,tetra- | four
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| hemi-, semi- | half
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| Multi- | multiple
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| Poly | many
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| Olig/o | scant, few
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| Pan- | all
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| Alb/o- | white
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| Clor/o- | green
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| Erythr/o | red
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| Leuk/o | white
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| Melan/o | black
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| Purpur- | purple
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| Rube- | red
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| Xanth/o | yellow
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| a-,an- | no, not, without
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| ante- | before
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| anti-, contra- | against
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| aut- | self
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| de- | down, without
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| dextr/o | right
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| dia-, per-, trans- | complete, through
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| endo- | within
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| ec- ecto- | out, outside
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| exo- | outside, away from
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| hetero- | other, different
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| homo- | same, unchanging
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| mes/o- | Middle
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| macro-,mega- | Large (abnormally)
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| micro- | Small
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| neo- | new
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| normo- | normal
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| peri- | Around
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| pre-, pro | Before
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| poikilo- | varied, irregular
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| post- | after, behind
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| pseudo- | false
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| re- | back, again
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| retro- | behind
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| sub- | under, below
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| syn-,sym- | Together
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| tel/e, tel/o | end
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| trans- | across, through
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| sinister-/o | left
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